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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,056 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 53

Maitland District Hunter River A. and H. Association. a Lady's Plea for the Ladies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 6

Mr. E. W. Sparke, president, occupied the chair at the 64th annual meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association last…

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Hospital Carnival Wickham Mayor's View

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 4

The Commercial Travellers' Hospital Carnival Committee wrote to Wickhum Council last night asking If the council would collect the contribution…

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Show Finances Maitland Figures

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 5

The treasurer o£ tho Maitland show committee presented his financial statement at the annual meeting last night…

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The Moving Picture Show Prince Consorts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 4

''Wort's all this about the lodger vote?'' asked Weario while " For those who all return the super[?]tion of a roof over our…

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"Old Women" Show Committee Criticised Maitland Proposals

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1924 · page 5

"I have heard the committee criticised: in fact, ! have heard the committee called old women." Said Miss M[?][?]y, at last. night's meeting of the…

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The Moving Picture Show Ford's Dream

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 4

A motor has hu[?]t was held at Allen U.S.A.Twentyeight pounds published their bay[?] with the ron[?] of the ap[?] exhu[?].a[?]l was [?]onewh[?]…

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Fair Week

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 9

Walter Iliers takes the leading part in Fair Week, a Paramount picture to be shown at the Lyric and Herbert's Broadmeadow and Islington…

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The Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 5

Every mail brings a fresh botch of papers, and there is the Exhibition functioning every time. It is invigorating to read the many references to the great…

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The Moving Picture Show Lures of Brewarrina

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 4

A Nan "mine boy, aged id mystorl[?] from his home the [?] day. He had been working in a [?], but grew dissatisfied…

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Photographic Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 7

The attendance of the public at the Newcastle photographic Society exhibition in W. Winn and Company Limited new exhibition hall has greatly…

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"Crinkum Crankums" Topside Hongkong Novelties at Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 8

All among the Chinese crinkum crankums. All among the bells and ding-dongs. So ran the old Jingle, popular in…

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The Kennel Ninth Annual Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 5

The Newcastle and Northern District [?] City on Thursday night elected [?] to judge an preeds at the croos[?] annual…

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Show Committee Electing the Council

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 2

The [?] important committee meeting of the Newcastle A.I.I. and [?] for the year will be held [?] Wednesday night. The' business…

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The Moving Picture Show Mutual Insanity

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 4

Miss Chrysali[?] Grabb bounced into her father's study yesterday."See this, old fruit?" she asked, "The medical experts say that those…

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Empire Pageant Great Show Postponed Australian Map London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 July 1924 · page 1

The Empire pageant at Wembley has been unexpectedly postponed till July 25, owing to inadequate rehearsal of the parts…

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Poultry, Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 3

The Singleton Poultry and Pigeon Society, which holds its first show next month, has over 100 members. It is claimed that the enroiment…

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Another Record Maitland Show Membership

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 5

For three consecutive years a record has been established at Maitland shows, and the tremendous interest taken in the whole of the now…

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Second Wembley Exhibition Re-opening LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 5

Discussing the possibility of re-openig the Wembley exhibition in 1925, in an article which he contributes to the third London "Times" exhibition…

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The Moving Picture Show On Gambling

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 4

"I see," said Weary While, "that Detective McCann, of Melbourne, says gamblers ough[?] to be charged wi[?]bein rogued and vagabonds."…

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Women's Week Queen Appreciates Problems of Home Message to Wembley Commissioners Disapprove of Re-opening Exhibition LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 1

Queen Mary in a message to the delegates of the Women's Week at Wembley, says-- " I desire to assure the women from the various Dominions that I follow their proceedings with deep interest…

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