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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1977

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1977 Coffs Jaycees Trade Fair Feature Exhibitors pack the Civic Centre

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 20 April 1977 · page 17

Months of planning will come to fruition this weekend for the Coffs Harbour Chapter of Jaycees when their 14th annual Jaycees Trade Fair opens in the Civic Centre on Saturday…

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Softball Carnival

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 27 April 1977 · page 13

Teams from the Coffs Harbour Softball Club will compete in their first interdistrict carnival at Tweed Heads this weekend…

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Flower Show plans

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 27 April 1977 · page 22

Members of the Coffs Harbour and District , Horticultural Society have already…

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Sydney Show Winners Return

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 4 May 1977 · page 17

Some of the prize winning birds from the 1977 Royal Easter Show will be making an appearance in the poultry section of the Coffs. Harbour Show…

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Everything ready for 58th Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 4 May 1977 · page 14

Coffs Harbour and District Agricultural Society’s 58th annual show, to be held on Friday and Saturday, is shaping up to be one of the best yet. Organisers have…

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Record Entries in Coffs Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 4 May 1977 · page 1

Record entries have been received in many sections for the 58th annual Coffs Harbour Show which begins on Friday. The show, conducted by the Coffs Harbour and District…

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Bull and Bush Show heading north to Coffs

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 6 July 1977 · page 11

The famous Sydney “Bull and Bush Show” Will visit Coffs Harbour on Saturday, July 16. Now an institution…

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Bugatti on Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 20 July 1977 · page 1

THIS replica model of a 1927 Bugati owned by Pacific Film Laboratories was the…

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Budget will be sensible, fair

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 August 1977 · page 3

The next Federal Budget will be responsible and fair, but will be tagged a horror Budget, says the National Country Party Member for…

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All breeds horse show planned for Bellingen

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 10 August 1977 · page 3

The first all breeds horse show conducted in the area will be held at Bellingen on August 27 and 28. To be called the Bellinger Valley All Breeds Horse Show, it is expected to attract entries from the entire North Coast and maybe a few from…

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Exhibition of Auto Spares

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 14 September 1977 · page 16

Australian automotive equipment manufacturers and importers will give North Coast motorists the chance to check the latest equipment, accessories and spare parts when an Automotive Parts, Accessories and Equipment…

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Automotive Trade Exhibition

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 21 September 1977 · page 1

The exhibition, prepared by firms involved in the motor trade, gave local motor dealers and others the chance to examine the equipment first hand and to talk to the “experts.”…

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Anne in Slim Dusty Show Star on her own

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 5 October 1977 · page 17

One of the stars of the Slim Dusty Show in Coffs Harbour next Tuesday will be Anne…

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Unique show at Dorrigo fair

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 November 1977 · page 16

Australia’s first ever model truck championship will be held on Saturday at Dorrigo. The championship display will be a…

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Exhibits Down at Jersey Fair

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 November 1977 · page 16

The Beautizone Jersey Cattle Club's Annual Fair held at Bellingen Showground at the end of last month. Guest judge at the show this year was Mr. K. Coombes, of…

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Trucks Go on Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 November 1977 · page 27

A group of visitors at the truck exhibition at the Coffs Harbour racecourse are…

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Bad Weather Did Not Dampen Surf Carnival

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 9 November 1977 · page 26

North Coast Junior Surf Life Saving Branch held its first carnival of the season at North Beach on Sunday. Despite bad weather conditions a big…

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Feature on boat show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 23 November 1977 · page 13

Coffs Harbour’s first boat show will be held os Saturday and Sunday. The Bananacoast…

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Local Goats — First Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 23 November 1977 · page 3

The growing popularity of goat breeding in the area will be graphically demonstrated at the Bananacoast Goat Breeders’ Club first show at…

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1977 Coffs Harbour Boat Show

The Bananacoast Opinion · Wednesday 23 November 1977 · page 16

BOATING is one of the most popular pastimes and Coffs Harbour is no exception. Fishing at sea (such as in the picture at right), river fishing, water skiing or just plain running about. Boats for all these activities wilt be on display at the inaugural boat show in Coffs Harbour…

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