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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

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SWIMMING Mullumbimby Club's Carnival

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

Wednesday night, January 27, was fixed at a meeting of Mullumbimby Amateur Swimming Club as the date of its first carnival for the season…

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Ballina Lighthouse. To-morrow's Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 9

The swindling public to-day are fully appreciative of the splendid service the surf clubs give to the surfers on all beaches. Surf…

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Comments and Notes Carnival at Twin Towns

Tweed Daily · Saturday 9 January 1937 · page 2

The Tweed Heads bowling carnival afforded the onlooker much of an educational nature, even to the experienced player…

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Lifesavers' Carnival at Greenmount Point Danger Branch Championships

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 4

The first series of the Pt. Danger Surf Life Saving Association championships was held yesterday at Greenmount Beach, Coolangatta…

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Diamond Show Antwerp Revives Cutting Trade

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 8

Nearly £3 milions worth of diamonds Were shown at an exhibition organised by the City of Antwerp jointly with diamond clutters' trade unions,…

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What Rainfall Records Show 1915 Driest Year

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 8

From a review of the rainfall records at Lismore for the past 50 years it is noted that the greatest fall was in 1893, when 87.13 inches were…

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POSTPONED Will Be Held Oil January 24 Surf Carnival Ballina

Northern Star · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 4

THE continuation of heavy rain, which commenced to fall about eight o'clock last night, caused the…

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Arm Britain Neglects? Cannon in Planes Surprise at Paris Aero Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 11 January 1937 · page 6

Britain's policy of restricting herself to single-seater fighting planes and ordinary machine-guns and not developing aeroplanes armed…

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Show Committee Nominations Invited

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 6

Nominations for the 16 seats on the committee of the North Coast National A. and I. Society close with the secretary (Mr. H. J. Pritchard)…

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Exhibition Game in Tasmania Opportunity for Wyatt (From Our Special Representative.) LAUNCESTON

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 January 1937 · page 8

BECAUSE of the inability of the Tasmanian batsmen to handle the atta k, the fixture between England and Tasmania, scheduled…

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Australian Display Paris Exhibition CANBERRA

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 2

An Australian exhibit, comprising a display of wool, timbers, veneers, precious stones and other primary products will occupy 2000 square…

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Ballina Surf Carnival Twelve Events BALLINA

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 8

A programme of 12 events was drafted by members of the Ballina Surf Club last night for the club surf carnival on January 31. The events…

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Big Success B'wick Carnival for Ambulance

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 January 1937 · page 3

Reporting to last night's meeting of the committee of Lismore District Ambulance, Superintendent W. H. Julian said that while it was…

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Brunswick Surf Carnival

Tweed Daily · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 4

March 7 has been applied for by Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club for its annual carnival. Being the last of the season, it is hoped to make…

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Young Bird Show

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 8

Arrangements for the Lismore Poultry Club young bird show, to be held on Saturday, February 13, will be discussed at a meeting of club members…

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Carnival at Brunswick Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 10

March 7 has been applied for by Brunswick Surf Life Saving Club for its annual carnival. Being the last of the season, it is hoped to make the…

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"Sound Police" for Paris Exhibition Control of Loud Speakers Paris

Northern Star · Thursday 14 January 1937 · page 12

Sound waves will be thoroughly policed for the first time at the 1937 Exhibition in Paris. The "sound police" will be engineers…

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Evans Head Surf Carnival. Sunday Next

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

The annual Surf Carnival at Evans Head, one of the biggest and most popular fixtures of the year on the North Coast, takes place on…

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N. C. Championship Carnival Next Month Kyogle Club Distances

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 4

Kyogle Amateur Swimming Club, at its committee meeting, held on Tuesday night, decided to hold its North Coast…

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Diamond Show Cutting Trade Revived At Antwerp

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 15 January 1937 · page 7

Nearly £3 millions worth of diamonds were shown at an exhibition organised by the City of Antwerp jointly with diamond…

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