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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

670 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 34

Newcastle Surf Club. Annual Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 4

The annual carnival of the Newcastle Surf Club and Life Saving Brigade was held under favourable conditions on Saturday afternoon, and attracted a record…

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Boxing Poor Exhibition Griffen Knocks Hinton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 2

When this writer was in India about twelve years go he receded a suit case. It was with great difficulty that a messeager understood what he…

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One of the Earliest Show Committees

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 3

Hark Row, rending from left to right: Messrs. Samuel Arnott. 1. O'Mara. A. F. Moore. S. S. Cohen. A. Timtbury (Major), W. Cann, M. Fraser (secretary), A. james, C. Frogley. From Row: Mr. Chas. upfold, Dr. B[?]eston (president), Mr. J. Wood (patron), and Mr. N. Bromley Creer (trustee)…

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Newcastle Show History Record of Twenty=three Years' Work

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 3

Tho origin of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was a meeting held at the Shortland Hotel-Scott and…

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Committee of 1906 Show (Opened by the Governor-general, Lord Northcote)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 3

Back Rew: Messrs. S. W. Smith, Std Hewson, J Hanlon J. Gow, Dr. Messrs. Owen Gillbert (secretary), G. Gilleanur [?]. Gilson, chil[?] Front Row: Mr. W. J. Moxey, Captain Brown, Messrs. W. H. Goodman, W. J. Millner (hon, treasurer), Dr. Beeston (President), Messrs W. Call[?]D, C. Hawkins, H. J. Cambington, A. Williams…

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Committee of 1920 Show (Opened by the State Governor, Sir Walter Davidson)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 February 1922 · page 3

Top Row.—Messrs W. E. Bramble. Jan., E. Le Cornu, B. Cohen, N. B. Greer, H. J. Ireland, A.[?] to Gir Governor, W.[?] Poiner, [?] B. J. Penree, P. J. Ryan, W. A. Winn, H. J. Cammington, R. O. Hungerford. Bottom Row.—Dean Crotty, Messrs. R. A. Elkin, R. Gibson, W. E. Alexander the state Governor (Sir W. E. Davidson), Mr. H. M. Cohen (President), Bishop stephen Dr. J. L. Beeston, CM.G., Rec. Father Dogobue, Mr. S. Howson. (Mr. W. Scott, who was seated at the right of Dean Crotty, was outside the range of the cameras.)…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

The Newcastle Show will open to-morrow. The day will be devoted chiefly to judging, in the afternoon there will be the schools bands contest and there will…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 4

The annual Show of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association, which opens to-morrow, promises to fully reflect the…

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Newcastle's Shop Window Building the Show Town Bustling at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 7

All is bustle and eagerness at the Broadmeadow Showground to-day, for Newcastle Showtownis being built. From an early hour there came a long procession of lorries and carts, bearing their loads of material and tool Shortly the rat-a-tat of a hammer…

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The Premier Not Coming to Newcastle Mr. Lang to Open Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 7

Word has been received that owing to the many calls upon his time, the Premier (Mr. Dooley) will not be able to be present to open the Newcastle…

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The Latest Sunigram Newcastle Show Who Will Win the Jumping Contests ?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 7

The Sunigram writers are invited to put their thinking caps on over a new contest. Next week the Newcastle Show will be the all-absorbing topic. AN ORDER TO GET £1 WORTH OF GOODS FROM ANY OF OUR…

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Years of Progress Newcastle's Show £13,000 on Improvements What Ten Years Brought

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

Ten years have brought a lot of changes to Newcastle. The district has grown remarkably, and it is a tribute to its…

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Newcastle Unlimited Public Provedors Our Shop Window Display The 1922 Show Delivers the Goods Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 5

THE Newcastle show has grown to such importance that there is practically an limitation to the origin of the exhibits…

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A Wonderful Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 8

Next to the Show at Broadmeadow, the most wonderful show is at Scott's, Ltd., Newcastle's Popular Shopping Centre and Mall Order House…

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Newcastle Show. Opens To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 7

The annual show of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association will open on the Broadmeadow Ground to-day. The day will be…

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Stop-press Show Awards Horses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 3

Hark, mar[?] up to [?] J. [?] G[?]den Age 1. A. Ju[?] 2. Hac[?]…

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SUNIGRAMS Jumping at the Show Who Will Win?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 4

The following is the first batch of Sunigrams in connection with the show jumping. More will appear tomorrow…

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Best of All Record Newcastle Show Excellent Exhibits

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 7

Better every year. That is the unanimous verdict on the Newcastle show. Never were the exhibits so good, or the ground in better order. With favorable weather, the committee expect big crowds every day…

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Newcastle Show. Judging Day. a Fine Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1922 · page 5

The Newcastle show opened yesterday, upon the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association's grounds, at Broadmeadow, and the standard of the…

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