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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1925

1,140 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 57

Building and Property and Machinery Notes Great White Train Spectacular Features Travelling Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 October 1925 · page 2

The most spectacular plan of publicity undertaken by the "Australian made" preference league, the "Great White" Train, is a sort of travelling…

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Wembley Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Express" states that although the attendance at the Empire Exhibition in 1925 was only 11,000,000, compared with 17,000,000 in 1924, the opinion…

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St. Mary's Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 6

St. Mary's Spring Fair was continued yesterday in the afternoon and evening the Lyceum Hall, Newcomen-street, Newcastle, and was well patronised…

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St. James' Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1925 · page 6

There will be an additional item for competition, viz., best plate of scones, as advertised. The fair will be opened to-morrow, and continued on Thursday and…

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Speers' Point Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 8

A carnival will be held at Speers' Point next Saturday, under the auspices of the Speers' Point and Warner's Bay branch of the A.L.P. There are sixteen events in…

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Spring Show Big Cessnock Event

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 October 1925 · page 7

The second annual spring show, which will be held in Cessnock on Saturday, promises to eclipse last year's display…

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Wickham Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 8

The Spring Fair, organised by the Women's Guild of St. James' Church, Wickham, was opened in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. The interior of the…

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Merewether. Baptist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 8

A wistaria fair, in aid of the Baptist Church, was opened in Merewether School of Arts by Mrs. J. L. Fegan yesterday afternoon. Rev. A. Jolly presided. There…

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Spring Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 6

"The whole of the arrangements for our spring show on Saturday are well in hand," remarked Mr. Bill Brown. secretary of the Cessnock…

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Church Fair St. James's Wickham

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 8

St. James's Fair, Wickham,' opened yesterday afternoon, promises to add considerably, to the parish funds. Mrs. Ayscough, wife of the rector, in…

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Mayfield. St. Andrew's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 5

The grounds of St. Andrew's a Church of England, Mayfield, bore a gala appearance Yesterday afternoon, at the opening of the four days' carnival,…

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District News Stockton Anglican Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 7

The annual fair in aid of the missionary and general funds of St. Paul's Church of England was opened in the parish hall yesterday afternoon in the presence of a…

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To Show Cause Rothbury Officials Case Opened Inspector's Evidence

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 October 1925 · page 6

The special inquiry into charges of alleged incompetence) and negligence on the Part of Richard Thomas and Joseph Patterson Alexander, manager…

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Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 7

The Duke of York presided at a farewell dinner by the Empire Exhibition Commissioners for the Dominions and Colonies to the Exhibition Board and…

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Lambton Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 9

A spring fair, organised by the ladies of the Lambton Methodist Church, was opened in the Coronation Hall yesterday in the presence of a large attendance. The…

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Lambton Methodists Opening of Spring Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 8

The Lambton Methodist spring fair, opened by Mrs. Luckham, of Hamilton, In the Coronation Hall yesterday afternoon, attracted a large…

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Cessnock Spring Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 7

"On a Scale litherto unattempted" is how Mr. W. J. Barrett, vice-president of the Cessnock Agricultural show. described the arrangements for…

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Y.m.c.a. Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 6

A carnival in aid of the funds of the Y.M.C.A., Newcastle, will be held from November 23 to 28, on the vacant land opposite the Lyric Theatre, in…

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Social Circle Helping Fair Funds Newcastle Dance

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 2

To help supply the refreshment and packet stall at the forthcoming Cathedral Operatic Fair, to be hold next month, a dance was hold in the…

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British Industries Prince to Open Fair LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 October 1925 · page 7

The Prince of Wales, will attend the banquet which will inaugurate the British Industries Fair on February 15,1926, at which the Government will…

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