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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 27

Record Amial Entry for Row Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

A total of 6184 animals. (he biggest collection in the society's history, would compete at tho Sydney Royal Show which…

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Home Garden Again At Easter Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 7

A demonstration home vegetable garden will again be established at the Royal Easter Show this year…

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Agric. Society Prepares to Level Show Ring Big Improvement Programme For 1953

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 1

Plans are almost complete for the Agricultural Society's ring levelling programme which is expected to commence next Friday. A considerable amount of…

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County Fair For Miller Ward

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 March 1953 · page 4

South Grafton Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes will conduct their annual county…

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Woodehopping At Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Woodchopping, tree-felling and sawing will be a feature at the Friday afternoon and night sessions of…

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Pre[arations for Coming Show in Hand Record Entries in All Sections Expected

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

Following a meeting of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society's committee at the weekend the president, Mr. A. P. Small said be considered record entries would be received in…

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Sugarcane For Sydney show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 2

MACLEAN, Tues.--Mr. T. G. Eggins, of Ashby, spent yesterday collecting sugar cane for the North…

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Show Closed by Artillery

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

SEOUL, Tues.--The Communists failed to impress the critics with a new "show" for South Korean…

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Red Cross Show Entries Praised

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 4

Entries in the Grafton Red Cross Coronation Flower Show and Cooking Competition, held at the Red Cross Centre yesterday, received high praise from the judges, Mr. W. L. Wasson (flowers) and…

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Bureau Member For Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 6

COFFS HARBOUR.--The Coffs Harbour Show Society has decided it would be impracticable to sponsor the…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Farm Output Interests 400 At Field Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 6

An average of 325lb. commmercial butter per annum for a grade herd gave an outstanding illustration of the benefit of pasture improvement methods carried out by Mr. F. Nicholls on undulating country at Ettrick, near Kyogle…

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Country Week Carnival

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 7

Country Rugby League Secretary, Mr. Dudley Locke, has released the schedule of games for the Country Week Carnival…

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Cycling Carnival At Easter

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 7

Grafton District Cycling Club has allocated £120 prize money for the Easter carnival to be held on…

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Upper Orara Flower Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 12

The organisers of Upper Orara CWA Autumn Flower Show are concerned at an error in the schedule which stated that…

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Dahlia Show at Coramba

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 3

CORAMBA.-- A successful Dahlia Show was held in Coramba School of Arts by the Church of England…

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Grafton Girls' Band Highlight Carnival Poor Response By Public

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Three groups of Grafton Girls' Marching Band highlighted last Saturday's sports in aid of Dorrigo Ambulance and R.S.L. The girls presented a…

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Bellingen Floor Show At St. Patrick's Ball

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

The St. Patrcik's Ball, which will be held next Tuesday night, March 17, should be a most enjoyable function…

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"Examiner" Service Sectibn Market Reports Metropolitan Fair Fish Demand

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--There was a fair inquiry for the 1092 boxes of fish received at the Municipal Markets to-day, and higher rates…

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Stewards For Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR, Mon.--Two members of the Coffs Harbour Horticultural Society, Mrs. G. A. Patterson…

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Many Entries for Q.T.C. Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.--A near record number of Sydney horses is entered for the three main races in the…

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