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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 25

Car Park At Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 2

Car parking facilities during the Grafton Show next month will be provided in Plane Tree Avenue,…

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No Action On Show Holiday

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 4

Nymboida Shire Council yesterday decided to take no action on a request from the Clarence P. and A…

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Big Crowd At First Show Day

Daily Examiner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.--Royal Agricultural Society officials estimated that 30,498 people attended the first day…

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July Racing Carnival

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 7

The committee of the South Grafton Jockey Club at a meeting last night, adopted its programme for…

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Show Attendances Below Record

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.--Day and night attendance figures at the Royal Easter Show yesterday were 2301 below the…

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Nana Glen CWA Flower Show

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 April 1954 · page 4

NANA GLEN, Saturday. -- The Nana Glen C.W.A. first annual flower show was a great success attracting a large gathering of visitors and competitors from…

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Greyhound Club's Easter Carnival

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 7

The Grafton Greyhound Racing Club will stage its Easter Carnival on Saturday and Monday nights…

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Attendance at Show

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Mon.--Sydney's Royal Agricultural Show attendance to-day was 39,778--2206 more…

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Show Society's Land Sale

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Land, formerly selected as the site for the Casino Showground, was purchased at public auction by Casino…

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Big Show Crowd

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.--Nearly 93,000 people attended the day and night sessions of the Royal Easter Show…

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Night Soccer at Grafton Show

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1954 · page 4

The Grafton District Soccer Association will stage night matches at the Grafton Showground on the…

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Week-hid Bowls Carnival

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 12

Splendid prospects are held for the success of the Coffs Harbour Bowling Club's annual Easter Carnival, which is to be…

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Attendance At Show

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.--Attendance figures for to-day, the fifth day of the Royal Easter Show, were 107,210,…

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Show Schedules in Demand

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 2

Yesterday the secretary of Coffs Harbour Agricultural Society, Mr. N. J. Jordan, said there was a steady demand (or show schedules which indicated that the exhibits this year would be well…

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Advance Agriculture Fair Day Supported By Banana Men

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Navin, secretary Tweed District Council of the Banana Growers' Federation, and Mr. R. G…

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Upper Clarence Outshone All in League Trials Good Exhibition By Dorrigo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 1

A large crowd witnessed the Group 2 Rugby League Country Week Trials at the Coffs Harbour Jetty Oval which were played under ideal weather conditions. The matches were arranged to assist the…

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Show Attendance

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.--Good Friday Royal Show attendance records were broken to-day…

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"Fair Mayo" Of American Troops

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Friday.--President Eisenhower, today pledged that a "fair share" of American troops…

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Suggests Service at Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.--The Primate of Australia, Archbishop Mowil to-day suggested that, the Royal…

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Northern District Exhibit At Royal Show

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1954 · page 4

The Northern District exhibit at the Sydney Royal Show this year secured fourth place,…

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