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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

725 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 37

Newcastle Show Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 8

Tyrrell Hall, Newcastle, was the scene of a brilliant function last night, the ball of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association, which…

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No Holiday Singleton Show Request Maitland Refusal

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 September 1927 · page 7

A request from the Northern Agricultural Society, asking the West Maitland Council to take steps to have Thursday. September 22, the…

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Wallsend. Methodist Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 7

A fair, organised by the Ladies' Church Aid Society of the Devon-street Methodist Church, with Mrs. J. Pratten as president, Mrs. W. Oswald secretary, and Mrs. H…

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District News Islington. St. Marks' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 7

St. Marks' Church of England fair was opened by Mrs. A. F. Toll, Mayoress of Wickham, in the parish hail, Maitland road yesterday afternoon…

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Speedway Racing Newcastle Night Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 4

Large entries have been received for the Newcastle Speedway carnival, next Saturday night, the opening of the 1927-28 night season…

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IN The Social Circle Show Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 September 1927 · page 10

Newcastle Show Ball, held at the Tyrrell Hall on Tuesday night, was among the most successful functions of the dancing season. The ball was…

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Lambton. Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 4

The Tamasha and sale of work promoted by the girls' fellowship of the Lambton Methodist Church was opened in the Coronation Hall yesterday…

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Eastern Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 8

The most interesting corner of the forthcoming Eastern Art Exhibition will be the connoisseurs' stall, of which Mrs. Horace Crotty has the charge. On it will…

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Eastern Art Tyrrell Hall Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 7

There is an entirely false impression current regarding the forthcoming exhibition of Eastern Art. First, it is not "a sort of missionary…

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Waxworks Exhibition Display in Hunter-street

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 September 1927 · page 7

An interesting and unique exhibition of waxworks is attracting his crowds at 49 Hunter-street (opposite the Post Office)…

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St. Andrew's Rose Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 6

The annual fair in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, will be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday of next week. The opening…

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Exhibition of Eastern Art

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 September 1927 · page 10

Sir,—Despite the large publicity we are using on behalf of the above big venture, it is quite clear to us that there still exists in the minds of many people…

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Toronto Exhibition Australian Success. Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 5

The Australian dried and canned fruit exhibits at the National Exhibition have attracted most favourable comment, and are regarded as superior to anything, of…

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Speedway Carnival Postponement to Sept. 24

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 September 1927 · page 8

On account of the wet weather last Saturday, the Newcastle Speedway Carnival was postponed until Saturday, September 24…

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Eastern Art Newcastle Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 8

A feature of the Eastern Art Exhibition which opens in Newcastle shortly will be the whole of the magnificent collection of Eastern art treasures…

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Cessnock Meetings Show Secretary Resigns

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 9

Mr. Dave McGilvray, the secretary of the Cessnock Agricultural Society, has resigned from that position to take up the secretaryship of the…

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Wallsend Races Opening Day of Cup Carnival Laird O'cockpen Likely

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 September 1927 · page 10

Laird o' Cockpen, who has shown fairly good form in Sydney, should be a hard horse to beat in the September Handicap at the Wallsend Jockey Club's race meeting to-morrow. He is nicely weighted and should win[?]from Pennybo[?]t and War Peep…

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Eastern Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 8

That the University of Sydney has expressed its approval of the Eastern Art Exhibition in several definite ways will he sufficient guarantee to the public of…

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St. Andrew's Rose Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 8

A rose fair will be opened this afternoon by Mrs. G. Durie, in St. Andrew's School Hall. The fair will continue in the evening and also to-morrow…

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Eastern Art Newcastle Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 September 1927 · page 6

Two of the most interesting pieces which will be displayed at the Eastern art exhibition are wax representations of members of the Saniural, the ruling…

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