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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Sports Carnival on Waratah Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 4

The sports carnival promoted by the Waratah-Mayfield Sports Progress Association attracted a large attendance in Waratah Park last night the takings…

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Bowling Carnival Champion Rink Fifth Day's Play

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 4

A beginning was made yesterday on the Islington and Wickham greens with the second and third rounds of the rink championship in connection with the…

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Final Day Bowls Carnival Visitor' Praise Newcastle Surprised Them

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 6

The Newcastle bowling carnival was brought to a close to-day when rinks from Newcastle City, Wickham, Hamilton and Lambton competed in…

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Ballina Carnival Captain Rous' Landing to Be Re-enacted Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 5

The Richmond River centenary celebrations were continued at Ballina to-day. Owing to a misunderstanding the…

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British Industries Fair Advance Catalogues London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 5

Thanks to a great publishing feat, trade buyers in cities as far apart as Constantinople, Capetown, and Vancouver will receive a copy of the British…

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Richmond Carnival Landing of Captain Rous History Reproduced Ballina

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

For a brief hour to-day thousands of visitors to Ballina were taken back 100 years to the time when Richmond was an unchartered and undiscovered, river,…

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Bowling Carnival Final Day's Play Champion Rink Won by Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 6

The sixth and final day's play in connection with the Newcastle District Bowling Association's carnival took place on the Hamilton green yesterday, before a…

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Scott's Fair Starts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 5

Owing to an unfortunate error in our advertising department we announces in yesterday morning's "Newcastle Herald" that Scott's Famous Cash Discount Fair…

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In the Theatres the Show Girl, Humor of Stage Life Theatre Royal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 3

Life hackstage is viewed from a humorous angle in the First National comedy, The Show Girl, which was shown at the Theatre Royal to-day…

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Merewether Dog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

The Merewether Dominion Canine Fanciers' Society will have no difficulty in providing cups for its annual championship show, to be held…

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Dutch Pictures Magnificent Exhibition London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 7

The exhibition of Dutch pictures, valued at between £6,000,000 and £10,000,000, which is being displayed at Burlington House, has eclipsed the famous…

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Newcastle Show Commences February 19

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

The annual ,Newcastle Show will commence on Tuesday, February 10. The prospects to date are exceptionally good, though it is feared that the droughty…

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Authentic Details of Keen Struggle for King's Life No Change King Had Quite a Fair Day Doctors' Hopes Ray Therapy Treatment Continued LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

The following bulletin, signed by Lord Dawson, Sir Stanley Hewett, and Sir Hugh Rigby, was issued at 8 o'clock tonight:— "The King had a fair day. There has been no change in…

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Postage Stamp Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 14

London was the first city in the world to have a penny post, and led the world also in the issue of adhesive postage stamps. Hitherto, there has not been…

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Cessnock Show Exhibits

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

One of the features of the Cessnock Show this year will be the display made by the school children. At one [?]me , special attention was…

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Maitland Speedway To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 6

A good night's sport is promised at the Maitland Speedway carnival, which will be held at the Maitland Showground tonight. Two handicaps and a match…

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No Carnival To-night Sports Ground Speedway

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 3

There will not be a carnival at the Sports Ground Speedway to-night. Arrangements are in hand to secure Paddy Dean, Blake, and other Sydney riders…

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Big Tennis Carnival Heat Affects Players Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 5

The tennis test matches between Australia and British Isics were continued at the White City courts to-day in hot weather, which affected the players and…

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Art Treasures Amazing Dutch Exhibition Untold Value London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

A magnificent exhibition of Dutch art at the Royal Academy was opened to the public for the first times to-day. Possibly it is one of the most…

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Rees Wins Speedway Match Race Maitland Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 6

Maintaining complete control over his machine Teddy Rees provided the large crowd with a wonderful exhibition of riding, when he defeated E. Whittle in a…

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