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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,056 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 53

The Kennel Annual May Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 May 1924 · page 6

The Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club's tilth annual May snow was held last Saturday. The judge, Mr. C. D. Turne, was at his…

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Fair Rents Penalties SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 May 1924 · page 8

At the penalty sittings of the Fair Rents' Court yesterday afternoon, R. C. Hyslop, land and estate agent, of Pitt-street, was fined £5 on each of…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 5

The King and Queen, with their Royal Italian visitors, spent the afternoon yesterday at Wembley, visiting the African, small Crown colony, and Canadian…

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Exhibition Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

The joint committee of the Trade Union Congress and the Labour Party, after inquiring into labour conditions at the Empire Exhibition, reports that the…

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CYCLING Wallsend Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 5

A cycling carnival arranged by Wallsend Amateur Cycling Club was held in Federal Park this afternoon. There were five heats in the half…

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The Kennel Saturday's Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 6

The Pomeranian, Pug. Poodle and Toy Dog Club held its championship show in very delightful weather at the showground on Saturday. The…

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Spirit of Fair Play Noble Praises Umpires Cricket Traditions

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 2

Mr. O. Pope and Mr. M. A. Noble Attended the Merewether Cricket Club dinner on Saturday night, as ambassadors of the great game, said Mr…

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The Great Wembley Exhibition First Pictures of the Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 3

THE ROYAL SMILE.--The King and Queen driving through the crowd at the wonderful Exhibition on the day of the official opening. THE FIRST DAY.--A section of the huge crowd in the stadium, that witnessed the opening. There teas barely room to stand…

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The Exhibition Empire Week Ends Record Attendance (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 5

There was a record attendance of 169,202 people at the Empire Exhibition yesterday. There were long queues outside the cales, and many were compelled to…

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Wembley Carnival Whitsuntide Frolics Dance on Lake London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 1

The Wembley authorities have arranged a week's carnival at Whitsuntide, and are appealing to visitors and staff to wear fancy dress…

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Wembley Questions Is Wild West Show Cruel? Strike Prospects London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

Lord Charnswood, declaring in the House of Lords that cowboy contests are low and demoralising, urged the Government to ensure that the…

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St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 6

A jumble sale will be held this afternoon at St. Andrew's school hall, Laman and Auckland streets…

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Lesson of the Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 14

The race against time has been won, and the British Empire Exhibition has been opened by His Majesty in a virtually completed state. Nothing could…

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The Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

How badly the Empire Exhibition is advertised in foreign countries is shown by this report in the American press. It was cabled to London before the…

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Big Exhibition Motor Manufactures

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 7

At the Melbourne exhibition building will be held from July 10 to July 19 an All-British Automobile Exhibition. when His Excellency, the State…

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Hospital Carnival Policemen's Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

The commercial travellers effort in aid of Newcastle Hospital is very much allve. The police, who are entering…

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Too Much Smoke Not Fair to the Jury

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 8

A zealous court attendant piled an cxcesa of coal in the Newcastle Courthouse grate—the air was chilly…

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The Exhibition Record Attendance Newcastle Band Prominent (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 7

There were unprecedented scenes at Wembley yesterday. A quarter of a million visitors registered early in the afternoon, after which crowds…

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Record Day Huge and Hungry Wembley Crowd Every Space Packed Northern Excursionists See the Big Exhibition LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 June 1924 · page 1

Owing to the influx of a quarter of a million northerners and mid- landers in London at the Whitsuntide holiday, all records for Wembley attendances were smashed at midday, when 200,000 head passed through the turnstiles…

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Wembley Costumes Australian Carnival LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 June 1924 · page 6

At an Australian carnival night at the Wembley Exhibition, 15 fancy dress competitors represented Australian characters…

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