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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

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Ballina Surf Club Champions in Belt Race Carnival Plans Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 12

With a forecast for fine weather conditions and a list of competitors insluding State and national champions, officials of the Ballina Surf Club…

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WON N.S.W. Open Singles Ted Andersen Country Week Tennis Carnival

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

A very creditable performance was put up by Ted Andersen, of Murwillumbah, when he won the men's open singles championship…

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Show Dates

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 13

Tenterfield February 25 26 and 27. Urbenville, March 4 and 5. Grafton, April 29 and 30 May 1 and 2…

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V.R.C. CARNIVAL Weights Issued Last Night

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

BRISBANE, Sunday:--Weights for the principal events at the V.R.C. Autumn meeting were declared to-night, nearly all the prominent horses in…

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No Ballot Alstonville Show Committee ALSTONVILLE

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

Nominations for the committee of the Alston ville Agricultural Society closed yesterday. Thirty-five names were received, and as the committee…

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Stud Stock Show Preparations Dairy Cattle and Pigs

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

The acting State Herdmaster (Mr. G. McGillivray), who returned to Wollongbar Experiment Farm at the week-end, has…

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Urbenville Show Premier Will Attend Opening Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 11

The presumption that the Premier (Mr. Stevens), because of his inability to find time for a visit to the North Coast, will not be present at the…

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The Rifle Rukenvale Club Sports Carnival Planned

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

During 1935 the Rukenvale Rifle Club made commendable progress socially and numerically and is in a sound financial position. The revenue…

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Swimming Champion Sprinters to Meet Lismore Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

Lismore's champion sprint swimmers will meet to-night in a handicap event over 100 yards when the Lismore…

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Country Week Tennis Carnival Byron Bay Representatives Enthusiastic

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. E. R. Moulton, a member of Byron Bay's team which participated in the recent Country Week tennis carnival and who has just returned…

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Casino Show List Of Donations CASINO

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 11

Mr. J. J. Watson, the organiser for the Casino jubilee show appeal, reports that he has met with a ready response in his quest for financial assistance…

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Title Holder's Defeat Surf Belt Race Sydney Carnival Interest Ballina

Northern Star · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 3

The defeat of Richie Walker, the Australian belt champion for 1934 and 1935, by Ray Burniston, the Queensland champion, at the Ballina…

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Special Ring Attractions at Sydney Show. American Riders Engaged

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society is again providing the most attractive ring events possible for the…

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News From All Sources. Royal Easter Show. Special Ring Attractions

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

This year the Society is arranging for the visit to Sydney of a team of three cowboys from Canada, and a similar team from U.S.A., who will compete…

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Things of the Past Steer Riding And Drafting Deleted From Show Schedule

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

Holding that steer-riding and cattle-drafting were things of the past and worn-out from an entertainment point of view…

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The Farmer's Column News and Notes for the Man on the Land Pigs For Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 6

After pigs for show have been selected for the various classes in which it is intended to compete (and it is quite a good idea to have one or two…

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Annual Meeting Mullumbimby Agricultural Society

Mullumbimby Star · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Mullumbimby Agricultural Society will be held in Mr. S. Walker's Mart on Wednesday, 12th February, at 11 a.m…

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Carnival Spectators

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 9

Interested spectators who defied the threatening weather conditions on the unsheltered sandhills at the Ballina Surf Club carnival…

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Cudgen Surf Carnival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 4

A surf boat race for a cup donated by Mr. T. Wulff, of Cudgen Headland, is listed on the programme of events for the surf carnival at Cudgen…

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Tennis Carnival Team

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 8

Messrs. E. R. Moulton, M. Smith, R. Y. Wynter and R. Wright, who represented Byron Bay in the recent Country Week tennis carnival. Though, as Mr. Moulton expressed it, they were amongst those who went for a holiday in a holiday spirit, knowing they had little chance of…

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