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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

1,056 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 53

The Moving Picture Show Reformation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 October 1924 · page 4

Mr. Finch (Waverley) submitted a resolution calling for uniform pure food laws throughout Australia. He was strongly opposed to the use of…

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Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 5

The "Daily Express" announces on the authority of Mr. W. Lunn, Parliamentary Secretary for Overseas Trade, that the Empie Exhibition at Wembley will be…

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Open Air Concert Mayfield Church Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 9

An open air concert to-night will conclude the four days' fair at St. Andrew's Church, Mayfield. So far £280 has been realised at…

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Hospital Carnival Kurri's Three Days' Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 9

Mr. Albert Burns presided at a meeting in the soldiers' rooms at Kurri, to make arrangements for the holding of a hospital carnival on…

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The Moving Picture Show Modern Craftsmen

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 4

Peter is sorry to see that the old handlcrafts are being forgotten, and that the displacement of the hand worker by the machine is causing…

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Maitland Show Membership Increasing Prospects for 1925

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 4

The secretary of the Maitland Show Committee (Mr. Hoskings) is pleased with the prospects for the 1925 show. With the good season being…

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Anglican Fair Success At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 3

Three hundred and seventy-five pounds was raised at the four days* bazaar in aid of St. Andrew's Church of England. Mayfield. It concluded…

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Fine Display Martin's Creek Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 6

The memorial hall at Martin's Creek was crowded on Saturday, the occasion being the first annual spring flower show, with the line arts,…

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The Moving Picture Show Workers' Losses

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 4

It is bad enough that we taxpayers (writes Dr. Archibald Grubb) should be mulct in the sum of £75 daily to deavors of the New State…

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The Moving Picture Show Hardwood Hussies

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 4

The Polish Parliament, at the instance of the clergy and other moralists, are passing laws to prohibit too scanty clothing for women. It is…

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Poppy Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 5

Mr. D. Sneddon, of Sydney, formerly on energetic worker for the welfare of Hamilton Presbyterian Church, opened a poppy fair this afternoon in Hamilton…

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The Moving Picture Show Watch Your Health

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1924 · page 4

All the doctors are telling us what to do [?] keep our health. Now "every man at 10 is either a fool or a doctor," and as Peter is over 40, and…

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Presbyterian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 6

The Presbyterian Church poppy fair was opened Yesterday afternoon in the school hall by Mr. D. Sneddon, who said that he was pleased to accept the…

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Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 5

At the Lord Mayor's dinner at the Mansion House in honour of the Wembley administration, and the overseas representatives, Mr. Thomas, the Secretary…

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Adamstown. St. Stephen's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 6

A fair in connection with St. Stephen's Church of England was opend in the Masonie Hall, Adamstown, yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Dean, of Mayfield…

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Maitland Hospital Carnival Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 8

The secretary of the Maitland Hospital carnival reported at a meeting of the committee last night that a proposal had been made to conduct…

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Kurri Memorial Carnival Movement

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 3

It was stated at a meeting of the sub-committee appointed to arrange for the street carnival in aid of the Kurri and district soldiers' memorial that the total…

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Tea Gardens Hospital Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 7

A fancy dress ball will be bold at Tea Garters. Port Stephens, on Friday, 24th Instant, in aid of the funds of the Newcastle Hospital. Sports in aid of the…

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Spring Show Cessnock Enterprise

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 6

Cessnock's first Spring show will be held on the Cessnock Sports Ground on Saturday. Mr. Brown, the secretary, has…

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The Moving Picture Show Passwords And Passes

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 4

The subject of secret passwords was discussed by the Protestant Alliance on a motion to abolish the quarterly password and substitute a yearly one, some…

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