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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1928

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Carnival of Borrowing Dr. Page's Reply. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 4

Having in fourteen days conducted a 7000 miles tour to West Australia, Dr. Earle Page, the Federal Treasurer, returned to Melbourne to-day…

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Unsatisfactory Carnival Result

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 6

Mr. Boyce, the Attorney-General, stated yesterday that he had recently placed before him the financial statement in connection with the last Manly…

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BOWLS Big Newcastle Carnival Christmas Week

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 5

A big bowls carnival will be held in Newcastle from Boxing Day to New Year's Day. A meeting of delegates of the…

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Newcastle Show Next Year's Arrangements Lord Stonehaven's Promise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 8

A well attended meeting of the Show Committee was held in the offices of the Newcastle Agricultural Association, on Wednesday evening…

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Exhibition Grounds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 13

Year by year the Royal National Association Exhibition establishes new attendance records, and the Exhibition authorities are face to face with the difficult…

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St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 6

A rainbow fair in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, will be opened by Mrs. I. Winn on Wednesday afternoon, September 5. The fair will be…

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Cessnock Coursing "Live Hare" Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 7

Cessnock Coursing Club (live hare) has arranged a double-barrelled meeting to be held on Saturday and Monday, September 1 and 3…

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Northern Roads Trips for Week-end Fair to Dungog

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1928 · page 4

The Newcastle branch of the N.R. M.A. has given the following road information:— The road to East Maitland is very…

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District News Lambton. Congregational Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1928 · page 7

A fair promoted by the Ladies' Guild of Lambton Congregational Church was opened on Saturday afternoon in the school room, which had been attractively…

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Lone Survivor First Singleton Show SINGLETON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 5

At a committee meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association, Singleton, Mr. H. McFadden was created on honorary life member in…

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Health Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 4

Health Week will be held in Sydney from October 7 to October 13, during which there will be several public Icetures, boadcasting, special addresses in…

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Spring Racing Carnival Final Gallops For Warwick Farm Meeting Limerick's Seven Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 8

Limerick accounted for the best seven furlong gallop at Randwick this morning running the distance in 1.283/4. Another attractive gallop was that of the New zealand, in…

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The Picture Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 6

The W.E.A. Debating Club, which has conducted a number of successful public debates has arranged an inter-city debate with the Sydney W.E.A…

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Opening of Spring Racing Carnival "Good Things" Mollison and Limerick at Warwick Farm Spring Guide Other Candidates for Epsom and Metropolitan SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1928 · page 3

Champions entered for the big events at the spring racing carnival will be carefully watched in their races at Warrick Form to-morrow afternoon. The races usually give a good indication of form for the more important races that are to follow…

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St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1928 · page 6

The Rainbow fair, in connection with St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, will be opened by Mrs. I. Winn on Wednesday afternoon. The fair will be continued…

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Mechanical Man will Open Engineering Exhibition League of Nations Impressive Scene at Geneva Feeling of Security "Must Make War Impossible" GENEVA

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 1

The Ninth Assembly of the League of Nations was formally opened to-day by the Finnish Foreign Minister (M. Procope). The gathering of the representatives of 54 nations…

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St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 8

The fair organised by the members of the Women's Guild of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will he opened this afternoon by Mrs. J. Winn in the School…

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For Operatic Fair Women's Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 10

At a special meeting held at the Cathedral Vestry this morning to make arrangements for a ball to assist with the preliminary expenses of…

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Flower Show Port Waratah Society

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 7

At the Port Waratah Horticultural Society's first spring show in the B.H.P. recreation room, Mr. Stephenson was the Judge. After the awards were made he…

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Display Week or Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 4

The council of the Chamber of Manufactures is desirous of obtaining the opinions of manufacturers of the Newcastle district upon the question of again…

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