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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

532 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 27

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

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.--For the 748 boxes of fish offered at the municipal market, a fair demand prevailed. All fish arrived in good…

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Venetian Carnival Excels At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

MACLEAN, Saturday.--Probably the finest Venetian Carnival ever held on the Clarence took place last night. It easily eclipsed a similar function held at Maclean…

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Record Entries For Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

Entries for Grafton Show were a record, an official stated yesterday. He said that an unusual…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 6

Before the Fair Rents Court, Grafton, yesterday, Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., gave his reserved decision on an…

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Easter Bowls Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Bowling Club's Easter carnival will be held on Sunday and Monday when over 100 bowlers from all clubs on the…

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Doyle To Show Cause

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.--The Official Receiver, Mr. S. T. Jaques, will ask the Bankrup[?]y Court to-morrow, to…

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Col Caves Will Appear Af Easter Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 3

Queensland champion of champions, Col Caves, will ride off the same handicap as local star, Ralph Green…

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Glorious Dahlias At Guide Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 5

The interior of the Grafton Girl Guide Hall was encircled with long tables bearing a glorious array of dahlias and other seasonal blooms for the first Guide Flower Show…

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Local Bananas in Royal Show Plantation Exhibit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 1

Bananas and banana plants from the plantation of Messrs. Kratz Brothers, of Coffs Harbour, were used to supply the…

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Junior Farmers Show Camp

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 2

The Grafton Junior Farmers' show camp will begin at noon on April 21 and close at 9 a.m. on April 25…

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Near-Record Crowd At Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A near record 88,055 people attended to-day's Royal Easter Show…

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Record Prices For Dairy Bulls At Show Sales

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--A record Royal Show price of 190 gns. was paid for a Guernsey bull from the Moongi…

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Easter Bowls Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 10

Over 100 bowlers are expected to take part in the Cob Harbour Bowling Club's two-day carnival at Easter…

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HockeyTeam For Lismore Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

The Clarence River Hockey Association is sending a men's team to Lismore to compete in the…

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President Predicts Record Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

Mr. A. P. Small, president of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Association, predicts record figures will be set at the 1953 annual show next month. At the general committee…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Concrete Troughs For Dairy Herds

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 6

A plentiful supply of clean water is essential if cows ore to produce large quantities of milk and remain in good condition. Concrete troughing is one of the best methods of handling the water supply…

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Shearing Championship at Sheep Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 8

A world's shearing championship may be an entertainment highlight at this year's Sydney sheep show in May…

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Show Crowd Pays Tribute To Queen

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.--More than 60,000 people stood in silence for a minute at the showground to-day, as a tribute to the late Queen Mary. They did this at the…

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Record Price for Boar at Show Sale

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--An Australian record price of 300 guineas was paid for a Berkshire boar at the stud…

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Royal Show Awards for Noted Boambee Breeder

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 4

The well-known Boambee Ayrshire breeder, Mr. C. E. Anderson, obtained a number of awards with his cattle…

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