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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

413 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 21

Big Carnival Arranged for Wingham Hospital

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

The president of the Wingham District War Memorial Hospital Board (Mr C. P. Beesley) presided over a meeting held in the supper room, Town…

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Weight Guessing at Taree Show

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 2

Messrs W. J. Fotheringham, F. Moxham and E. J. Kane have certified that the pig used for the guessing competition at last week's Taree Show…

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All Records Smashed at Taree Show Gate Takings Over £1000 Large Crowds Enjoy Well Balanced Show

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

The annual exhibition of the MRA & H Association, held on the Society's grounds at Taree last Thursday and Friday, was the most successful ever…

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Taree's Re­­­cord Show Ends Fine Display Impresses Large Crowd Record Gate Takings of £1048

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

The 71st annual show of the M. R. A. and H. Association held on Thursday and Friday, proved to be the most successful in the history of the…

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Wauchope Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 6

Staged at the Wauchope Show-ground on Thursday and Friday, March 24th and 26th, the 1949 Wauchope Show proved an unqualified…

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Taree Show

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 7

The 71st annual show of the M.R.A. and H. Association held on Thursday and Friday last, proved to be the most successful in the history of…

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Kempsey Show Closing of Entries

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 4

Exhibitors and others are reminded of the closing dates for making entries for the Kempsey show on April…

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The North Coast Travellers' Cot Fund and Wingham District War Memoral Hospital Carnival

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 2

A meeting of the above committee was held at the offices of the Wingham Manufacturing Coy last Monday night, 4th April, 1949…

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Autumn Flower Show Presbyterian Guild

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 3

Last Tuesday afternoon, on a day that was richly glowing and radiantly fresh as any of Autumn's most prized floral…

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Macleay Butter Wins Latest Cables and Telegrams The "Macleay Argus" is a subscriber to the Australian Associated Press, which provides the overseas news in this issue. in Royal Show Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 April 1949 · page 5

Norco Co-op. Ltd., Nimbin, and the Upper Macleay Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd. tied for first place, and tied for the Orient Line jubilee…

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Royal Show Central Coast Exhibit Second

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 April 1949 · page 2

The Sydney Royal Show opened on Saturday. Judging of the District Exhibits was finalised on Monday, when Western District won for the third year…

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Taree Show. Cage Bird Section

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 3

Canaries, Yorkshires, clear or variegated cock or hen: J. W. Garthon 1 and champion. Norwich, Plain Head, any variety…

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Show Society's Smoko High Praise By Judges

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the annual smoke social conducted by the M.R. A. and H. Association, held in the Masonic Hall on…

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Honour for Local Boy at Royal Show. Judging Competitions

The Gloucester Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1949 · page 2

A local boy, Bill Saxby, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Saxby, of Denison Street, who is in his third year at Hawkesbury Agricultural College,…

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Kendall Junior Farmers' Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 2

Kendall Agricultural Show, organised and controlled by Kendall Junior Farmers Advisory Committee, was staged on Friday last…

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Sydney Royal Show Manning District Exhibitors Successful

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 16 April 1949 · page 2

A.I.S. Cows and Heifers: 18 months and under 2 years: J. E. Hammond & Sons' Oakey Vale…

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National Show of North Coast

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

In the State calendar of annual Shows it is of moment that in the week following Sydney's Royal Show first comes the…

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Kempsey Show New Records Promise Wealth of Side Shows

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 5

With the continuance of the present sunny weather, the Kempsey show seems certain to break all previous records when…

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Local and General Kempsey Show Holidays

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 4

Kempsey and West Kempsey post offices will close at noon on April 27 and 28, being open for all business till that hour. Mails…

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£113 Show Profit. Covers Working Year of Association. First Meeting of Committee After Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 4

The profit in connection with the 1949 Gloucester Show was £113. This is not for two days of the show alone but actually covers the…

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