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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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Lismore High School Swimming Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 4

Lismore High School swimming carnival will be held at the Memorial Baths tomorrow. Ex-students who wish to contest a…

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Lismore Choice in American Art Exhibition

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 4

Lismore's acclaimed selection from the recent American Art Exhibition was No. 20, Grant Woods' "American Gothic," whose realism…

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Lismore Rodeo and Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 2

Lismore Police and Citizens Rodeo Committee, will stage at Lismore on May 9th and 10th, continuing on the night of the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 March 1945 · page 2

IN December last a paragraph appeared in this column referring to Mr. A. S. (Archie) Potts, of Potts' Point, who had…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 2

THERE'S no story in this, really. It's not--.Anyhow, do you remember O. Henry's triangle? Young Ikey Snizzlefritz, pinched…

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Tennis Lismore Club's Easter Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 8 March 1945 · page 5

The Lismore Tennis Club has decided to revive the Easter carnival, which has not been played since 1941…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 2

THOUSANDS of Australians who had never imagined they would see the heart of the continent now find that the fortune…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

FORGIVE me if I reminisce around a bit today in connection with yesterday's big meeting of Norco shareholders at…

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Federal J.f.c. Show

Northern Star · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

The champion A.I.S. bull at the Federal Junior Farmers' Show was "Maxwell Court Chief," owned by Fernley Baker, of Federal…

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Easter Carnival Nominations

Northern Star · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 4

Clubs are reminded that entrie[?] for the N.R.D.B.A. Easter Carnival, to be played on Lismore greens on March 30 and 31 and April 2,…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

BARNABUS has received the following letter, dated March 9, from the Postmaster at Murwillumbah (Mr A. H. Osborne):…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

THE parking of all buses near Knox Park seems to be successful. It appears that such a procedure was always law, but…

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Swimming. Keen Finishes at Club Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

One of the biggest crowds of spectators since the inauguration of the club was present at the carnival conducted by Lismore…

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Tennis Fine Junior Events for Easter Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 5

Arrangements for the Lismore Club's Easter tennis carnival are well in hand. A quantity of balls have been made available with…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

THE Town Where Dreams Come True" is what they call Nuriootpa, 50 miles northeast of Adelaide. Something has been…

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Mullumbimby Poultry Show & Gymkhana

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

MULLUMBIMBY, Tuesday.—At last meeting of the committee of the Mullumbimby Agricultural Society it was decided to hold the…

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G.P.L. Street Carnival Netted £159

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 4

The street carnival organised by Lismore G.P. League in aid of the Lismore Anzac House appeal netted £159 7s 3d. A cheque for…

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Mullumbimby Poultry Show. Rodeo in May

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

Mullumbimby Agricultural Society Committee has decided to hold the annual poultry show and gymkhana on Friday and…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 2

TOKIO Radio, which has a talent for that form of warfare that Kipling satirised when be wrote of "killing Kruger with…

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Tennis Lismore Easter Carnival to Be Revived

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 4

With a view to reviving interest in tennis generally, and of fostering the juniors in particular, Lismore Tennis Club has, decided to…

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