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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

1,054 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 53

Surf Life Saving. Byron Bay Has "Field Day" at Carnival Junior Surf Race to Womersley

Tweed Daily · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 2

Byron Bay Surf Club had a day out at its surf carnival yesterday when it won the surf boat race, surf boat rescue race and march…

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Bcnalbo Show President

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 5

Mr. W. R. Cooke was elected unanimously president of the Bonalbo A. and I. Society for 1941. This is Mr. Cooke's second occupancy of the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

As most residents of the Tweed are fully aware to their extreme discontent, the district is facing an invasion of a very serious nature…

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Soldiers Share in Carnival Profit

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 11 February 1941 · page 2

The President of Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. C. C. Thomson) said yesterday that the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 12 February 1941 · page 4

If after consistent evidence of the interest being taken, some residents continue to harbor the suspicion that members of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Toowoomba Show

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 9

Live stock entries for the Toowoomba show close on February 17. No time should be lost by intending exhibitors to get their entries in. Good prize money is…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 4

One hundred and thirty-two years ago yesterday there was born in Kentucky a child destined to become one of the greatest statesmen of the…

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Surf Life Saving Championship Carnival at Evans Head

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1941 · page 6

BALLINA, Wednesday.—As a result of the large increase in the junior membership of Far North Coast surf lifesaving clubs the executive of…

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Night Carnival Postponed

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

Because of the condition of the track following heavy rain on Tuesday night, the Lismore Club's carnival arranged for last night, had to be…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

If it was not for the fact that it is marked on some desk calendars. I wonder how many of us would know that to-day, apart from being Friday,…

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20 From Kyogle Competitors At Lismore Carnival

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 6

Twenty competitors from Kyogle have been nominated for events to be decided at the Lismore Club's patriotic carnival tomorrow night. A…

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Autumn Flower Show in Lismore

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

Lismore Horticultural Society committee, last night made further arrangements for its 22nd autumn show to be held in the Masonic Hall,…

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Citizens' Welfare Committee Will Assist Patriotic Show

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

At its meeting on Monday evening Coraki Citizens' Welfare Committee decided to lend every aid in its power to make the Patriotic…

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K.g.p.c. Completes Plans "Round the Clock" Carnival

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 3

Final arrangements for the "Round The Clock" carnival, to be held near the Memorial clock on Saturday, February 22, were…

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"Those Wild Coraki Coves." Show Casino How to Hide Outlaws

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 4

Casino "Express," referring to Saturday's rodeo in that centre, says:— The riders came from several North Coast centres, but those, wild Coraki…

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Swimming. Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 8

Entries have exceeded expectations for the carnival arranged by the Lismore club in aid of the W.V.S. funds to be held at the Memorial Baths to-night…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 15 February 1941 · page 2

The appeal of Murwillumbah's Chief Warden for assistance in the very many avenues available must make its appeal to residents of the Tweed…

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Swimming Lismore Patriotic Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 3

Everyone got wet at the W.V.S. patriotic carnival in the memorial baths on Saturday night. It appeared somewhat ironical that the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

Should anyone doubt the sincerity of purpose, enthusiasm, spirit, endurance, forbearance, patience and what not of Murwillumbah unit of the…

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Surf Life Saving. Currumbin Carnival Results

Tweed Daily · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 2

BRISBANE, Sunday:—Southport, with D. Bright as patient and F. Hodgson as rescuer, won the rescue and resuscitation event at Currumbin…

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