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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

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Newcastle Anzac Cot Fund Commercial Travellers' Carnival Letter From General Birdwood

Northern Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 5

The following letter has been received by Mr. J. W. Tickell. from General Sir W. R. Birdwood. in reply to the imitation of the Newcastle…

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Stockton Band Carnival

Northern Times · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 1

On Anniversary Day, Friday, January 26, a carnival will be held at Riverside, Stockton, in aid of the Stockton Band. A programme of…

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Returned Soldiers' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

The programme of the first annual sports carnival, promoted by the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association, is advertised to-day. The…

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Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Association was hold at the association's office, Bolton-street, last evening, Mr. H. M. Cohen…

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Preparing for the Show. COMMITTEE MEETING.s

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and industrial Association wan held in the association's rooms last…

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R.s.a. Sports Carnival

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

The first annual sports carnival under the auspices of the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association of New South Wales will be…

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Swimming Carnival at Cessnock

Northern Times · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. S. Home last night advanced a proposal to have a swimming carnival at Cessnock, in aid of the funds of the at Cessnock Patriotic Committee. The…

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Athletics. R.S.A. CARNIVAL

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. H. Goble has received word from Mr. Sydney Rolfe, hon. secretary of the East Sydney Amateur Athletic Club, stating that it is the intention…

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Newcastle Show. Promising Indications

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Inquiries from the secretary of the Newcastle Show Committee (Mr. E. J. Dann) elicit the fact that there in no question as to the growing,…

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Maitland Show Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. E. H. Fountain, secretary to the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, has submitted to the association committee a scheme which, in his opinion, will…

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Maitland Show. Arrangements for 1017

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 6

Preliminary arrangements for the holding of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association's 56th annual exhibition in Maitland…

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Newcastle Show

Northern Times · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

As instancing the growing importance of the Newcastle Show, we are informed by the secretary that today's mail contained…

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Branxton Sports Carnival

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

The Dranxton Send-off Committee announce a sports carnival in the Branxton Park, next Friday. A procession will start at one o'clock, and…

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Stockton Band Carnival

Northern Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The Stockton Council grazing paddock will be the location to-morrow of a sports carnival in aid of the funds of the Stockton Band. The day…

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Carnival Week at the Lyric

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 6

Commencing on Monday, Messrs. Dix and Baker will introduce the Fox photoplay supreme, "The Serpent," a six-act dramatic special, with Theda Bara In…

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Stockton Band Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

A carnival is to be held on the council's grazing paddock at Stockton to-day in aid of the local band. A first-class programme has been arranged, an attractive…

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Stockton Band Carnival. Procession and Sports

Northern Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

For many years now the members of the Stockton Band have been giving their services free to the community in order to make the…

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Stockton Band. Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3

Stockton is justly proud of its band, an organisation whose membership is now 30, and whose playing has won many favourable opinions. There will be a band…

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Cessnock Swimming Carnival Postponed

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 4

Owing to permission not yet having been accorded by the Caledonian Collieries, Ltd., for the use of the Aberdare Extended colliery dam for…

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Suburban Picture Show

Northern Times · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 2

At the Kitchener Hall Adamstown, on Saturday night. Mr. Thos. Freeman presumed his weekly series of pictures, the hall being crowded. A…

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