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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1913

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Swimming. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 3

The carnival to be held in the new ocean baths to-night promises to be the most successful ever held in Newcastle. The presence of W. Longworth should, in…

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Newcastle Agricultural Show. the Opening Day. a Fine Display. All Past Records Beaten

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 5

The twelfth annual exhibition held under the auspices of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was opened under…

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Swimming in Newcastle. Last Night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 5

The wet weather last evening spoilt What promised to be the most successful swimming carnival ever held in Newcastle…

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Newcastle Show. the Second Day. Speech by Mr. Trefle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 5

The second day of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association's Exhibition met with intensely hot weather. The attendance,…

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Easter Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 6

An Easter carnival is to be held in St. Philip's Presbyterian School Hall, Watt-Steet, on Morch 10, 11 and 12. The Mayoress, Mrs. H. M. Shedden, will…

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The Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

Sir,—I would like to know it the Newcastle Surf Club intends proceeding with the carnival? The weather was so boisterous at 7 o'clock last night as to prevent…

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To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 10

All arrangements have been completed for the carnival to be held on the Newcastle Sports Ground to-night. The programme is a very lengthy one, and as…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 3

Sir.—At Broadmeadow yesterday the weather was fearfully hot and dry, and a gale of dust was kept down the street from the tram shed to the show ground…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

The speeches delivered at the opening of the Newcastle Show, and at the dinner held in connection therewith, referred to some of the problems…

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Imperial Exhibition. Miniature Naval Battle. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

Arrangements are being made to held an imperial Services Exhibition at Earl's Court during the summer. The leading naval and military…

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Newcastle Show. Third Day. Another Large Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 5

The Newcastle Show was continued yesterday in fine weather, the conditions being much more pleasant than on the previous day, although a strong southerly…

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St. Philip's Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 4

An Easter carnival in connection with St. Philip's Presbyterian Church will be opened in the school hall, Watt-street, this afternoon, by Mrs. H. M. Shedden,…

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The Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 5

The cycling and motor carnival, which was to have been held at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday night, as the concluding feature of carnival week, has…

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The Newcastle Show. Rain Causes Abandonment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 March 1913 · page 5

Saturday was to have been the big day in connection with the Newcastle Show, but, unfortunately, rain set in at an early hour and continued without intermission…

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Newcastle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 3

Sir,—Although the extreme weather has upset the most important items in connection with carnival week and the Agricultural, Society's show, no sane…

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St, Philip's Church. Easter Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1913 · page 5

A three days' Easter carnival in connection with the St. Philip's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, was opened in the church-hall yesterday afternoon under…

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Show Half-holiday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1913 · page 11

Sir,—An appeal was made by the committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Society to the shopkeepers and trades-people of the Newcastle district to close…

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Letters to the Editor. Show Half-holiday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1913 · page 7

Sir,—In reply to a letter in this morning's issue, signed "Preach and Practise," I must, in ordinary justice to our president, ask you to print the following…

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Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 March 1913 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle Agricultural Association was held last evening at the Chamber of Commerce, whoa Mr. H. J. Cannington presided over a good…

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Carnival Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 6

The postponed parade of motor cars, Motor cycles, and bicycles is to take place to-night, starting from the Jubilee Memorial, Pacific Park, at seven o'clock,…

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