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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

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Championship Carnival On Evans Head Beach

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 9

A meeting of the Far North Coast branch of the S.L.S.A. was held in the Byron Bay Club pavilion yesterday morning. Delegates present were: Messrs. T…

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Bowls A'ville Club Carnival Anniversary Day Arrangements Alstonville

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 8

Ten clubs and the N.R.D.B.A. have nominated rinks to participate in the Alstonville club's annual carnival at Alstonville on the Anniversary Day holiday (January…

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Important Swine Section Royal Easter Show Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 12

With the rapid expansion of the pig Industry the swine section of this year's Royal Easter Show will assume a greater measure of…

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Tick Regulations Cattle for Kyogle Show Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 12

After several members had expressed the view that the concession would not endanger the district, Kvogle Stockowners' Association…

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Surf Carnival Thirills Tweed Heads Won R. and R Boats Capsize in Heavy Seas

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 9

Scoring an equal number of points in the three principal events—the march past, rescue and resuscitation and senior belt race—Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore and Tweed Heads and Coolangatta clubs…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 4

Word of the honor bestowed upon Squadron-Leader Richard Kellett leader of the record long-distance flight from Cairo to Australia in 1938,…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 11

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

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Austin Cup at B. Bay Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 8

At the Byron Bay Surf Life Saving Club's carnival on Sunday Tweed Heads club won the Austin Milk Bar Cup for the aggregate number of…

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For Show Goebbels on British

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 1

LONDON: In an address to 10,000 workers in Berlin, the German Minister for Propaganda. Dr. Goebbels, referred to the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

A striking Christmas card from England (shown me by a reader), carries the phrase, "Unity is strength," surmounted by the flags of Britain…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 13

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

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Brunswick Heads Surf Carnival Mullumbimby

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 8

Brunswick Surf Club officials have secured a cup trophy for each event at the carnival to be held next Sunday. All clubs affiliated with the Far North…

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Regulations Will Be Enforced Pig Section At National Show

Northern Star · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 5

All regulations for the pig section at the North Coast National Show this year will be enforced. This means that all…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 4

I grieve exceedingly over the recent tragic crash of the Dutch air-liner, not only because of the loss of eight lives, but because of the misfortune to a…

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Championship Surf Carnival Ballina

Northern Star · Friday 26 January 1940 · page 8

The committee of the Far North Coast branch of the S.L.S.A. of Australia has completed programme arrangements for the annual…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

For the first time, Melbourne this week saw a considerable march of troops in threes. In earlier days it was all fours…

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Junior Farmers' Show Fixtures

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 4

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

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Ground Steward to Be Paid Position at Casino Show Casino

Northern Star · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 13

Side show space and other matters relating to the forthcoming show were discussed at a meeting of the Casino Show…

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Vaudeville Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 6

Country people seldom have an opportunity of seeing a metropolitan company "treading the boards." However, the opportunity will be presented…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 2

What's in a name? Quite a, lot it seems, when one mixes politics with anagrams, that old-fashioned game played by transposing the letters of a…

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