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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 27

Show Yielded Profit of £225

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

The 1953 show of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society yielded a profit of £225. This was announced at a meeting of the…

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Fate of Xmas Carnival to Be Decided

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 22 May 1953 · page 1

A meeting of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society last night decided to call a public meeting in the near future to…

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Coffs Show Profit £225

Daily Examiner · Saturday 23 May 1953 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Fri.--The Coffs Harbour Show, which was held on May 1 and 2 under extremely…

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COsts of The Annual Agricultural Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 1

Interesting details of costs of running the annual Agricultural Show were given at the meeting of the Agricultural…

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Sheep Show Record

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.--Aggregate returns for the first two days of the Sydney sheep show are a record,…

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Tropical Beer Garden And Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

LISMORE, Tuesday.--An all-the-year-round tropical beer garden, which will be one the show places of…

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"Examiner" Service Section Market Reports Metropolitan Fair Demand for Fish

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tues.--For the 1394 boxes of fish offered at the municipal market a fair demand prevailed, and rates for most…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Reduction In Subsidy Will Raise Price

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 6

If the Commonwealth Government adhered to the policy announced last year to cut out the subsidy of £16,000,000 over the next five years butter must go up in price to…

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Bowling News. Carnival This

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

Arrangements for the carnival, to be held on Sunday, have progressed very smoothly, and given fine weather, a…

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Fair Rents

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 5

In the Fair Rents Court at Grafton yesterday, Mr. A. E. Capp. S.M., determined the rental of premises at 159…

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Basketball Exhibition As Gesture

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 6

THE Grafton Basketball Association will mark Coronation Day with an exhibition at the Drill Hall…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Lack Of Interest In Fodder Conservation

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 6

A disconcerting feature of the May agricultural report in the Clarence region controlled by the District Agronomist, Mr. John Flynn, is the lack of interest taken in…

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Bushmen's Carnival To Be Revived

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 4

The Combined Hospital-Ambulance Appeal Committee is holding a special meeting at the hospital office at 8 o'clock next…

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W. Smith And J. Wheaton Show Form "Par."

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 4

Saturday afternoon's competition saw Wenty Smith again reduce his handicap with a card of 36 points in the "B"…

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C.W.A. Coronation Exhibition

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 1

A gown worn at the Coronation of Queen Victoria, a handmade bust of the Prince Consort, an Egyptian tapestry, handmade…

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Christmas Carnival Decision at Public Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 8

A decision regarding the Christmas Carnival will probably be made at a public meeting, called by the Agricultural…

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"Village Fair" At Festival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

An innovation in the 1953 Jacaranda Festival will be a "Village Fair" to be held at the Grafton Showground…

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Arts And Crafts Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 4

COFFS HARBOUR, Wed.:--The Coffs Harbour branch of the C.W.A. will display a sown worn at the…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Dairy Farmers Must Follow Award

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 6

CASINO, Wed.--Vice-president of the Primary Producers' Union, Mr. A. J. Clark, said that it was essential that all dairy farmers should comply with the new Dairy…

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Bowling News. Carnival Most Successful

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

One of the most successful one-day carnivals held in the Association was staged on the local green on Sunday. In…

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