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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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Ambulance Carnival Successful at Brunswick Heads

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 2

The Lismore Ambulance carnival at Brunswick Heads has been very successful so far, and sessions will be continued until next Monday…

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Ruthven School Fair a Financial and Social Success

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 2

A large and very representative crowd assembled at Ruthven School Pair on December 20th, visitors being present from Lismore, Gundurimba, McKee 's…

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Ambulance Carnival At Brunswick Heads Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 6

The Lismore Ambulance carnival at, Brunswick Heads has been very successful so far, and sessions will be continued until next Monday. The…

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Tennis. Lismore Beaten in Both Matches Country Week Carnival

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 8

Lismore was defeated in both i[?] matches in the men's A grade division at the country week tennis carnival in Sydney yesterday…

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Brunswick Club to Compete At Ballina Carnival Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

The Brunswick surf club will be represented in practically every event, including the march past and rescue and resuscitation, at the Ballina surf…

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To-morrow's Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 4

The stage is set for the sixth annual surf carnival at the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore club beach to-morrow. All arrangements are well in hand…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 4

When Jack now travels in a Sydney suburban train he is as good as his master. This week the trains were democratised by the abolition of first…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 12

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 2. 1940…

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Surf Carnival de Luxe at Ballina on Sunday Can ROSLAN take Belt Title From BURNISTON?

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1940 · page 8

Do not miss the "find" of the season — 16 years-old Arthur Morrison (Yamba)…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 2

What has been the greatest surprise of the war? Ask the man in the street, and he will rattle off a list of events, incidents, and…

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Building Figures for Byron Shire Show Big Increase Byron Bay

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1940 · page 5

Building figures for Byron Shire for the past year totalled £25,138, compared with £7,418 for the previous year. The shire clerk (Mr. R…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 2

I have just been amusing myself by reading in various English papers comments on the asinine speech in which Germany's calamitous Foreign…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1940 · page 11

The following clubs have arranged dates for junior farmers' shows during 1939: Federal, March 2, 1940…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 4

(I have heard a good many remarks complimentary to. the fit of the uniforms of both the militia and the 2nd A.I.F. men. Opinions are quite…

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V.R.C Autumn Carnival Melbourne

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 8

Stake money totalling £27,695 will be distributed over four days at the V.R.C. Autumn carnival to be held on March 2, 5, 7 and 9. The richest…

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Royal Show to Be 'Bigger Than Ever" Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1940 · page 6

Despite the war the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales will stage the greatest show in history at Easter…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 4

"Find out what the man in the street is thinking. Keep your finger on the pulse of the people," says Wilbur T. Scratch, America's foremost…

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Evans Head Surf Carnival Byron Bay Teams

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 8

The following teams will represent the Byron Bay S.L.S.C. at the Evans Head carnival next Sunday:—R. and R.: H. Hodgson, L. Brown,…

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Surf Carnival at Brunswick Heads Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 9

At a meeting of the Brunswick Surf Club last night it was decided to hold a carnival at Brunswick Heads on Sunday, January 28. North Coast…

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Chinese Children's Art Exhibition (From A Special Correspondent.) LONDON. (By Air Mail)

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 10

London's latest art show, opened this week at galleries in Bond Street, is an exhibition of paintings by two Chinese child artists…

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