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Northern Rivers · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Rockhampton Team For Easter Carnival

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 7

A men's team from Rockhampton will visit Lismore for the Easter hockey carnival this year. The carnival will be conducted on Easter Saturday and Easter…

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Royal Easter Show Insured Against Rain for £72,000

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Insurance against rain for this year's Easter show provides for a maximum payment of £72,000 to tre Royal Agricultural Society. The figure is believed to be a…

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Probe Into Huge R.S.L. Carnival Loss Sought at M'bimby

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 March 1951 · page 4

MULLUMBIMBY, Monday. — Mullumbimby R.S.L. sub-branch will seek a thorough investigation into the conduct of carnival operations by the State Council…

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Brunswick Heads Gets Fair Deal, Says Councillor

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 4

Brunswick Heads ratepayers should realise that they were getting a fair deal from the council, said Cr. T. Mott at a meeting of Byron Shire Council yesterday. Referring to a Press report of…

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Record Show Crowd Expected on First Day

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — R.A.S. officials expect a record crowd of almost 100,000 to pass through the turnstiles on the opening day of the…

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Plans for Jubilee Fair at Woodburn

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Woodburn branch of the C.W.A. arrangements were finalised regarding the holding of a Jubilee Fair…

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Chrysanthemum Show, April 28

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 9

At the monthly meeting of Lismore Horticultural Society the forthcoming chrysanthemum show was discussed and the date set for…

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Urbenvme Show Entries Promising

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 7

The secretary advised a meeting of Urbenville and District Show Committee that entries have started to be received and that requests are…

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Catering Plans for Urbeinville Show

Northern Star · Thursday 15 March 1951 · page 8

At a special meeting of the Urbenville Ladies' Show Committee, final arrangements were made for the luncheon and catering for the…

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Corndale Cafe. Variety Fair Popular

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 2

There was a good attendance at Corndale Hall for the Church of England variety fair. The hall and stalls were tastefully decorated with…

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Missed From Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 3

To be missed from the cast of Gaiete Parade will be popular Dudley Quirk, who, as announced previously, has received news of a…

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Plans for Gala Swim Carnival

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 4

Lismore Amateur Swimming Club plans a gala carnival for Easter Saturday night. At the carnival they will conduct…

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North Coast Dominates Dairy Awards for Royal Show

Northern Star · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Entries in the dairy produce section at the Royal Show were the best for many years, judges said today. Butter, lard, bacon, hams and cheeses were judged. North Coast entries…

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TALK of the Town Live or Dead Show

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Ne[?]had we seen so many people roll[?] the local picture house as dur[?] the past few days of "Annie Get [?] Gun."…

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Urbenville News Page Show Committee Discuss Final Details

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 7

At the usual monthly meeting of the Urbenville and District Show Society Committee, held at Urbenville recently, many of the final details of the coming show were discussed. The meeting was very well…

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Quality Outstanding At Dahlia Show --Entries High For Time Of Year

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 16 March 1951 · page 1

Although the dahlia show staged by Kyogle Horticultural Society on Wednesday attracted only a limited number of entries, the quality of the blooms was outstanding for this time of the year…

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Ready for the Big Show

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 1

These district breeders were exercising their cattle at Sydney Showground yesterday. They are (from left) J. Perkins, of Wollongbar, N. McAnelly, of Greengate, Bexhill, and E. E. Cooke, of Moongi…

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£80 Prizemoney for Bonalbo Show Woodchops

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 10

At the monthly meeting of Bonalbo A. and I. Society, it was decided to provide £80 prizemoney to stage woodchopping events at the…

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Inflation May 'Steal Show' At Fed. Elections

Northern Star · Saturday 17 March 1951 · page 5

LONDON, Friday (AAP).—Inflationary problems may "steal the stage" at the Australian Federal elections, "The Times" said in an editorial yesterday on the probable election issues…

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Show Has 'Face Lift' Record Expected

Northern Star · Monday 19 March 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Workmen today gave the Royal Easter Show a "face lift" in readiness for the record crowd expected…

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