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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Annual Surf Carnival Lighthouse Beach

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 10

The Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, on Sunday, January 9, should present an animated scene on the occasion of the annual surf life saving carnival…

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Hopes of Record Ambulance Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 9

It is expected that record crowds will visit Brunswick Heads and Byron Bay to-day and on Sunday and Monday…

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Bowls. Tweed Heads Carnival the Boldery Rinks Defeated

Tweed Daily · Saturday 1 January 1938 · page 2

The greatest surprise of the Bowling Carnival at Tweed Heads was the defeat of the two Boldery's rinks, in the semi-finals. F. Boldery's team…

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Champion Surfers Lighthouse Club Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 4

The Lighthouse Beach an Ballina has great attraction for the lovers of sea and surf. In this setting the annual surf carnival there next…

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Marcus Show Girl Found Unconscious Melbourne

Northern Star · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 7

FOUND unconscious in Bourke Street, city, last night, Audrey Foley, a 20-year-old dancer in the Marcus Show at the Princess…

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Unconscious in Street Dancer Alleges Attack During Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 January 1938 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Found unconscious in Bourke Street, city, last night, Audrey Foley, a 20-year-old dancer in the Marcus…

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Exhibits Curtailed Sample Fair At Milan

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 January 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:--The correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" at Milan says that, owing to a shortage of foreign exchange, the Ministry of…

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Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 January 1938 · page 11

Mr. Fred Denison and his committee have all arrangements competed for the surf carnival on the Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, next Sunday…

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Country Tennis Carnival

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.--The country tennis carnival which will begin in Sydney on Monday next has attracted 98 teams. This total was eclipsed…

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Country Tennis Carnival SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 8

The country tennis carnival which will begin in Sydney on Monday next attracted 98 teams. That total was eclipsed only on two occasions, when…

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Carnival Next Sunday Well Known Swimmers Will Compete

Northern Star · Thursday 6 January 1938 · page 3

The Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club's carnival advertisement appears to-day. This club is making a big effort to make…

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C. of E. Fair More Than £90 Profit

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 5

The annual fair of the Eureka Church of England parish, which was held at the Repentance Creek hall, proved to be the most successful…

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Concert and Social Queen Carnival at Yorklea

Northern Star · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 4

A successful concert and social was held at Yorklea in aid of the candidature of Miss Phyllis Cole (Yorklea) for the Wyan-Rappville C. of E. queen…

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Nurse Annoyed Old Man at a Picture Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1938 · page 8

Miss T. Christie, of Brighton Road, South Groydon (London), hurried from the auditorium of a local picture theatre recently followed by an enraged old…

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Tomorrow's Big Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 2

Given a fine day to-morrow, a big crowd will be on the Ballina Lighthouse beach for the annual surf carnival, which gives every promise of…

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Show Dates

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 13

Urbenville, March 2 and 3, 1938. Grafton, May 3 to 7. 1938. Maclean. May 10 to 11. Coraki, May 13 and 14…

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Surf Carnival Shied First Year Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 8 January 1938 · page 3

The first annual point score competition for the A. R. Best Memorial Shield will be held at the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore S.L.S.C. carnival to-morrow. The…

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Large Crowd At Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 6

Thousands of people from all parts of the district flocked to Ballina Lighthouse Beach yesterday for annual surf carnival. The hill provided a natural grandstand for the score, of picnic parties…

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Recent Exhibition Match "Superior Barracking"

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday:-- Ex-umpire F. R Barrow, writing in the "Observer," criticises the Australian promoters for their reported representations to…

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Beach Changed Championship Carnival BALLINA

Northern Star · Monday 10 January 1938 · page 4

Acting on a recommendation by the Byron Bay S.L.S.C. it was decided today at a meeting of the Far North Coast branch of the S.L.S.A. that the…

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