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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 27

Venetian Carnival At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 2

MACLEAN.--The last Venetian carnival held at Maclean was organised by the rowing Club more than…

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Max Anderson For Exhibition Games

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 February 1953 · page 5

MAX ANDERSON, N.S.W. representative player, who impressed local critics in the recent exhibition by Seixas and party, will replace Bob McCarthy in the matches set…

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Show Schedules Now Available

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 1

[?] for the Coffs Harbour Show are now available at the office of the secretary. Mr. [?] Jordon, in [?]…

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Byron Bay Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

The secretary of Vamba Surf Life Saving Club (Mr. F. Hail) said last night that accommodation for…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Departmental Plan On Rural Services

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 6

The Clarence River district is now operating under the New South Wales Department of Agriculture's plan for…

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Fair Rents Determinations

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Capp, SM, dealt with the following applications which were listed for determination by the Fair Rents Board on…

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Vegetable Garden at Royal Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

Practical methods of educing vegetable bills and providing homes with a balanced vegetable diet will be demonstrated…

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Enlistment Figures Show Steady Flow of Recruits

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 6

In realsing up-to-date enlistment figures for the Permanent Forces Mr. P. J. Hynard the Acting Deputy Director of Recruiting…

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Rain Mars Methodist Flower Show Entries Total 269-62 In Flowers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 8

Although flood rains intervened with the Methodist Flower Show last Saturday, entries totalled 269, and the quality of the exhibits was of a high standard. Considering the adverse…

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Preparing a Cow for the Show Some Valuable Hints for the Exhibitor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 7

Many a farmer would like to exhibit one or perhaps more of his good cows, but he has never had [?] to find all what constitute the finer points of show ring preparation, He knows that sandpapering the Ay[?]'s horns…

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Preparing A Cow For The Show—? Some Valuable Hints for the Exhibitor

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 3

Many a farmer would like to exhibit one or perhaps more of his good cows, but he has never had time to find out…

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Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.--Two country, surf clubs, Coffs Harbour and Merewether, will compete at Maroubra…

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Langshan Earns Trip to Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 6

SOUTHGATE.--Mr. A. J. Ellen, of Southgate, a Utility Chinese Langshan specialist, had commendable…

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Swimming Carnival Of 160 Events

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 3

Over 160 events will be decided at Grafton High School's annual swimming carnival at South Grafton…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 5

A wide margin separated Houses at yesterday's Grafton High School Swimming Carnival, which was won easily by Cameron House with 4362 points. In a buoyant day's…

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To Compete At Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.--A team from the New Zealand Forces going to Korea will compete in a surf carnival…

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Advance Agriculture Fair District Rural View After Rains

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 6

Heavy yields from most of the maize big decrease in autumn plantings of potatoes good growth in pastures with kikuya again doing very well no…

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Record Entries For Royal Easter Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.--The total number of entries in this year's Royal Easts Show is a record, Mr. H. N…

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"Show Boat"

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

Here comes the Show Boat— mighty musical of the Mississippi by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein. It's new ... and…

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Fishermen Seek Fair Deal In North

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 3

Spirited advocacy of a fair deal for the Clarence fishing industry was made by representatives of the Clarence Fishermen's Co-operative at meetings in Brisbane…

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