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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Prize Winners at Horticultural Spring Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 3

Set out below are the prizewinners at the Coffs Harbour and District Horticultural Society's third annual spring show,…

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Many Lovely Blooms Graced Stands at Horticultural Society's Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1953 · page 1

Dainty hued and delicately formed orchids; lovely rich yellow daffodils; sweet peas and Iceland poppies in pretty pastel shades; brilliant cyclamen; and an…

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'Examiner' Service Section Market Reports Metropolitan Fair Request for Fish

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tues.--For the 1432 boxes of fish received at the municipal market a fair request prevailed, but rates generally…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Gruelling Winter Toll On District

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 6

The grueling winter, dry and cold, gave rise to a series of detrimental reactions on most branches of agriculture and grazing. Despite an average of an inch of rain…

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Horse Events At Sydney Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed. -- Horse sporting competitions at next year's Royal Show would be the nearest…

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Fair Dinkum The Burns-Johnson Fight

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 September 1953 · page 6

Well, to give you some idea how long ago it was, and what made the wheels go round then, here's the…

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Bound To Show Improvement

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Mon.--Davis Cup Selector Mr. Cliff Sproule, said to-day he was disappointed that Ken…

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BOWLS Lismore Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 6

The Northern Rivers District Bowling Carnival at Lismore has developed into what must now be one of the most important bowling tourneys in Australia…

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Meat Employees To Show Cause

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Australian Meat Industry Employees' Union, now on strike, was called on in the Industrial Commission to-day to show cause why nine…

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Advance Agriculture Fair

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1953 · page 6

New insecticides and new equipment offer methods of direct control of grasshopper swarms and the…

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Bushmen's Carnival & Woodchop

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

Visitors and locals alike will certainly be kept busy daring the "Back to Dorrigo" celebrations as the…

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Exhibition At Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 3

COFFS HARBOUR, Thurs--International Geoff Brown will be accompanied to Coffs Harbour by Kevin…

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Big Attendance At St. Luke's Fair

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 3

St. Luke's annual spring fair and concert attracted big attendances to both the afternoon and night sessions in the Sunday School hall yesterday…

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Rain Fails to Mar Daffodil Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 8

Although hampered somewhat by rain, the recent Daffodil Show, held in the R.S.L., Club rooms proved quite a…

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Armidale Pipe Band Here on September 19 Scotch Highland Fair Promises To Be Outstanding

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

The Highland Fair organisers are staging another popular entertainment in the Memorial Hall on Saturday, September 19. The day promises to be even better than the Fair held last year. Highlights will…

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Historical Display Will Be a Centre for Reminiscence Many Old-Time Photos And Mementos On Exhibition

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 11 September 1953 · page 1

One of the highlights of the "Back to Dorrigo" Celebrations will be the historical display in the R.S.L. Clubrooms. Organisers of this display already have dozens of very early-day photos, replicas of the early…

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Church Co-Operation Bishop Pleased At Church Fair

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1953 · page 2

The Bishop of Grafton (Rt. Rev. C. E. Storrs), who officially opened St. Matthews Rainbow Fair at South Grafton yesterday, said the modern trend of co-operation…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., announced his determination in four applications before the Fair Rents Court at…

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Exhibition Tennis To-morrow Night

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 1

Wide interest is being aroused in the exhibition tennis matches to be played on the Catholic Club courts to-morrow…

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Flower Show Off

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 September 1953 · page 5

The Grafton Methodist Coronation Flower Show which was to have been held on Wednesday and…

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