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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

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Next Council Meeting Before Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 3

As the next meeting of the Gloucester Shire Council coincides with the first day of the Gloucester Show it has been decided to hold it on the…

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Schools Centenary Films at Royal Show

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 4

Country visitors to the Royal Show will have an opportunity to see the opening phase of the centenary of public education…

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Show Society's Smoke Social Visitors Impressed With Cattle Section

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 16 March 1948 · page 2

Judges of the dairy classes at the Taree Show spoke in high praise of the stock they had judged during the day at tire show association's…

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Taree Show Winners

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

Messrs D. V. Everson & Sons, of "The Corals" Stud, Kinchela, won the President's Cup at Taree Show last week, with top point score in the…

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Turf Show Meeting at Taree

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 3

The Taree Race Club's snow meeting,s hold on the Chatham course on Friday and Saturday, was a success, de[?] the unfavourable weather…

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Weight Guessing at Taree Show

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 2

The bullock weight guessing competition at last week's Taree show was won by Mr A W Beisler, of Nabiac, whose guess of 472 lbs was the nearest to the…

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Wingham Show Butter Far Test. Stewards: Messrs. T. W. Gibson L J Mackrell and McGregor

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 March 1948 · page 3

Wingham Rural Coop, Society Cup and PDS Special—Cow any breed or grade, any age, giving the greatest quantity of butter fat in 24 hour's: A…

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Scone Bushmen's Carnival

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 3

Winners of the Northern N.S.W. Championship events at the Scone Carnival last week were: Ladies' draft, Mrs. K. H…

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Bullahdelah Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 2

Mrs. Erby, Miss Gollan, Mr. A. C. Beal and Mr. Jesse T. Bird left this morning (Friday) to judge at the Bullahdelah Show, being held there…

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World's Largest Uncut Diamond at the British Industries Fair

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 8

The largest uncut diamond in the world, found in the gravels of the Woyie River, Sierra Leone, in January, 1945, will be shown in the jewellery section of the British Industries Fair which takes place simultaneously in London and Birmingham…

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Taree Show. Rain Mars Second Day

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 March 1948 · page 6

With good entries, which in some classes constituted a record, the 194S Taree Show opened on Tuesday last. Unfortunately, the second…

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Wingham Show Smoko

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

Presided over by the cental host and president of the society, Mr E J Kane, the Upper Manning Agricultural and Horticultural Association's smoke social…

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Schools Centenary Films at Royal Show

The Northern Champion · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 3

Country visitors to the Royal Show will have an opportunity to see the opening phased of the centenary of public education celebrations…

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Vacuum Oil Company's Exhibit at the 1948 Royal Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 20 March 1948 · page 5

Vacuum will again have an attractive exhibit in their kiosk at 13 Park Road, Showground, this year. Working models will illustrate the stages…

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Catholic Fair at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 5

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of last week, the Kempsey Catholic Fair was conducted in the R.S.L. Memorial Hall, and the…

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Show Notes Ladies Auxiliary

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 3

In organisations tending for the advancement of a district with the welfare of its community and embracing all sections of the people…

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C.w.a. Flower Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1948 · page 2

Additional prizes have been announced for the C.W.A. Autumn Flower Show and Cottage Garden Competition to be held in the…

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Catholic Fair

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

Despite the showery conditions last Saturday evening, the Catholic Fair continued in the Memorial Hall, and the drawing of the major prizes…

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Championship Swimming Carnival

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 2

Kempsey Amateur Swimming Club will be conducting their Annual Championship Swimming Carnival this Wednesday evening, March 24…

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The Levante Show

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 March 1948 · page 4

The great Levante magical review "How's Tricks," which is the biggest touring show ever seen in Australia, will play at Tuncurry for 2 nights, at Taree…

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