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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 27

Car Park at Show Time

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 4

The Clarence P. and A. [?]ety yesterday decided to [?] to Grafton City Coun[?] the right to park cars…

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Move To Improve Show Presentation

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 3

Steps to improve the presentation of the 1954 Show were taken at yesterday's meeting of the Clarence P. and A. Society council…

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Button Sellers Banned at Show

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 4

B[?]ton sellers will not be permitted to operate on the Grafton showground over the show period…

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Agricultural Bureaux Delegates at Show Meeting

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 9

Many points of mutual interest were discussed when delegates from Boambee Korera and Upper Orara…

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C.d.a. Cups for Show Societies

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 30 October 1953 · page 2

The Co-operative Dairy Association has decided to donate a cup valued at £5/5/- to each of the Show Societies in the…

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School Displays May Be Staged At Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 31 October 1953 · page 4

The District Inspector of Schools (Mr. J. A. Thomson), St. Mary's School authorities, and the National…

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Grafton Show Of Paintings

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 3

An exhibition of paintings by well-known young Australian artist James Coleman, will be officially…

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Crowd Of 5000 At Venetian Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 November 1953 · page 2

A crowd officially estimated at 5000 packed the Boulevard and surrounding vantage points on Saturday night for the Jacaranda Festival Venetian Carnival…

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Fair Rent Determinations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 6

Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., before the Fair Rents Court, Grafton, yesterday, heard, evidence in several fair…

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Firms Rallying to Assist Xmas Carnival Committee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 1

The organiser of the Christmas Woodchopping Carnival, Mr. O. M. Potts, has expressed appreciation for the…

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Next Year's Show Will Be Held on May 7 and 8

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 3 November 1953 · page 1

Friday and Saturday, May 7 and 8, 1954, have been, chosen as show dates for the Coffs Harbour Agricultural…

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Model of Baths Is Highlight of Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

THE working plans and a scale model of the Olympic baths to be built in Westward Park…

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Saraton Show "Best For Years"

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 3

"The best for years" was the popular verdict of patrons leaving the Jacaranda Festival Community Concert at the close of a sparkling, and refreshing programme…

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R. Baldwin in Good Form at Coffs Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 6

COFFS HARBOUR, Tues.--R. Baldwin, who raced well on the new track at South Grafton on Friday…

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Exhibition Officially Opened College Greets Own Student As Queen

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 November 1953 · page 2

The Jacaranda Queen-elect, Miss Nanette Ravenscroft, accompanied by her Matron of Honour, Mrs. C. G. McGallum, and princesses, Misses Patricia Martin and Shirley Morgan, attended the…

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Model of Baths at Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 4

Among the exhibits at the Grafton Technical College Jacaranda Arts and Crafts display is a model of the proposed Olympic Pool at Westward Park. Here College instructor, Mr. Ron Smith, points out some features to Mr. and Mrs. R. Denney and Gait, of Newcastle…

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Gala Bowling Carnival At South Grafton

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 7

Forty-six teams of women bowlers took part in the combined Grafton and South Grafton Women's Bowling…

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C.T. Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 3

Wauchope's recent Travellers Cot Fund. Hospital and Ambulance carnival was most successful, the financial result…

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Presentation by Convert Pupils Pageantry at Best in Colourful Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 5

Two delightful presentations were rendered at the School of Arts on Monday night by the pupils of St. Augustine's school. The first was a presentation of miniature debutantes…

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Coronation Robes Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 November 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Fri.-- The robes worn at the Coronation by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of…

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