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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 25

Queen's Carnival Representative

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 3

Spiro Notaras, a member of the Woolgoolga Surf Life Saving Club will represent his club at the S.L.S.A…

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Exhibition Tennis At Maclean

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 7

Former interstate representative tennis player, Don Weston, will play in exhibition matches at Maclean,…

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Sports Carnival at Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 February 1954 · page 7

ULMARRA, Thurs. -- The Ulmarra R.S.L. Women's Auxiliary held their annual Sports Carnival at Small…

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Preparations For Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 6

Final preparations will be made by Woolgoolga. Surf Club this week-end for the club's annual carnival to be…

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Australia Wins Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Australia yesterday defeated New Zealand 5-3 to win back the surf "Ashea" at the…

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An Off-the-record Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

An amazing escapade on the part of a 14-year-old boy should rank high in such chronicles. The happening…

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Eyes Right On Sport "Corinthian's" Race Carnival Thoughts

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 7

Thoughts of the 1954 Grafton annual racing carnival--six months away--were raised by a letter…

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Queen Enjoyed Show Novelty

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. -- The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh had a "guard of honour" of about 50 stud Merino rams when they visited a typical Australian…

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75 Sheep Form Honour Guard At Dubbo Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 February 1954 · page 6

DUBBO, Wednesday. -- Flying out of coastal rainstorms into worm, clear western weather, the Royal Convair touched down at Dubbo to-day to the thunderous…

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Banana Shipments Show Increase

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 10

Shipments of bananas on train 5B, which elected Coffs Harbour last Saturday, were the largest, recorded this year…

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Belt Champion to Compete At Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 5

The secretary of the Woolgroolga S.L.S. Club, Mr. G. Jabour, has been advised that State Surf Belt…

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Evans Head Carnival Off

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 5

The Far North Coast Surf Life Saving carnival, scheduled to be held at Evans Head on…

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Yamba for Woolgoolga's Annual Surf Carnival

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1954 · page 5

Yamba Surf Life Saving Club has accepted an invitation of the Woolgoolga S.L.S. Club to compete in the annual surf carnival at Woolgoolga to-morrow…

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Picnic Swimming Carnival At Palmer's Channel 'Children's Remarkable Progress'

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 February 1954 · page 4

A well-organised picnic swimming carnival at the Palmer's Channel baths was the culmination of the…

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Orara Ag. Bureau Prepares for Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1954 · page 2

At the monthly meeting over 50 were present the majority of whom were members. Main subject under discussion was…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Banana Beetle Borer Control Encouraging

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 6

COMMENTING on the generally improved position regarding banana beetle borer control, Mr. R…

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Good Progress On Ulmarra Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 3

ULMARRA.--The president Mr. A. Bowling) presided oven a meeting of 20 members of the Ulmarra P. and A. Society Committee. Indications are promising for a successful show, the first for…

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

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 February 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wed.--There was a fair inquiry for the 938 boxes of fis[?] offered at the Municipal Market. Flathead and morwong…

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Sheep Dog Exhibition

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

An exhibition of a sheep dog working under trial conditions will be given at this year's Grafton Show…

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Move for Show Grandstand

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 February 1954 · page 4

Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society has an offer from a Brisbane firm to supply channel steel for a prefabricated grandstand at the Grafton…

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