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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

670 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 34

St. Mark's Fair Building Fund Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 5

A grand continental was held in Islington Park on Saturday in aid of St. Mark's building fund. There was a large attendance. The various stalls…

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Royal Show Century of Progres First Day's Judging SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 April 1922 · page 5

The greatest State in the Commonwealth is concentrated in a few acres in Moore Park to-day. The Royal Agricultural Ground is…

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Beach Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 6

The dancing pavilion in connection with the Warriors' Friend Carnival on the Newcastle beach is open each evening. A baby competition is announced for…

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Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 6

The opportunity will be given to mothers of Newcastle to compare their babies with those of any other town in Australia, A baby competition will be not down next…

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Fair Rents Court. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, Deputy S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 7

Samuel Edgerton, the tenant of premises in Gipps-street, Carrington, owned by Mrs. Link, had asked the court to determine the fair rental, but when the…

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Sydney Show. Special Centenary Features. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1922 · page 5

The Royal Sydney Show was opened unofficially to-day in clear, bright sunshine. It is the society's centenary exhibition, and given a continuance of to-day's…

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Beach Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 8

The Newcastle Beach Carnival, being conducted in connection with the Warriors' Friend Campaign, will have associated with it on Saturday afternoon…

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Toowoomba Carnival. Toowoomba (Qld.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

The band carnival, which starts tomorrow, in creating great interest. New South Wales will be represented by bands from Cessnock, Waratah,…

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Beckett-cook Fight. Australian Defeated. Poor Exhibition. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 7

The contest at the National Sporting Club, between Joe Beckett, champion of England, and George Cook, the Australian heavyweight, had a most disappointing…

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The Show Is Open Crowd's First Rush Trotting Entries Dwindle SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 5

Cattle and horses judged, ribbons awarded, show-town daubed blue and yellow and red. With those preliminaries settled, 100…

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Governor's Good-bye Speech at the Show "Not Here Next Year" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 April 1922 · page 5

Sir Walter Davidson, speaking at the show luncheon, said something which sounded very much like good-bye…

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Newcastle Beach Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 6

Special prizes and other attractions for Easter are announced in connection with the Warriors' Friend campaign carnival on Newcastle beach. The judging in…

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Sydney Show. Opened by Lord Forster. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 5

The centenary exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society was officially opened by Lord Forster, the Governor-General, to-day. There was it large attendance, the…

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Classics at Randwick Opening of Racing Carnival Saturday's Big Events the Autumn Stakes Duel Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1922 · page 5

Saturday next will be the opening day of the A.J.C. Autumn carnival, and it promises to be almost a record one. Already large numbers of…

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Beach Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

A number of new attractions have been added to those previously listed at the Newcastle Beach Carnival. This afternoon there will be a baby competition…

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The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 4

And so the "Show" in Sydney which, because it has its essence in the glorification of nature, is to that extent blessed. The word "show" is deficient, and even a…

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Show Success

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 6

Mr. P. A. Mayo, Newcastle's cage-bird fancier, out of nine entries at the Royal Show in Sydney, secured seven first prizes, one second, and one…

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Sydney Show. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1922 · page 5

The attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's show to-day was 110,000. This was an increase over the corresponding day of last year of 9000…

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Toronto. Aquatic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 5

The opening of the Toronto Sailing Club's Easter regatta and aquatic carnival was held in very favourable conditions on Saturday. The weather was perfect,…

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Warriors' Fund Carnival. Babies' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1922 · page 5

When Dr. Dunlop and Nurse Brown arrived to judge Australia's greatest asset at the Warriors' Friend Carnival, at Newcastle Beach, on Saturday, they…

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