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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1908

188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Waratah. Exhibition of School Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 7

At the Waratah Public School, Mayfield, yesterday afternoon, in response to invitations by the head master. Mr. D. Robertson, and teaching staff, there was a…

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Merewether. Park-street Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 5

A fair and Christmas tree were opened at Park-street Methodist Church yesterday afternoon by Mr. W. Scott, of Newcastle. Mr. W. Case presided, and there…

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Wickham School. Exhibition of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 3

The annual exhibition of work in connection with the Wickham Superior Public School was held yesterday at the school, in the presence of a large…

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Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 5

On the Federal Park on Saturday afternoon, a sports carnival was held under the auspices of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Bicycle Club. This was the club's…

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Life-saving Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1908 · page 6

At the invitation of the Maitland Swimming Club, the Newcastle Surf Club sent a team to Maitland on Saturday afternoon to give a demonstration in the art of…

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Cycling. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1908 · page 9

A start will be made with the Newcastle Christmas carnival on the Rugby Ground to-night, and given fine weather, it is safe to anticipate that there will…

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Cycling Carnival. First-class Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 December 1908 · page 7

The Christmas cycling carnival promoted by the Summer Nights' Amusement Company, was attended at the Rugby Football Ground on Saturday night by fully 6000…

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Cycling. the Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 December 1908 · page 3

The Summer Nights' Amusement Company's carnival will be brought to a conclusion on the Rugby Ground on Friday night, when another attractive programme…

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