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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

544 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 28

Defence Minister To Open Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 2

The Minister for Defence, Mr. P. A. McBride, has accepted the invitation of the Clarence Pastoral and…

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Salvation Army Self-Denial Fair

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

The Grafton Salvation Army's fair and concert, conducted in conjunction with the annual self-denial…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Irrigation During Dry Seasons

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 6

Interesting comments on the use of irrigation in the Clarence district during the unreliable winter and spring rainfall periods are made by Mr. John Flynn, District…

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Champion Cyclists For Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 7

Four champion Sydney cyclists will compete at the carnival at McKittrick Park, South Grafton, on Monday afternoon and night…

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Anzac Day Show Move Rejected

Daily Examiner · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 3

Opposition to any part of the Grafton Show next year being held on the afternoon of Anzac Day, Clarence River;…

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Mobbies Exhibition at Primary School (Notes from the primary school)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 6

An excellent exhibition of hobbies perticularty [?] was held in the Boys Department during the week. Models…

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Maclean Show Dates

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 2

MACLEAN.--The Lower Clarence Agricultural Society's committee of management on Friday night…

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Sydney Team Wins Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 October 1952 · page 5

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon. --Sydney Waterside Workers' No. 1 team won the £100 League knock-out…

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First Floats For Venetian Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 2

Organiser of the Venetian Carnival for this year's Jacaranda Festival (Mr. A. A. Young) stated that the…

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Profit From C.w.a. Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 4

CHATSWORTH. -- The monthly meeting of the Chatsworth branch of the C.W.A., held in the…

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Venetian Carnival Fireworks

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 2

After a spell from last year's Jacaranda Festival fireworks display, the inimitable Mr. George Weiley…

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Mutt and JEFF--Fair Cop!

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 3

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Advance Agriculture Fair Black Beetle Control In Standing Crops

Daily Examiner · Thursday 9 October 1952 · page 6

Crops attacked by black beetle may be protected quite successfully by jet treatment of the soil. Developed by the New South Wales Department of Agriculture, the method employs very dilute emulsions of DDT or BHC…

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Highland Fair Concert This Saturday Night

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

Following many requests for a repeat performance of the highly successful Highland Concert, the organisers have…

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Clash Date Problem Solved Show To Open Night Only On Anzac Day

Daily Examiner · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 4

Decision on the clash of 1953 Anzac Day with a date of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society's annual Grafton Show was arrived at at yesterday's meeting of the…

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World's Largest Flying Boat Attends Air Show the 140-Ton "Princess" Flies Over Farnborough

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

The world's largest flying boat, the 140-ton Saunders-Roe "Princess," flew from the Solent to visit the Society of British A[?]rcraft Constructors' flying display and exhibition held recently at Farnborough. With Mr. Geoffrey Tyson at the…

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Kyogle Show Gate Record

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 2

KYOGLE, Mon.--Gate takings at Kyogle show totalled £635146, a record for the two-day exhibition…

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Show Committee Sponsors Woodchop &50 Contributed in Pew Minutes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 1

At the meeting on Saturday night members of the committee of Coffs Harbour Agricultural society cntribu ed just ever 350 in a few minutes to sponser one of the chops of the christmas carnival…

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Singleton Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 2

SINGLETON, Tues.--The 80th Singleton show broke the record of the Northern Agricultural Association…

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Venetian Carnival Plans Proceed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 2

Organisation is proceeding for the stagings of the venetian carnival as the opening event of this year's…

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