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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1918

326 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 17

Hamilton Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

Hamilton Red Cross Day Committee completed arrangements last night for their carnival to be held to-day. The erection of the stalls and platforms was completed, and…

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Red Cross Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 5

The general committee of the Red Cross Day movement was held last night in the council chambers. Alderman E. Wilson presided…

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Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 8

The Broadmeadow Coo-[?] Girls will hold what promises to be a successful motor cycling and sports carnival on the Newcastle Showground this afternoon…

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Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 8

A swimming carnival promoted by the Newcastle Surf Club, assisted by the Premier Amateur Swimming Club, is to be held in the ocean berths this afternoon. A…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 8

A meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held last evening. The president, Mr. W. H. Mackay, presided. Mr. R. L. Logan,…

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Hamilton. Red Cross Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 2

The inclement weather interfered but little with the success of the opening festivities in connection with the Hamilton Red Cross carnival yesterday. The outstanding feature of…

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Red Cross Day Hamilton Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 4

The carnival organised by the Hamilton Hod Cross Committee, which was interfered with yesterday afternoon by unfavorable weather, was continued last night, and,…

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Maitland Show Handsome Profit

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 4

The president of the H. R. P. and A. Society (Mr. W. H. Mackay) presided over a large attendance of committeemen last night when matters relative to the recent…

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Toronto'a Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

Owing to a steady downpour of rain on Saturday afternoon at Toronto, the Red Cross villages Fair had to be held in the school of Arts. There the stalls consisting…

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Hamilton Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 3

The carnival promoted by the Hamilton Red Cross Day committee, which was continued in Gregson Park on Saturday afternoon, was well patronised, the total…

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Toronto. Red Cross Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 7

The arrangements for the Red Cross Village Fair at Toronto on Saturday were interfered with somewhat by rain, which commenced to fall after the stalls…

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District News. Broadmeadow. Coo-ee Girls' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 April 1918 · page 7

Delightful weather prevailed for the Broadmeadow Coo-ee Girls' carnival on the Show Ground on Saturday, but unfortunately a clash with a similar…

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Broxburn to Resume Trouble of Five Men To Do "Fair Day's Work" Judge Edmunds' Suggestion

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 April 1918 · page 5

As the result of a suggestion made by Mr. Justice Edmunds when the arbitration proceedings in relation to the top seam at East Greta (Broxburn) colliery were resumed…

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Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 6

Although for some weeks the weather in the Dungog district had been showery, and yesterday broke through a cloudy sky, the weather held fairly well, and the…

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Red Cross Exhibition Lady Davidson's Speech SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 April 1918 · page 3

The Red Cross exhibition at Farmer's was opened to-day by Lady Davidson. A guard of honor of returned soldiers and all the employees of the firm was drawn up outside…

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Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 6

Fine weather prevailed yesterday for the Dungog Show, and there was a very large attendance, hotels, boardinghouses, and even private houses falling to supply the demand…

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A Fair Day's Work. "Loafing" Defined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 4

An allegation of the New Greta Colliery proprietors is that certain of the mine employees have been guilty of loafing. During the hearing of the…

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To Show Cause Mr. Justice M'Cawley BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1918 · page 6

The Full Court to-day made absolute the rule calling upon Mr. Justice M'Cawley to show cause why he should remain on the bench…

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Triangle Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 8

Particulars of the musical and elocution competitions to be held in connection with the Y.M.C.A. Red Triangle Fair at Hamilton on May 8 and 9, are advertised to-day…

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Our Sydney Letter. Getting Men.—then Getting Money.—homes for the Incapacitated.—the People Like a Show.—"tentative Assessments."—distant Hills Seen Closely. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1918 · page 3

Everything going is related to the war. Where not the actual things themselves, as men and money, it is as a step-brother or a cousin. And no cousin is ever far…

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