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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Celebrations Programme Show Society's Part

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 11

At a meeting of the council of the North Coast National A. and I. Society next Monday arrangements for the programme on Wednesday,…

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Empire Exhibition at Glasgow Plans For Wool Pavilion

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 6

Tentative plans for a wool pavilion for the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow have been drawn, up by an Australian, Mr. L. Murch, and a New…

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Features of Celebrations Chinese Dragon Literary and Art Exhibition

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.-- At the Fisher Library at the Sydney University on March 3 there will be opened an interesting literary…

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Amy Johnson Not to Race Monte Carlo Car Carnival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 8

LONDON, Monday:--Because of the imminence of her divorce suit against her husband, Amy Johnson (Mrs. J. A. Mollison) will not…

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Close on Saturday Nominations For Show Committee

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 11

The secretary of the North Coast National A. and I. Society (Mr. H. Pritchard) said yesterday that nominations for 16 elective committeemen…

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Spanish War. Basques Executed Rebels Show No Clemency LONDON

Northern Star · Wednesday 19 January 1938 · page 7

The Basque Government delegate in London confirms a continuation of the wholesale execution of Basque leaders, officials and others by rebels…

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Preparing For District Exhibit At Sydney Show

Northern Star · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 6

Preparations are already being made for the collection of produce for use in the North Coast and Tablelands District exhibit, to be staged at the Royal…

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Bowls Carnival Off SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 8

Steady rain last night and to-day caused a postponement of the Australian bowls carnival…

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Surf Carnival at Byron Bay Keen Competition Anticipated

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 3

Clubs from Southern Queensland and the Far North Coast of New South Wales will be represented at the annual carnival of the Byron…

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Large Crowd Expected Byron Bay Surf Carnival Byron Bay

Northern Star · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 8

Clubs from Southern Queensland and the Far North Coast of N.S.W. will be represented at the annual carnival of the Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club,…

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Byron Bay Surf Carnival To-morrow

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

Byron Bay Surf Club's carnival will be held on Sunday. It was stated yesterday that the bay was now almost as calm as a mill pond, and an…

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Pig Fair Will Be Held in Lismore Pure Bred Stock

Northern Star · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

Arrangements for a pig fair, at which only pure bred registered animals will be eligible for sale, were made at a meeting of the…

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"Fair Consideration Not Received" Dairy Industry Requests "Matters Rest at Will of Politicians"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 4

Stating that he could not come before members and say that the Union could claim any major achievements on behalf of the industry of recent date, Mr. A. C. Pratt, President of the Tweed District Council of the Primary Producers'…

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Carnival in Sydney Rain Again Interferes

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Rain again interfered with the bowling carnival matches on Saturday. The matches uncompleted on Friday were…

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Shark Interrupts Surf Carnival Passed Under Four Swimmers

Tweed Daily · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday:—A large shark which passed under four life-savers clinging to buoys 200 yards from the shore caused an…

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Two Tie In Principal Surf Carnival Event 5000 Spectators on Beach Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 6

Claimed to be the biggest surf event in N.S.W. outside the Sydney metropolitan area, the Byron Bay Surf Life-saving Club's annual carnival to-day attracted 5000 spectators from all parts of the Northern Rivers district and…

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Surf Carnival Profitable

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

It is anticipated that between £55 and £60 will be added to the Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club's funds as a result of Sunday's carnival…

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Bright Musical Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 7

And here they are! Charlie Ruggles, Eleanore Whitney, johnny Downs, and Ben Blue, who give you hilarity and music in Paramount's "Turn Off the Moon"…

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"A Fair Cow" Story of a Swap

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

"A fair cow!" That is what the Campbell Hospital Board thinks of a recent transaction, anyhow. Two months or so ago, so it appears,…

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Profit From Surf Carnival Byron Bay

Northern Star · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

It is anticipated that between £55 and £60 will be added to the Byron Bay Surf Lifesaving Club's funds, as a result of yesterday's carnival. Buttons at the…

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