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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 2

The appearance of Skjellerup's comet, which has been clearly visible at Murwillumbah, has loosed a flood of reminiscences of other comets in…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

The defeated Republican candidate for the United States Presidency, Mr. Wendell Willkie, is making himself very much at home in England, and…

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Show Finances Reviewed

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

The treasurer, Mr. T. C. Simpson, informed Kyogle Show Society yesterday that the credit balance on December 3 was £25078. Receipts for…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

Man-of-the-year Chur,chill does not stand alone, says the American magazine "Time." Neither, does runner-up Hitler. Beside and behind Hitler…

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Swimming Opening Point Score Carnival

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

Junior swimmers provided most of the entertainment at the first point score carnival conducted by the Lismore club this season. The…

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Dairy Produce at Royal Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Good competition is assured in the dairy produce section at the 1941 Royal Empire Show, 400 entries having been received for the…

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Surf Life Saving. Byron Bay Patriotic Carnival T.H. and C. Club To Defend Three Cups

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

Fourteen events, including a march past, will be held at the Byron Bay patriotic surf carnival next Sunday. The march past…

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Byron Bay Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 11

The following teams will represent the Byron Bay Surf Lite Saving Club at its annual carnival next Sunday:- R. and R.—No. 1 team: G. Hampton,…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

So far from the actual happenings, it is difficult for Australians to realise the full extent of the damage being done by the Luftwaffe in…

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Cycling. Night Carnival Handicaps For To-night

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

The Lismore club will continue the 1940-41 night cycling seasun to-night with an attractive programme of handicap and. scratch events. Since the…

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Kyogle Show. Fodder Conservation Contest

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 10

KYOGLE, Wednesday.—"We will have to make a start some time," commented the president (Mr. C. Hogan) when Kyogle Show Society decided…

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Profit of £111 From Byron Bay Patriotic Carnival

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

The nett profit from the patriotic carnival held during the Christmas and New Year holidays at Byron Bay amounted to…

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Annual Pig Fair

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 5

The secretary of Lismore branch of the Primary Producers' Union (Mr. R. Pilgrim) stated yesterday that entries would close with the official auctioneers…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 4

At its meeting a fortnight ago, Murwillumbah Municipal Council forecast a campaign against rats, and suggestions were made that poison…

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Teams For Byron Bay Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 11

Teams selected to represent the Evans Head-casino Lire saving Club at Byron Bay Club's annual carnival next Sunday are as follows:—R. and R. team: T…

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Brunswick Teams For Byron Bay Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 7

MULLUMBIMBY, Thursday. — R. ("Bob") Harkness has been chosen to skipper the Brunswick Surf Club's boat crew, which will compete in the…

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Surf Life Saving. Carnival on Sunday Week at Currumbin Beach

Tweed Daily · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

The first open club surf carnival of the season within the Point Danger Branch area will be held on Sunday week at Currumbin Beach. The…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 4

Weeping skies of the past few weeks have failed to dim the brilliant spectacle provided at present by many of Murwillumbah's gardens…

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Patriotic Swimming Carnival Next Saturday Night

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 8

Far North Coast swimming championship titles will be awarded at the patriotic carnival to be conducted in Lismore Memorial Baths on Saturday,…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon I attended Knox Park (save the mark) in the hope that I might be fortunate in seeing some cricket. While sitting on…

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