“All the Fun of the Fair”
The biggest tourist event on the Bananacoast during the current holiday season seems to be the Forest Fair to be held at Ulong on January…
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Shows & fairs, 1978
30 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
Art Exhibition
The Advocate Art Exhibition will be open between 11 am and 6 pm on both days of the Forest Fair. Paintings by many…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →To open Forest Fair
Although the Forest Fair will be a fairly informal occasion, there will be an official…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Monster fair being planned
A monster “Orara Valley Fair” is being planned for the Queen’s birthday weekend in June. This was announced…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fair all ready to go
Arrangements for the vast range of events planned for the Forest Fair at Ulong near Coffs Harbour are complete. The organisers have worked intensively for…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Two straight carnival wins for Coffs club
Coffs Harbour Surf Club continued its run of success with a convincing win in the North Coast Branch carnival at Scoots Head on Sunday. The carnival, postponed from the previous weekend…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Goat Show Planned for Dorrigo
The success of the recent goat show at Bellingen has augured very, well for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Action at the Forest Fair
ABOVE: The star of the Forest Fair no doubt was top Australian movie star Jack Thompson. Jack is pictured here throwing the first axe in the World Axe Throwing Competition on Saturday afternoon. He managed a fair 25 metres, but was shown up by Wally Vaughan, of Glenreagh, who took the record with a throw of 37.7 metres…
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Coffs Harbour Surf Club’s annual surf carnival last Sunday proved a great success with most of the North Coast branch’s top lifesavers competing…
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The fabulous music, songs and dances of the roaring 20s will be recreated on stage…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Seasonal prospects are now only fair
Bright prospects for the pastoral and dairying industries following early rain in February faded from lack of follow up rain…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1978 veteran and vintage car rally World’s Finest on Show
The Caltex veteran and vintage rally which arrives in Coffs Harbour today is the biggest international event held in Australia. Old Fords, both A and T models, dominate the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →[?] Charge! Mounted Police Will Show How
The most glamorous section of the NSW Police Force, the Mounted Police, will be at the Coffs Harbour Show. They will give an exhibition of the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →New Show Trustee Named
Mr. N D Morton is to be appointed as a trustee of Coffs Harbour Showground in place of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Camera angle on Coffs show
ABOVE: When on the Bananacoast, do as the locals do State Minister for Lands, Mr. Crabtree (centre), took that to heart when he was offered a banana by show society secretary Mrs. Shirley Seager after he had just opened the show on Saturday. His verdict: “Very nice.” Mr. Matt Singleton, MLA (Clarence), [?] on somewhat bemusedly…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Parents Show Support for Sawtell Guides
Sawtell Commissioner, Pant Worland and her retiring officers were delighted with the large attendance of mothers at the. . .annual meeting of the Local Association last weds and the subsequent election of officials for the coming year…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Banancoast bowls carnival tops calendar
This year’s Bananacoast Annual Bowling Carnival which is being sponsored by the Industrial Acceptance Corporation, promises to maintain the high standard built up over the last 11 years as one of the outstanding…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Orara Fair Photo Results
The photographic competition run by the Coffs Harbour Camera Club in conjunction with the Orara Recreation Committee at the Orara…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Big Finish to [?] Sports Fair
A big street procession next Saturday of more than 25 floats win lie a highlight of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bowls Carnival
MORE than 300 women from Victoria, South Australia and all over NSW gathered at Coffs Harbour last week for the two-day Coffs Harbour Women’s Bowling Club 19th Beautizone carnival. In fact, the carnival was so successful that West Coffs greens had to also be used…
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