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Shows & fairs, 1948

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Banks House Wins Mur-bah High School Swimming Carnival

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 March 1948 · page 3

After a neck-to-neck fight until the final stages, Banks house drew away to win by 25½ points from Cunningham (137½) in Murwillumbah High School swimming carnival yesterday at the Murwillumbah…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 2

WHAT is the population of New South Wales? Banana Growers' Federation chairman (Mr. Roy Armstrong)…

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Near Drowning at Swimming Carnival

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

A small child was nearly drowned before 500 spectators at the Lismore Memorial Baths on Saturday afternoon…

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A. Ville A. and I. Subs Show Decrease

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 4

Most noticeable decrease in income during the year was the falling off of members' subscriptions from £246 in 1946 to £178,…

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Five New Records At F.N.C. Carnival Newbiggin's Easy Win

Northern Star · Monday 8 March 1948 · page 7

Five records were broken at the second championship carnival conducted by the Far North Coast Swimming Association at Lismore on Saturday. Murwillumbah drew further ahead in the point-score competition…

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Fair's Fair

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 5

"I'm a Socialist all right, but I don't hold with none of those extreme ideas. My belief is that the working man must have a say in…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 2

BANANA surplus? One hates to suggest that such a fine food should "go to the dogs," but there just wouldn't be any surplus if all…

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Swim Coach Rebuked: Carnival Incident

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 7

Well known Kyogle swimming coach, Jack Barrett, was rebuked by the Official Announcer, Claude Riley, in a tense little incident during the Far North Coast championships at Lismore baths on Saturday night…

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Russians Show Impatience With the Finns No Reply Yet to Treaty Offer

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 March 1948 · page 3

LONDON, Monday: Diplomats at Helsinki say Russian officials have expressed impatience at the time the Finnish Government is taking to give Generalissimo Sta Ln an answer to his Russo-Finnish treaty proposal sent in his letter of February 26…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 2

BARNABUS heard that night attendance figures at Murwillumbah memorial Baths had increased greatly this season, and…

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Swimming M'bah Team For Third NC Carnival

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 4

The Murwillumbah swimmers chosen to swim, in the third of the Far North Coast championship swimming carnivals, to be…

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Bangalow War Memorial First Flower Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 7

The first annual flower show conducted by Bangalow War Memorial Fund Committee was in the Masonic Hall…

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Lismore Champion Dog for Royal Show

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 March 1948 · page 3

The English setter, Envoy of Enzed, who was grand champion of the North Coast National Show last year, will compete in the…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 2

IT was good work to transform what was formerly a useless, waste property into the now beautiful Nicholl Park at East…

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Show Catering Arranged At Urbenville

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 3

Catering arrangements for Urbenville Show on Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24, were made at a meeting of the Women's…

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'Show the Flag' Cruise Showed Britain's Teeth

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 1

PORT STANLEY (Falkland Islands), Wednesday: HMS Nigeria returned last night from her "show the flag" cruise in…

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DORROUGHBY J.F. SHOW: 'Primary industry Depends On Junior Farmers'

Northern Star · Thursday 11 March 1948 · page 6

"We are dependent on Junior Farmers to carry on our great primary industries," said Cr. C. F. Towns, opening the 12th annual Junior Farmers' Show at Dorroughby…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 March 1948 · page 2

IT'S grand to see old folk getting about and still enjoying life. Visitor to Murwillumbah…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 2

THE tragic story of a brilliant pianist who is apparently incurably insane but still able to produce wonderful music from…

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Nine Records Go at High School Carnival Heats

Northern Star · Saturday 13 March 1948 · page 8

Brilliant juvenile swimmer, John Gates, broke five juvenile records in the heats of Lismore High School's annual swimming carnival…

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