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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1911

227 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 12

Cycling. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1911 · page 3

The Christmastide cycling carnival will be concluded on the Rugby Football Ground this evening, and the Summer Nights Amusement Company have put…

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Cycling Carnival. Splendid Racing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

The concluding night of the Summer Nights' Amusement Company's Christmastide cycling carnival was productive of some excellent racing on the Rugby…

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Sailing Carnival. Brisbane, Monday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 5

The interstate sailing carnival was continued to-day, when the eighteen-foot handicap resulted as follows:—Advance 1, Ariell 2, Pastime 3…

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Newcastle Regatta. a Successful Carnival. Very Large Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1911 · page 4

The Newcastle Annual Regatta, which was abandoned last year, owing to industrial troubles, was held yesterday under rather favourable circumstances. The…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the executive committee Which is making arrangements for the holding of carnival week in Newcastle month, was held at the council…

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Beecroft's Novelty Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 6

Beecroft's novelty show will arrived in Newcastle this morning, by special train from Queensland and will take up a location in Arnott's Paddock, Cook's Hill. The…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

Arrangements are well under way for the carnival and gala which will commence next Saturday with the fire brigades' display, on Lee Wharf, starting from…

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Novelty Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 6

Beecroft's novelty show is still at Arnott's paddock. This after, at 2.30, the show will be open and again in the evening. The season will terminate on the…

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Beecroft's Novelty Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 6

The galloping horse steam riding gallery, ocean wave, and swinging boats, with other novelties, attached to Beecroft's Novelty Show, lent quite a gala…

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Newcastle Carnival. Completing Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle carnival week executive committee was held at the council chambers last evening, Alderman Reid, the Mayor, in the chair. There…

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Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

A meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Society was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, the president, Dr. J. L. Beeston,…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 4

The central idea of the carnival to be held in Newcastle next week in a display by the retail distributing houses to show the varied character…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 5

Entries for all sections in connection with the Newcastle carnival, which opens with a fire bridages' demonstration on Saturday will close to-day…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1911 · page 3

Sir,—Your excellent article of this morning will stimulate local interest in the shopping facilities of this city, and the value of co-operative local…

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Newcastle Carnival. Bright Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1911 · page 6

The Newcastle shopping carnival commences to-day, and everything points, to a very successful conclusion to the labours of the organising committee, of…

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Newcastle Carnival. the Opening Day. a Complete Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1911 · page 4

The importance of Newcastle, not only commercially and industrially, but as pleasure and tourist resort, and the necessity for bringing its claims for…

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Carnival Week. the Judge's Awards. Scott's, Ltd., Win the Championship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1911 · page 4

Mr. H. W. Snelling Ford, of Lassetter and Company, Limited, Sydney, the sole judge of the window-dressing competition in connection with the Newcastle…

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Carnival Week. Continued Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 5

Fine weather yesterday favoured the continuance of Newcastle carnival week. There was a large number of persons about the city during the day, and among…

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Carnival Week. Tattoo on the Reserve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The tattoo on the Upper Reserve held in connection with the Newcastle Carnival attracted a very large number of spectators…

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Cycling. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 10

The cycling carnival to be held to-night on the Rugby Football Ground in connection with the carnival week celebrations promises to be the most successful held…

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