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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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Kingscliff Carnival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 2

Final arrangements have been made for the sports programme at Kingscliff today. Horse events will take place on the beach at…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 2

WELL, here we are—right at the commencement of 1947. Everything under control? No casualties or catastrophies ticked up…

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Bowls Carnival Pairs Final Today

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 1 January 1947 · page 4

Although beaten 27-21 by Jones and Freeleagus in a semifinal of the pairs competition at Tweed Heads bowling…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 2

IT was in the grimmest days of the war, following Dunkirk. The deliberate, dramatic voice of Winston Curchill was ringing…

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Carnival Bowls Winchester, Hattersley Win Pairs

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 3

The pairs competition at Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Bowling Club's carnival was won yesterday by A. G. Winchester…

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V. Bassett's Four Wins Byron Bay Carnival

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 3

A Mullumbimby rink, skipped by V. Bassett, won the rink competition at Byron Bay Bowling Club's carnival yesterday. Bassett…

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MCC Show They Know How to Fight

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 January 1947 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday: England may lose the third Test and rubber, but today they came into their…

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The Passing Show Ballad of the Davis Cup

Tweed Daily · Friday 3 January 1947 · page 2

You may lift me up in your arms, lad, and turn my face to the sun. For one last thought of the Kooyong court, where the Davis Cup was…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 4 January 1947 · page 2

THe mystery about the eventful fate of Marshal Ney, Napoleon's trusty lieutenant, formed the oasis of an article appearing in…

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Surf Carnival Postponed

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 2

After the referee (Mr R. Blackman) and the secretary of Point Danger branch of the Surf Life Saving Association (Mr J. R…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 2

A WRITER asks who could avoid poetic imaginings when looking at the majestic Tower of London, from whose deep embrasured…

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Action At Ballina Surf Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 6 January 1947 · page 5

Top photo shows the unbeaten Byron Bay march past team in action at Ballina…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

THE subject of how the war A babies are growing up in Britain was recently discussed by Sylvia Duncan in the BBC's…

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N.S.W. Shorthorns For Perth Royal Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 6

At the last meeting of the committee of the N.S.W. branch of the Shorthorn Society of Australia it was decided to send a…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 8 January 1947 · page 2

TWENTY-EIGHT years after the end of the First World War a short history of Australia's contribution to that conflict has been…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 2

A bright side of the picture of Australian brides of Americans is given by Mrs. Beta Testa, is now living at 7008 Sellers…

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Colourful Doll Show at Play Centre

Northern Star · Thursday 9 January 1947 · page 4

A doll show held at the Lismore Play Centre yesterday afternoon attracted a colourful and varied array of exhibits…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

SPEAKING in "Radio Round about" in the BBC's Eastern Service recently, Mr. James Laver, Keeper of Prints in the…

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Imrie Not for Greenmount Carnival

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 2

Allan Imrie (Burleigh Heads), national surf belt champion, will be unable to compete at Green-mount surf carnival on Sunday…

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Churchill's Maps on Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 6

LONDON (AP): Three-dimensional maps which Winston Churchill had especially made during the war and used…

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