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Mid North Coast · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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No Rain Insurance For Maitland Show

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 3

Maitland show council will not take out a rain insurance cover for the 1953 show, despite the present inclement weather…

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Variety Show

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 2

Such was the popular acclaim of Brian Bradley's Variety Show, staged at the Belmore Hall. Taree, on 21st…

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Museum at Show

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY -- A miniature museum of birds, insects and snakes, would be an additional educational feature in…

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Stroud Shire Action On Amb. Carnival

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 4

Manning district ambulance committee will ask Stroud shire council to state its reason for rejecting an application for permission to erect a…

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Sheep Dog Trials for Taree Show

The Northern Champion · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 9

Exhibition sheep dog trials may be a featured attraction at Taree Show this year. At Monday night's meeting…

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Seperate Motor Entrance Proposed for Taree Show

The Northern Champion · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 1

Manning River A. and H. Association committee en Monday night appointed a sub-committee to investigate the practicability of a proposal to provide a vehicular entrance to the…

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Championship Surf Carnival. "Blue Ribbon" Events Won By Port Macquarie

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 6

Port Macquarie gained the two "blue ribbon" events at the championships of the Mid-North Coast Branch of the…

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Cycle Club to Hold Carnival

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 7

Kempsey Cycle Club, at the annual meeting last Tuesday night, decided to hold an open carnival at the Kempsey…

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Bread Quality Contest at Show

Macleay Argus · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun. -- Whilst housewives are complaining about the quality of bread, arrangements are being made…

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Big Seas Give Thrills at Forster Surf Carnival

The Northern Champion · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 10

Big seas, often rolling in from behind swimming buoys, provided thrills for spectators of boat and surf races at Forster Surf Club's annual carnival on Sunday…

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Outstandiug Surf Carnival

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

Brian Jeffries, of Taree-Old Bar Club, who won the open surf race at the Forster Club's carnival on Sunday added a…

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1320 Bowlers for Country Carnival

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs .-- A total of 1,320 bowlers from 136 country centres will compete in the N.S.W. Country Week…

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Macleay Surfers Fail at Forster Carnival

Macleay Argus · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

Macleay surfers did not fare too successfully at the Forster carnival on Sunday; a surprising feature was the judges' placings in the Ladies' March Past…

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Round-up of District Sport Seven Clubs Takfe Part in Forster Carnival Seven clubs competed in the Forster Surf Life Saving Club's annual carnival on

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 8

Taree-Old Bar team members won 10 events including the senior and junior R. and R. competitions and the senior…

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Seven Industrial Exhibits to be Staged at Taree Annual Show

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 1

Seven Taree and district organisations have agreed to enter exhibits in the Chamber of Commerce sponsored industrial exhibit at this year's Taree Show…

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Industrial Exhibition for Show

The Northern Champion · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 5

A local industrial exhibition at this year's Taree Show now appears certain. On Saturday morning,…

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Woman Show Rider Killed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

Mrs. G. Winter, 36, of Scone, a well-known show rider, was fatally injured in a fall at the Tenterfield Show…

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Well-known Show Woman Killed

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 1

TENTERFIELD, Thursday. --Mrs. Gwendoline Winters, 32, of Branxton, a well-known horse-woman at many shows,…

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Mrs. Winter Killed In Show Accident

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 2

TENTERFIELD.—One of Australia's leading horsewomen was fatally injured at Tenterfield show yesterday…

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Show Entrance From Muldoon Street Plan

The Northern Champion · Friday 13 February 1953 · page 7

The next meeting of Manning River A. & H. Association Committee will be asked to consider a suggestion that…

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