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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 25

Show Bananas Worthy of Better Treatment

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

Mr. H. J. Conn, District Fruit Officer, who judged the banana section at Coffs Harbour Show, said the bunches were bruised…

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Show Triumphed Over Weather Over 5,000 Attend

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 1

The 1954 Coffs Harbour Show triumphed over adverse weather conditions and was one of the most successful ever staged by the Agricultural Association. Gate takings were £585 and entries were well up to standard. In many…

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Cattle Best Seen at Coffs Harbour Show for Years

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1954 · page 2

In the opinion of the Judges, the cattle exhibited at the Coffs Harbour 1954 Show were the best seen for years. Entries…

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Fair Rents Proceedings

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 May 1954 · page 5

Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at the Fair Rents Court, Grafton, yesterday, gave a reserved decision in respect…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Lighting To Modernise Farm

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 May 1954 · page 6

Adequate light, properly installed, readily available and easily controlled, is an essential on the modern farm. Good lighting makes work easier and workers happier…

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Fat Bullock Competition at Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 May 1954 · page 1

The fat bullock, weight guesing competition at the Coffs Harhour Show was won by G…

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Big Double Entrants Show Paces

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun. --Possible entrants for the Stradbroke Handicap and Doomben Ten Thousand, Gay…

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Ulmarra Show Society

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 5

ULMARRA. -- A large number of members attended a meeting of the Ulmarra P. and A. Society at…

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Visitors to Coffs Harbour Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 2

A number of official visitors were present at Coffs Harbour show and were welcomed by the president, Mr. A. P. Small. They…

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Damages For Injury At Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.--A Supeme Court jury to-day awarded £3000 to Miss Doris Lena Perry. who was…

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Exhibits at Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

GILLETT'S RIDGE.--For the first time for many years the Public School at Gillett's Ridge contributed…

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Large Audience At Film Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 3

South Grafton School of Arts was crowded last night when Dunlop Rubber Company representatives…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 3

MACLEAN--Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., gave his reserved judgment in an application made by William…

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Grafton Team's Fine Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 7

In one of the best games of basketball seen in Grafton, a team of ex-Graftonians from Armidale Teacher's College was…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Subdivision's Role In Dairying

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 6

Subdivision is one of the most important factors in effective grassland management, points out the Division of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture…

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Profit From Coffs Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 2

COFFS HARBOUR--Mr. N. J. Jordan, secretary of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Association announced at a…

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Weight of Show Beast

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 6

In Tuesday's issue the weight of the beast in the weight guessing competition at the recent show was stated to have been…

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Fruit Loadings Show Drop

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

North Coast banana loadings on B.G.F. mid-week train, 21A dropped 5457 cases on the previous…

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Show Made Profit of £250

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Agricultural association made a profit of about £250 from the recent show. Mr. N. J. Jordan, secretary, said this when he made a report to the committee meeting this week…

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Fashion Show To Aid Charity

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1954 · page 2

Society girls acted as mannequins at one of the most picturesque fashion shows of the year, given at the Berkeley Hotel, London, to help the funds of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Photo shows some of the charming mannequins arriving for the display, including…

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