Show Holiday
To-morrow, main day of the Grafton Show, has been gazetted a public holiday in the Copmanhurst Shire…
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Shows & fairs, 1954
493 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 25
Annual Grafton Show Opens To-day
The Clarence P. and A. Society yesterday completed a herculean task in preparation for to-day's opening of the 81st annual exhibition which promises…
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MR. Ted Ellen, recording steward for the horse section at the Grafton Show in recent years, could not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Floodline Show Symbolises Fighting Spirit Of Farmers 81st Grafton Exhibition An Orderly Eye-opener
Grafton's much battered Showground his withstood more assaults than any other in the State. But yesterday, at the opening of the 81st Annual Show, there was little evidence of the constant floodings which have swept over its compact…
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Rodeo men Norman Attwater and Bill Robinson help to put finishing touches to the painting of the fence round the members' stand. They will be seen in much more dramatic roles from to-day onwards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Show Fever in the Family
HOW the show fever runs in families like quality in stock, is exemplified within committees of the C.P and…
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The new luncheon pavilion was an attractive setting for the official luncheon, at which the C.P. and A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Flood Grant Made Show Possible
But for the response of the Minister to an appeal for a grant for flood restoration work, it might not have been possible to hold the 1954 Grafton Show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Show Is Very Good
A man who has not missed a Sydney Show for 20 years, Mr. W. A. Walmsley, M.L.C., for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Advance Agriculture Fair Mechanisation On Farm Raises Oil Need
Since the end of the war mechanisation of Australian agriculture has gone ahead so rapidly that the once familiar sight of horse teams ploughing has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Daily Examiner A Pleasant Show
IT would be most apposite to comment to-day on Dr. Evatt's vast promises and how little chance there is of them being achieved. The vital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Korora Ag. Bureau Hakes Final Plans For Show Exhibit
The April meeting of Korora Branch, Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales, discussed arrangements for the bureau exhibit…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Minister At Official Opening Of Show Must Have Enough Land for Future Needs
A reminder that it was the responsibility of trustees and show societies to ensure they had sufficient areas of land adequately to meet the requirements of the future was voiced by the Minister for Lands, Mr. F. H. Hawkins, when officially opening the…
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Following the story on the Ford family it is interesting to note the family influence throughout the council and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Figures Down Again
Yesterday's show figures showed a substantial drop in attendance and monetary return compared with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting Ring Events At Grafton Show
Head verdicts in trotting races, split-second finishes to wood-chopping contests, and spirited sporting events marked all attractive programme enjoyed by a…
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BELLINGEN.--A public meeting in Bellingen decided to hold a "Back to Bellnigen" carnival over to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sideshowmen Assist Show Society
"This is one of the most wonderful donations the Society has ever received, and it is deeply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clan Maxwell And The Show
Another family, long connected with the Grafton Show, is the Clan Maxwell, whose work with the C.P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Variety At Last Session Of Show
Variety was the keynote of the final session of the 81st Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society Show at Grafton on Saturday night…
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