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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,056 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 53

Water Colors Mr. McEwan's Pictures Exhibition In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. Reginald McEwan, whose exhibit of water color paintings was opened at Scott's Ltd., yesterday, is a member of the Royal Art Society of New South…

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Champion Cattle and Horses at Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 March 1924 · page 1

Top Picture: The best mob of Hershires in the district, owned by…

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Motor-cycle Races Maitland Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 6

All motor cycle roads will lead to West Maitland to-morrow afternoon. The Newcastle motor cycle club have organised a carnival to assist the funds of the…

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The Exhibition Opens on April 23 Complaint of Management (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1924 · page 5

In moving in the House of Common an estimate for £118,000 for expenditure in connection with the Empire Exhibition, Mr. Lunn, the Parliamentary…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 5

Mr. Baldwin, in the House of Commons, drew attention to Lord Parmoor's suggestion to arrange a free trade exhibit at Wembley, and asked if the Ministry…

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The Great Exhibition. Britain's £10,000,000 Show. Wembley, London, Feb. 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 3

Nowadays, when everything is measured in commercial worth, it is easiest to gauge the size of the tremendous Empire Exhibition at…

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Too Dear Great Prospects War Service Homes Private Valuation Cessnock Show Numerous Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1924 · page 8

At the meeting of the Cessnock sub-branch of the R.S.S.I. League the matter of the war service homes came in for a considerable amount of The committee of the Cessnock Show are holding regular meeting in order that the event, which likes place next week, will be historical in…

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The Exhibition Free-trade Display Preference Question (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 March 1924 · page 5

The question of the letter in the Press over Lord Parmoor's signature in favour of the freetrade exhibit at the British Empire Exhibition was raised on the…

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Cessnock Carnival Big Day On April 5

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 7

The officers and members of the Cessnock Motor Cycle Club were so pleased with the large attendance at their last carnival that they have…

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NEWCASTLE M.C. CLUB Ambulance Carnival Exciting Racing

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 8

On Saturday last the Newcastle Motor Cyclo Club promoted a series of motor cyclo races on the Maitland Showground, in aid of the Maitland…

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Free Show Except The Banquet Wallsend Jubilee

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1924 · page 5

Wallsend Jubilee Committee is working energetically to complete the arrangements for the forthcoming celebrations…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 6

Sir Charles Higham describes the advertising of the Empire Exhibition abroad as "scandalously deficient." Why "abroad'? Suffice it to say that the…

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Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 8

The Cessnock Show, to be held on Friday and Saturday, should be attended by every person interested in the welfare of Cessnock, because the…

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Crowds of Visitors Attend Dungog Show Opening Day Dungog

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1924 · page 5

The thirty-seventh annual show of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association opened to-day in beautiful weather. For the initial…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

The King and Queen paid a surprise visit to the Empire Exhibition. They made an extended tour of the area despite the mud and slush. At one point…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 6

The approximate statement of the receipts and expenditure in connection with the Maitland Show was submitted by Mr. W. H. Osborne, treasurer,…

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Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 6

Ideal weather conditions prevailed at Dungog yesterday for the opening day of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association, and as the entries…

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Chevrolet Cars Display at the Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 10

At the Cessnock show on Friday and Saturday there will be a fine display by Poulton's Motors of Chevrolet cars, one-ton trucks, Summit…

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Dungog Show Stock Awards Horses and Cattle Dungog

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 March 1924 · page 5

The Dungog show committee has prepared for a record attendance today, following on the success of the opening day…

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Exhibition Advertising

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1924 · page 5

It is reported from New York that American correspondents of the London newspapers ore telegraphing long accounts of the woeful lack of…

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