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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1919

334 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 17

Toronto's Big Day Lake Carnival Repatriation Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 March 1919 · page 5

Pleasant weather and a long list of attractions induced a large number of Newcastle and suburban people to spend this afternoon at Toronto…

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Toronto Carnival. Successful Function

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 5

The Toronto Repatriation Day Venetian Carnival, promoted by the Toronto Progress Committee, which was held on Saturday, proved thoroughly successful and…

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Maitland District. Repatriation Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 6

Repatriation week concluded in Maitland on Saturday with a sports carnival on the show ground, and was well attended. The programme was arranged…

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The Carnival Lifesaving Buoy Act No. 9: The Final Day

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 March 1919 · page 6

One has difficulty in writing up the ninth and last day of the Repatriation Carnival—Saturday. April [?]—on a comprehensive basis in advance. This…

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The Carnival Manufacturers' Part 10.—In "Dreamland"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 5

A brilliant exposition of the manufacturing possibilities and accomplishments of the Newcastle district and other parts of Australia is to be…

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West Wallsend. Schools' Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 5

A swimming carnival, promoted by the West Wallsend, Barnsley and Minmi schools, was held on Friday at Sandybottom, Young Wallsend. It was the first…

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Chocolate Wheels Carnival Project "What's the Objection!"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 5

The question of the use of cholocate wheels during the Repatriation Carnival was further before the carnival executive to-day, at a meeting…

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The Carnival [?] Executive Morning ABOUT £400 in Hand

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 1

The Repatriation Carnival Executive had a big morning's work to-day. The treasurers (Mr. Ball and Mr. Earp) reported a credit balance of…

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"The Carnival"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 3

The Repatriation Carnival souvenir now available to the patriotic bodies and other agents interested in its disposal ought to prove a great financial…

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Fair Work; Fair Wages Where Fairplay Rules the Sulphide Works

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 3

In these days when such organisation [?] the O.[?] are beingvig[?] by [?] who claim to [?] the [?] movement [?]…

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Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 5

Exhibitors to the Maitland show are reminded by the secretary (Mr. G. H. Fountain) that their competing cards may be had on application to his…

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Swimming. To-day's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 3

The carnival to be conducted by the Newcastle Surf Amateur Swimming Club, at the Ocean Baths this afternoon, promise to be a big success. Record…

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Swimming Carnival Amateurs' Big Day

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 5

The carnival promoted by the Newcastle Surf Amateur Swimming Club this afternoon at the Ocean Baths, was attended by favorable weather…

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Newcastle Show the Outlook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 6

The following report on the postponed show was presented to the executive committee of the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association yesterday…

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Repatriation Carnival Week. Commences Next

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 7

The carnival, which is being organised to raise funds to enable the Newcastle District Repatriation Committee to render prompt assistance to local soldiers, will…

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The Carnival Ship-Launching Traffic Cathedral Choir Help

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1919 · page 5

The Repatriation Carnival Executive has succeeded in in its endeavor to be given control of the sight-seeing traffic on the harbor on the occasion…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 6

The entries for the Newcastle Show did not suffer to any considerable extent by the postponement necessitated by the anti-influenza regulations. Only 12½ per…

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Maitland District. Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1919 · page 6

Maitland Show will be opened on Wednesday, and given fine weather it should be a big success. The sporting events will be a special feature, the hunters and…

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Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1919 · page 4
Also in Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

To-morrow, weather permitting, the Maitland Agricultural and Horticultural Association will put before the public what it deems one of the best…

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