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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1917

347 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 18

Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 October 1917 · page 8

A grand poster and fancy dress skating carnival will be held in the Rink de Luxe on Monday, November 12th, in aid of the Steel Works Band contest fund…

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Town Planning Conference. Newcastle Views on Show

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 October 1917 · page 3

The first Australasian Town Planning Conference was opened in Adelaide on Thursday by the Stale Governor. There is a very large…

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District News. Hamilton. Jumble Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1917 · page 7

A jumble fair was opened in the Maitland-road Methodist Church yesterday, in the presence of a large attendance. The Rev. G. O. Cocks presided, and after…

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Patriotic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1917 · page 5

The Hamilton Girls Patriotic League's sports carnival and art union, set down or Saturday, November 10, contains a fine array of cycling, trotting, boxing, and…

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Cathedral Guild Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 4

A fair will be held in the Parish Hall to-night by the members of the Newcastle Cathedral Girls' Guild, in aid of the Parish Hall improvements fund…

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Economic Exhibition. Hints for the Thrifty

Northern Times · Tuesday 30 October 1917 · page 6

An economic exhibition of much interest to housewives is in progress in Melbourne. It has been organised by Miss Alice Currie. under the…

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Newcastle Cathedral Guild Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

The Newcastle Cathedral Girls’ Guild, assisted by the Boys' Guild, conducted an Australasian fair at the Parish Hall last evening. The proceeds will be devoted to…

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Hamilton Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 6

The programme of the sports carnival, which is to be held on the Newcastle Showground on Saturday, November 10th, under the auspices of the Hamilton Girls'…

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Hamilton Girls' League. Arrangements for Carnival

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of the Hamilton Girls' Patriotic League last night there was a good attendance of members. Representatives of the following clubs…

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Hamilton Patriotic Carnival. Arrangements for Trotting

Northern Times · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 5

A meeting of the Newcastle and District Trotting Club was held on Monday night in Goodman and Wright's office. There was a large…

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Hamilton. Patriotic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 7

Arrangements are well in hand for the carnival to be held on the Newcastle Showground on Saturday, November 10th, Under the auspices of the Hamilton Girls'…

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Red Cross Society. Carnival at Greta

Northern Times · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 4

The funds of the Greta Red Cross Society will be considerably augmented as the result of a skating carnival, which took place successfully in the…

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Sports Carnival

Northern Times · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 5
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

In our advertising columns to-day the full programme of the Hamilton Girls' Patriotic League's carnival and art union, to be held on the Newcastle…

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Poster Fancy Dress Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 6

On the night of the steel works carnival at the Rink de Luxe the Steel Works Band will march from Scott's corner to the rink. Skaters who are in poster and…

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Tighe's Hill. Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 3

A four days' fair in aid of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Church building fund was opened at the church yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large attendance…

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Germans Show Cowardice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 5

Mr. Percival Phillips says:—A feature of the capture of Passchendaele was the weak resistance the troops opposing the Canadians…

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Stockton Carnival

Northern Times · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 2

A programme of athletic events, which should provide a good afternoon's enjoyment, has been arrange for Saturday next, on the Riversid…

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Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 8

The Steel Works Band intend holding a skating carnival at the Rink de Luxe on Monday night next. The proceeds are in aid of the funds to send the band to Sydney for…

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Hamilton Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1917 · page 8

The Hamilton Girls' Patriotic League's sports carnival is set down for this afternoon on the Newcastle Show Ground, and a highly interesting programme has…

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