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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

277 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 14

Monster Carnival

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

Here's good news! Negotiations have been finalised and the offer of the Kempsey Boys' Band to come to Taree for the carnival without profit…

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Monster Carnival Kempsey Boys' Band to Play

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 2

Here's good news! Negotiations have been finalised and the offer of the Kempsey Boys' Band to come to Taree for the carnival without profit to…

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Taree Show Smoko a Happy Function

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

Judges, exhibitors,, and visitors to last week's Taree show were entertained at a well organised smoko social on Thursday evening. When local…

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Show and A.i.s. Society Smoko

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 1

At the request of Colonel Sommerville (secretary of the A.I.S. Society), Mr. J. E. Hammond, president of the M.R.A. and H. Association, agreed to…

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Taree Show a Huge Success Record Second Day Attendance Cattle and Horses Outstanding

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 4

As briefly Mentioned in our last issue, the decision of the committee of the Manning River Agricultural and Horticultural Association to revive the…

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Taree Show Wonderful Entries in Dairy Cattle. Big and Keen Ring Competition. Record Attendance

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 29 March 1944 · page 3

The Taree Show was continued on Friday last, in the finest of fine weather, although a little on the warm side. As was anticipated, the…

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Taree Show Ring Events

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

In the ring events at the Taree Show last week, Mrs. Edith Johnston secured first prize for lady rider. In the £25 stock draft J…

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Kempsey Show April 19 and 20 Prospects Bright

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 March 1944 · page 2

Cattle entries for Kempsey Show, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 19 and 20, close on Wednesday next, April 5…

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The Soldiers' Carnival

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

For the last two or three months the readers of the "Times" have been kept in touch with the big carnival organised by the Taree Sub-branch of…

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Taree Show Notes

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 2

Mr. E. D. Graham, treasurer of the M.R.A. and H. Association, informs that Mr. Len Richardson assisted him at the gates on the first day of…

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Diggers' Carnival Mothers' Competition Nears End

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 April 1944 · page 3

The Big Popular Mothers' competition, inaugurated some months ago to lay the nucleus of a fund to provide for the building of a Servicemen's Club…

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Kendall Agricultural Show. Easter Monday Next

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 3

We wish to thank the Joint Secretaries of Kendall Agricultural Show (Messrs. W. R. Ellis and A. J. Bucton) for their courtesy in sending along a…

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Swimming Carnival Convent School Pupils Make a Splash

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1944 · page 3

The first Convent School swimming carnival was held at Kempsey Municipal Baths on Thursday, when a large crowd of spectators had nigh as…

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Swimming Convent School Carnival at the Baths

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 April 1944 · page 4

The first swimming carnival held under the auspices of the Kempsey Convent School, took place at the municipal baths on…

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M.R.A. and H. Association Meeting of Committee Successful Show Reviewed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the above committee was held in Bidner Bros' rooms on Wednesday night when there were present Messrs. J. E. Hammond…

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Upper Manning A. and H. Association Meeting of Committee

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Upper Manning A. and H. Association was held in the School of Arts, Wingham, on Friday last, 31st March. The…

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The Recent Taree Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 April 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the M.R.A. and H. Association was held at the secretary's office on Wednesday night. Present: Messrs J. E…

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Agricultural Society's Dance

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 April 1944 · page 2

At the Rendegvous on Saturday night the Dance Club held another successful function and a pleasant time was spent amongst servicemen…

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The Recent Taree Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the M.R.A. and H. Association was held at the secretary s office on Wednesday week. Present: Messrs. J. E…

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Stroud Patriotic A. & H. Carnival. Final Figures

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 3

The members of the Committee met on Saturday night, 18th March, to receive the report of the carnival held on 4th March. The report…

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