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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 25

Carnival Races To Go On If Weather Permits

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 July 1954 · page 7

The Clarence River Jockey Club's annual Grafton race carnival will be staged as scheduled, unless the weather to-day enforces a postponement…

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Grafton Race Carnival Now Next Week

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 7

Grafton's racing carnival will now be held next week provided weather conditions are suitable. Committees of the three race clubs…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Advanced Farming In South Island No 7

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 July 1954 · page 6

To Australians, the South Island of New Zealand is something of a paradox. In it, matchless scenic beauty and thriving t modern industry and farming exist almost…

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The Queen Mother Visits British industries Fair

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 16 July 1954 · page 8

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother admires a dress of Sea Island Cotton worn by Miss Jean Clarke during her visit recently to the Commonwealth Section of the 1954 British Industries Fair at Earls Court, London…

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Carnival Air At Hockey Ball

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1954 · page 2

Happy groups of young hockey players and friends gave a carnival atmosphere to the Veterans Hockey Club annual ball at the Showground last night…

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Race Carnival Fashion Notes

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1954 · page 2

A blue sky and mellow sunshine well suited the lovely fashions at the first of the week's racing fixtures in Grafton on Saturday…

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Mid Coast Assn. Bowling Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 8

The Mid North coast Bowling Association's annual carnival, which was postponed from July 11, owing to the cyclonic…

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Mobile Totalisator For Race Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 7

The committee of the Clarence River Jockey Club has completed arrangements for the mobile totalisator from Brisbane to operate at the Grafton Cup meeting…

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"Corinthian's" Eyes Right On Sport Turf Carnival Bright

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 July 1954 · page 7

Prospects for a really attractive three-day racing carnival this week are bright…

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Fair Rents Determinations

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 3

Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M., at the Fair Rents Court, Grafton, yesterday gave the following reserved rent…

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Big Fields For Bowls Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 6

CLARENCE River District Bowling Association secretary, Jack Davies, reports that 54 pairs and 46 fours…

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Place For Police In Race Carnival

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 7

Police have an important role in the racing carnival to-day and to-morrow. A special plan has been…

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All Ready for Race Carnival Osborne Short Priced Ramornie Favourite

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1954 · page 7

Everything is in readiness for a first-class racing carnival at Grafton this week and despite the changed conditions arising from last week's flood, Ramornie Handicap day to-day should be a most attractive programme…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Demonstration Areas In Far North Coast

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 July 1954 · page 5

Twelve more farms in the Richmond River district were to be selected shortly for the establishment of demonstration areas with Commonwealth dairy industry extension grant funds, said Mr. F. Vernon, senior dairy officer of the Department of…

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Coffs Bowlers Do Well in Sough Coast (O.) Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 10

A Coffs Harbour Bowling team consisting of A. Gilchrist W. Swadling, and J. Murphy with R. Truscott of Dorrigo, did…

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Criticism Of Show Society And Trust

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1954 · page 2

WHEN such a tolerant man as Mr. T. J. Ford, president of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, writes so strongly as he did…

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Bowls Carnival For Four Days

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 6

ENTHUSIASM, hopes and doubts wili be fully realised on Friday when the Clarence River District…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Subsidy Sought For Pigmeats

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wed.--An immediate subsidy was being fought of sixpence a pound on pig meats for export to…

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End Days As Show Hacks

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 July 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Wed.--An auction sale has written "finis" to the story of the £60,000 Francasal racehorse switch,…

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Four-Day Bowls Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 July 1954 · page 6

The Clarence River District Bowling Association's fourday carnival will start to-day on the Boulevard Kemp street and…

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