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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1923

712 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 36

Larceny Charge Royal Show Funds Father and Son Arrested SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1923 · page 6

Armed with warrants, detectives went to Waverley and Bondi last night, and effected the arrests of Thomas George Robin, aged 64, and…

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Baptist Tabernacle Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

The sale of work arranged by the Baptist Women's Guild was opened yesterday afternoon in the Newcastle Tabernacle school hall by Mrs. G. Searl, of Dungog,…

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Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

Heavy rain during Tuesday and Tuesday night did not give promise for favourable weather conditions for the first day of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Baptist Fair For Tabernacle Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1923 · page 4

A fair in aid of the funds of the Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle was held yesterday in the Sunday School Hall of the church. The opening…

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Baptist Tabernacle Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 6

The fair in connection with the Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle was brought to a conclusion last evening, when there was again a largo attendance. Mr. H. J…

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Tabernacle Fair For Baptist Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 April 1923 · page 4

The fair in connection with the Newcastle Baptist Tabernacle was continued last night, when there was again a very large attendance…

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The Kennel May Show Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1923 · page 6

Fanciers are reminded that schedules are now to hand for the Newcastle and Northern districts Kennel Club's fourth annual May Show. Classes have been…

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Ambulance Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 May 1923 · page 5

The secretaries of the Merewether committee of the Newcastle ambulance building fund have applied to Merewether Council for permission…

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District Show Exhibits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 May 1923 · page 6

Mr. J. S. Hoskins, secretary of the Maitland Show, proposes to convene a conference of district agricultural bodie-interested in the Maitland Show to…

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Maitland Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 7

There was a fair attendance of committeemen present at a meeting in connection with the Police Hospital Art Union Carnival in the School of…

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Police Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 6

Sergeant Haddon presided at the final meeting of the Police Hospital Carnival Committee at the School of Arts on Thursday evening, when the financial…

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The Motor Car. American Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 12

The holding of an exhibition of motor vehicles in California, served to emphasise the vast proportions which the industry has attained. Writing in a San…

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H. G. Wells Famous Outline of History The Romance of Mother Earth To-day's Instalment.—no. 102. Rome's Rise to Power. a Legislature Like a Country Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 11

The second device, for which the English are chiefly responsible in the history of mankind, which the Romans never used, was the almost equally obvious one…

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Ambulance Fair Merewether Success

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 1

The fair arranged by the Merewether committee of the ambulance building fund attracted a large crowd to Mitchell Park on Saturday afternoon. A…

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New Lambton. Ambulance Fair Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 5

A Donnybrook Fair, held in the park on Saturday afternoon in aid of the district ambulance building fund, was successfully carried out, under the control…

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Islington Carnival In Aid of Ambulance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 7

The Tighe's Hill ambulance fund committee organised a streel procession and carnival in Islington Park on Saturday, which met with great…

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HAMILTON M.C. CLUB Hexham Sports Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 8

Members of this club had a good time on Saturday last, in aid of the Hexham sports carnival. Results:—Pursuit Race.—T. Sharp 1, W…

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Next Year's Show Preparations Already Proposed New High Jump

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

The Newcastle Show authorities are noted for the fact that they do not leave their organisation work to a haphazard scramble of a few weeks…

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Kennel Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 6

Entries close on May 16 for the Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club Show, which promises to be most successful…

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The Kennel Show Preparations

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 4

Fanciers are reminded that entries close on Wednesday, May 16, for the fourth annual May show of the Newcastle Kennel Club. Usually entries close 14 days…

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