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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 25

Country Boys' Royal Show Visit

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 9

The Young Australia League invites country school boys aged from 10 to 17 years to visit Sydney during Easter to see the…

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Tomato Hybrids Show Heayy Yield Increase

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 9

Tomato hybrids under test at Hawksbury Agricultural College this year have yielded as much as 40 per cent…

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Country Boys' Royal Show Visit To Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 8

The Young Australia League invites Country School Boys, aged from 10 to 17 years to Visit Sydney during Easter to…

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For Junior Farmers Steer Projects—fat Cattle Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 7

It is presumed that the programme as followed in previous years will apply again in 1954. To this end it might be well to…

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Show Society's Brave Decision

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 2

IT was a courageous decision of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society to carry on with its annual show in May. The president, Mr. T…

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Special Effort For Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 6

Steps which had been taken to restore the showground after the flood were outlined to the management committee of the C. P. and A. Society by Mr. C. M…

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Show Holiday

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 2

Grafton City Council last night acceded to a request by the Clarence P. and A. Society for approval to…

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Ulmarra Show Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 4

ULMARRA.--Ulmarra P. and A. Society has decided to abandon the show set down for April 30 and May…

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Records Go at Swim Carnival

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.--Lismore schoolboy T. Selwood set a new record for the under 14 55yds. breaststroke at the…

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Swimming High School Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 10

The High School swimming carnival on Wednesday was the first held for four years and, in all respects, was an outstanding success. It was conducted at the newly…

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Records Broken At Swimming Carnival

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.--Six records were broken and one was equalled at the combined High Schools'…

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State Governor's Show Invitation

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

New South Wales Governor, Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Northcott, will be asked to open…

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District Exhibit For Royal Show

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. Eric Christian has received a letter from our old friend Col Dean, re. the compiling of the District Exhibit for…

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Soccer, Marching Displays At Show?

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society may stage soccer matches and a girls' marching band…

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Show Society Urges Grant for Great Marlow

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 3

The Council of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, at its meeting yesterday, decided to…

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Grafton Show To Be Record Despite Major Flooding

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 4

Despite flood, Grafton show should be a record, president of the Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society (Mr. T. J. Ford) said yesterday…

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Exhibition Run

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.-- John Landy clocked four minutes seven seconds for the mile in an exhibition run to-night. The…

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Fair Rents Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

At Grafton Fair Rents Court yesterday Mr. A. E. Capp, S.M. made the following rental…

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Upper Orara C.WA Flower Show

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

The secretary. Mrs. D. Watkin, st[?] at the week-end that prospects for the upper [?] [?] autumn flower show…

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Letters To The Editor Not Getting A Fair Deal

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,--In regard Jo the recent flood I do not think the poor old farmer is getting a fair go. Only recently a…

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