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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1921

601 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 31

Australia Fair New Immigrants Moreton Bay Features LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 December 1921 · page 1

The Migration Department is specially catering for the entertainment and instruction or the 720 emigrants who sailed by the Moreton Bay…

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Soldiers' Memorial Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 6

Arrangements are being rapidly advanced for the carnival which is to he held on Newcastle Bench during the Christmas holidays in aid of the funds…

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Boxers at a Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1921 · page 5

Cook, Lloyd, Carpentier, Carslake, and other leading sports, participated in a burlesque boxing carnival in aid of the Brighton hospitals…

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The Smart Set Another Good Show at the King's Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 December 1921 · page 7

The Smart Set Diggers again showed their powers of entertaining at the King's Hall on Saturday night. Their show was even better than their first,…

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St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 5

A successful cake and candy fair was held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church School Hall, Laman-street, on Saturday, by the junior fellowship, under the…

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Carnival Spirit Travellers Help Gaming Prohibited LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 5

Commercial travellers declare that whilst business is slacker than for many years it is not due solely to the depression of the trade but in part to…

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Sydney High Schools Visit to Newcastle Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 5

On Thursday morning next representatives of all the High Schools of Sydney are arriving in Newcastle for the purpose of competing for the title…

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Popular Lady Anzac Institute Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 December 1921 · page 2

Mrs. Gonlnan has been nominated as the manufacturers' candidate in the popular lady competition in support of the Anzac Memorial Institute…

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Xmas Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 6

In this issue a big advertisement announces the opening of Messrs. F. Goldsmith's Great Annual Footwear Fair. Special stocks of the newest footwear…

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Summer Fruit Only Fair Supplies

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 5

Summer fruit is not doing too well in Newcastle. Plums have practically not seen the light yet. Only fair supplies of Yanco apricots are…

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The Show Ground Newcastle's Shop Window at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 13

The Newcastle A.H. and I. Association was founded on March 17. 1899, and the first committee wan elected six days later. Grounds were inspected…

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Prince at Lucknow Natives Show Interest Recalling the Mutiny Preventing a Strike LUCKNOW

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 December 1921 · page 1

Lucknow gave the Prince of Wales a great reception on Friday morning. The usual "hartal" had been proclaimed but the action of the…

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Belmont Memorial Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 December 1921 · page 6

Among pending Belmont events is a fair to be opened at an early date in aid of the funds of the memorial hall. Several generous supporters have advanced…

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Toronto Methodists Christmas Fair Realises £50

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 December 1921 · page 5

A very successful Christmas fair was held in the pavilion at Toronto on Saturday afternoon and evening, as a result of which the Methodist church will benefit…

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Westy Bush Fair For Anglican Church Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 December 1921 · page 6

On Saturday a very successful bush fair in aid of the funds of St. James' Church of England, West Wallsend, was held, [?] the grounds adjoining the residence of…

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Maitland Hospital Carnival Profit of £720

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 6

Mr. W. A. Ross presided over a meeting of the Maitland Hospital carnival committee last night. The secretary, Mr. J. S. Hoskins, stated that…

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Australian Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 7

At a meeting of the committee and trustees of the Belmont Memorial Hall, it was decided to hold an Australian fair on January 25 and the…

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Hospital Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 8

At a meeting of the Maitland Hospital Carnival Committee, on Monday evening, presided over by Mr. W. A. Ross, a statement of receipts and expenditure was…

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An Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1921 · page 6

The last thing he did of a public nature are setting out for India was to attend the Mansion House, London, and urge the holding of an…

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Industrial Council Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 December 1921 · page 6

The Newcastle Industrial Council will to-night conduct a Christmas poultry fair on land in Hunter-street, opposite Union-street. Plum puddings, ducks, and fowls…

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