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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 57

Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 4

The reopening of the great Exhibition at Wembley, while it is intended to advertise the products and manufactures not only of the…

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Kennel Club Newcastle Show Good Quality

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 6

The sixth annual May show of the Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club was held at the Show ground a Saturday. There was a large…

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The Moving Picture Show Wrestling and Culture

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 4

Wrestling, says Al Karasick, a Russian athletic, gave him a yeaning for culture. His hobbles are things beautiWul, spiritually as well as physically…

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The Exhibition Formal Opening the King's Speech (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

There were stupendous crowds at Wembley on the occasion of the reopening of the Exhibition, the roads thereto being blocked by the traffic…

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Fair Footballers French Girls Tour England LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 1

Fifteen girls from Paris arrived to-day to tour Great Britain. They will play in a number of football matches against English girls, in aid of…

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Caged Birds Newcastle Show Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 5

At the 12th annual show of the Newcastle and District Poultry, Pigeon Canary and Cage Bird Society, local and distant breeders and…

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The Moving Picture Show The Slump

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 4

Cataract reservoir is full, and Sydney has now two years' supply of water. Peter dreams of proceedings at the Water Board's weekly meeting…

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Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 7

There were 43,000 visitors to Wembley on Monday. An experiment is being made to charge 2s 6d for admission on Tuesdays, at the request of exhibitors,…

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The Moving Picture Show Charlie's Best

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. Oakes is to be elevated to the Legislative Council in a fortnight's time. Charlie, rest, thy warfare o'er—…

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Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 5

The total attendance at the Wembley Exhibition yesterday was 39,000. This included 25,648, who paid half-a-crown for admission up to five o'clock,…

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The Moving Picture Show Relativity of Age

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 4

Peter rallies to the suppoort of Senator Pearce in the cause of simple Justice to Asl[?]tics against Mr. J. Wilson's (A.N.A.) contention that…

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Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 7

The attendance at Wembley Exhibition yesterday numbered 48,500. The King and Queen will visit Wembley to-day to inspect the Empire food cooking…

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Maitland Show Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 8

Mr. E. W. Sparke, president, occupied the chair at a meeting of the Maitland Show Committee last evening, and in opening the meeting referred to the death of…

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Maitland Show Secretary's Resignation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 6

The Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association is losing its secretary, Mr. J. S. Hoskins, who has held the position for four years,…

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The Moving Picture Show Constable Mike

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 May 1925 · page 4

General O'Duffy, Commissioner of the Civic Guard, Dublin, reported that he had built up an efficient police force for the irish Frco State. No Irish…

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Singleton Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 6

The second annual show of the Singleton and District Poultry and Pigeon Club is announced for June 12 and 13. There are six cups and numerous medals, and…

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The Moving Picture Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

Rebel is 15 years old, the hero of half a hundred polo fights. His rider is nearly 1[?] stone, and 60 years. But Rebel is alert and [?]een, spoiling for…

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Plenty Entries Cessnock Poultry Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 4

The secretary of the Cessnock District Poultry reports that entries for the forthcoming show next month are coming in rapidly. Entries close…

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Fair Rents Act Statement by Mr. Ley Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

Mr. Ley, the Minister for Justice, said to-day that he noticed that the latest misrepresentation of the Australian Labour Party was that he…

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The Exhibition Visit by the King Large Attendance (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1925 · page 5

The King and Queen paid their first unofficial visit to Wembley yesterday, and were favoured with glorious sunshine…

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