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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 24 of 25

Country Tennis Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs. -- The 1955 senior country tennis carnival will not be held because White City courts…

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-Carnival Profit For Children

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 2

A profit of at least £200 was made by three Grafton district service clubs at 3 carnival in Market Square…

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Thoroughbreds Show Feature

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 11

A revitalised and impressive thoroughbred display will be a main ring feature of the 1955 Royal Easter…

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Royal Show Continues To Expand

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY, Fri--With constantly expanding activities at the Sydney Showground, the Royal…

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Galloway Height For Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.--Height of galloways for the 1955 Royal Easter Show will revert to those exhibits over 14 and not exceeding 14.2 hands…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Phenomenal Growth Of Pastures On Coast

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 December 1954 · page 9

Following two dry years, phenomenal growth of sown postures on both flat and hill country was occurring throughout the far North Coast Agricultural Region,…

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Decorated Cake Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 8

The exhibition of decorated cakes to be held at the Convent school next Friday is the work of students who had only eight…

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Yamba Teams For Ballina Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 14 December 1954 · page 2

Teams to represent the Yamba Surf Club at the second of the Far North Coast Branch championships…

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Woodchopping Carnival at Coffs Harbour

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tues.--A Mammoth Christmas wood-chopping carnival will be held at Coffs Harbour nightly,…

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Woodchops Again At 1955 Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 15 December 1954 · page 3

The Council of the Clarence P. and A Society last night confirmed an earlier decision to conduct woodchopping at the 1955 exhibition…

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Polocrosse Sought For Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 11

CLARENCE P. and A. Society Council has decided to invite the Bonalbo and, Casino polocrosse teams…

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Film Show And Demonstration

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 3

Two hundred people attended the Ampol Petroleum Ltd: film night and demonstration at the Coffs Harbour Golf Club hall on…

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BOWLS: Mixed Day Carnival Very Popular

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 1

Last Sunday on the local green, the ladies combined with the men and held an all day carnival. It was played in two…

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Show Society's Beef Carcase Contest

Daily Examiner · Thursday 16 December 1954 · page 5

The Clarence P. and A. Society has finalised details of the special beef carcase contest which will be a…

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£2517 To Hospital From Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 11

KEMPSEY Thurs. -- The Macleay District Hospital Board has received a cheque for £2517 as the hospital's…

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Advance Agricultur Fair Business Backs Better Farms

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday--Farm improvement competitions sponsored by commercial houses in the United States could well be run by Australian firms…

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Pope's X-rays Show Hernia

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thurs.--Detailed X-rays taken to-day of Pope Pius XII. showed he was suffering from a small…

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Swedes Show Fight In Challenge Round

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 December 1954 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday--Sweden should be pleased with the performances of their two players, Bergelin and Davidson, in the interzone final match against America, at…

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Carnival Marred By Rough Surf

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 December 1954 · page 3

A treacherously choppy surf caused the cancellation of all boat races and interferred with the running of several others at the Far North Coast branch…

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Christmas Carnival Outstanding Holiday Attraction

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 21 December 1954 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Christmas Carnival, with its two world championship woodchops and other forms of feature entertainment has become one of the outstanding North Coast holiday…

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