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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Sydney Royal Show Exhib1t

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 3

LISMORE, Wednesday: The staging of the North Coast and Tablelands exhibit at the Royal Easter Show will commence on…

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G.F.S. To Hold Handicrafts Exhibition

Northern Star · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

Members of Lismore Girls' Friendly Society, at a meeting, decided to hold an exhibition and competition of members'…

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Half High School Students Compete At Carnival

Northern Star · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 7

A feature of the Lismore High School annual swimming carnival in the Memorial Baths yesterday was the unusually high number of entries for events. Approximately, 50 percent, of the pupils attending the school competed. Mr. J. A. Murphy attributes the…

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Tentative Carnival Week Programme Presented Last Night

Tweed Daily · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 2

The president of Murwillumbah Tweed Carnival Week Committee, Mr. P. J. Quan, last night expressed disappointment at the poor attendance at a meeting of the committee…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 2

MILLIONAIRE prince, the 60-year-old Nawab of Bhopal is giving up his throne so that his State can be ruled by women as…

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Bowls Easter Carnival at Bangalow

Northern Star · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 8

Bangalow Bowling Club, at the annual meeting, made arrangements for an Easter carnival. Final details will be discussed later…

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Kennel Club Show In May

Northern Star · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 5

The Lismore and District Kennel Club will stage its second Dog Show in Lismore on Saturday afternoon, May 14…

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Class Horses Will Show Their Paces at Randwick

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: With numerous class horses reappearing after their summer spell, the racing at Randwick on Saturday should give a line on prospects in the big autumn events…

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For the Man on the Land Hints on Poultry For Show Penning

Northern Star · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 7

With the resumption of a normal programme of poultry shows much interest has been aroused in methods of preparing poultry for exhibition…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 March 1949 · page 2

SINCE Taluka, a young man 8ft 3in. tall, arrived recently in the village of Pegu, 40 miles from Rangoon, crowds have flocked to…

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Tennis Exhibition at Southport

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 4

A strong team from Brisbane, led by Harold Skinner, rated as second best player in Queensland, met members of West End…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

AN artificial blinking owl secretly installed a few days ago on Melbourne Town Hall to scare pigeons has certainly…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

THE question, do snakes swallow. their young? is not new. Many people claim to have seen it occur…

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High School Swim Carnival To-night

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 7

Lismore High School's annual swimming carnival will be held at the Memorial Baths tonight, commencing at 7.15. Committees of…

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Wanderers Show Good Form in Casino Game

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 8

The newly-formed Wanderers Club gave a good display when it went down to a near Casino representative' side by three…

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To Ride at R.a.s. Show at Easter

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 2

Two Tweed district horsemen will ride at the Royal Easter Show this year. The two boys, Ned Twohill and…

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Stage Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 5

On Saturday night the Lester Follie company will appear in their elaborate marquee theatre. Variety artists will present a three hour…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

THE rugged hero, with a touch of the bully, who has made Ruby Ayres' novels popular, with many, is always the same…

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Currumbin Show in October

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 March 1949 · page 2

Currumbin Show will be held on October 12. A baby show also will be held in Currumbin Memorial Hall on that date…

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The Passing Show

Tweed Daily · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 2

TRAGEDY is overtaking Hollywood--its blondes are turning green. It is all the result of "smog"…

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