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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,056 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 53

Exhibition Waitresses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

The "Daily Herald" states that a number of the waitresses employed by Lyons and Company at the Empire Exhibition have left, owing to dissatisfaction at the…

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Travellers' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

The executive committee and representatives of all organised bodies working in connection with the commercial traveller's hospital carnival, are…

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TENNIS Exhibition Games SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 5

The Australian tennis Cup team, which leaves for America to-morrow, took part in exhibition games at the White City court to-day…

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Travellers' Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 8

It was decided, at this week's meeting of the Newcastle Council, that Alderman Kilgour (Mayor) Alderman Gibson and Alderman…

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May Fair Stockton Methodists

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 5

The annual "May Fair" conducted by Stockton Methodist Ladles' Church Aid Society was opened this afternoon by Mrs. Kilgour. Mayoress of…

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Exhibition Gate Will It Pay ? LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 1

The "Sunday Pictorial" 'expresses the opinion that the Exhibition authorities must be uneasy at the meagreness of the attendances at…

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Radium's Progeny At Kyogle Show CASINO

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 5

The progeny of the high jumping horses Radium had It all their own way In hunting, and Jumping contents at Kyogle Show, as the following results…

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The Exhibition Prince of Wales' Visit to the Australian Court. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 7

The Prince of Wales yesterday paid a visit to thee Empire Exhibition, accompanied by Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten, which was entirely…

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Travellers' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 4

Matters in connection with the Commercial Travellers' Hospital Carnival on September 18 were discussed at a further conference held at the Newcastle…

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Hospital Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 7

The commercial travellers held a meeting In the Council Chamber last night, when the preliminaries of their big effort on behalf of the Newcastle…

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Stockton. Methodist Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 6

A May Fair in connection with the Stockton Methodist Church was held in the school hall yesterday afternoon and evening. The fair was opened in the…

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The Big Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 3

Over 440 players took part in the big bowling carnival at Perth, the representation of the various States being: West Australia, 240; South Australia, 102;…

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Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

The Empire Exhibition is an elaborate trade propaganda. If it fails to extend trade between the various units of the Empire, it will fail in…

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Exhibition Press Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister, accompanied by Mr. Thomas, the Secretary of State for the Colonies yesterday paid his first visit to the…

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Our Great Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 14

Despite the alarmist statements in a section of the London Press to the effect that the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley will never be ready for…

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Australian Trade Suggested Exhibition in the United States (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Mackinnon, the Australian Commissioner, has suggested that the Commonwealth Government should autherise the utllisation of the Australian…

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Exhibition Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 5

Mr. Bramley, the secretary to the Trades Union Congress, in a statement to a representative of the "Daily Herald" declared that there was…

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The Kennel May Dog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club's May dog show to be held next Saturday will be a record. These will be 132 dogs…

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Amateur Artists Exhibition Contemplated

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 7

Members of the Newcastle Sketch Club, who meet [?]ach Thursday at the studio of Mr. G. Danlet, are very Keen on their hobby, and are desirous…

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Foreign Waiters Empire Exhibition Commons Question. London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 1

In the Commons, Mr. .Lunn, replying to exhibition criticism, denied that Empire timbers had been rejected for the Royal pavilion, whose…

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