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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Women's March Past Teams For Woolgoolga Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 5

Feature of the Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club's annual carnival at Woolgoolga on Sunday will be the…

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Surf Club Prepares for Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 January 1953 · page 4

Activities on Woolgoolga beach which were watched with interest yesterday where the final preparations…

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Woodchop Carnival Is Big Time

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

The successful completion of another woodchop carnival at Coffs Harbour reflects great credit on those responsible for the great task of organisation. The carnival…

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Big Axemen's Carnival Comes To End

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Friday.--The Coffs Harbour Christmas carnival for 1952, one of the most successful and entertaining in the 10-year history of the series, closed last…

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Final Session Of Coffs Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR.--The Coffs Harbour Christmas carnival which has just conclude was one of…

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Woolgoolga Carnival J. Mills Scores Fine Double

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 3

AUSTRALIAN surf team member, Johnny Mills, of Freshwater Club, and formerly of Coffs Harbour, completed a brilliant double at the Woolgoolga surf Life saving…

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Exhibition On Indoor Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 5

LOS ANGELES, Monday--Frank Sedgman and Ken McGregor demonstrated various strokes at…

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Would Sponsor Exhibition Match

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The president of the Bendigo Commonwealth Athletic Club (Mr. W. L. Galvin), who is also Victorian Chief Secretary, said in Bendigo to-night…

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Country Titleholders Show Good Form

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday--Titleholders, Wollongong I, showed good form when they beat Gosford I in the first round of the Country Week tennis carnival to-day, without the loss of a set…

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Tennis Carnival Postponed

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--Play in the N.S.W. country week tennis carnival was postponed after steady rain had…

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Sports Carnival At lluka

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 5

MACLEAN, Tues.--About 300 attended the sports held at Illuka to raise funds for Maclean and District…

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Taxes Levied Show Increase

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 January 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tues.--Taxes which the Commonwealth and State Governments levied during the last financial year totalled 20.3 percent. more than in the previous year…

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Advance Agriculture Fair New Zealand's Growing Meat Industry

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 6

Since the boom in wool prices subsided, the Dominion of New Zealand has been fortunate in receiving higher returns from dairy and meat production--the other…

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Important Show Meeting

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 1

The Agricultural Society has a very important agenda for next Tuesday's meeting. It is anticipated there will…

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Have Not Lost Set .During Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Wollongong No. 8 team to-day won two matches, without the loss of a set, and remain unbeaten in the men's A division in the Country Week tennis…

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Surfing Carnival Was a Great Success

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 10

Well lads, back again after the Xmas break [?] And what a good time was had by all [?] I wish to congratulate all those who…

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Visiting Teams For Carnival At Yamba

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 3

Four visiting clubs will compete at the Yamba Surf Club's annual carnival, to be held on Yamba beach…

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"Examiner" Service Section Market Reports Metropolitan Fish Demand Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.--Only 539 boxes of fish were offered at the Municipal Market and a fair demand ruled. Flathead,…

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Big Seas At Nambucca Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Sun.-- Big seas made conditions hazardous for competitors in surf events at…

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Tennis Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1953 · page 5

Grafton Tennis Association secretary, Mr. Allan Schafer, said last night that negotiations were…

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