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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Easter Carnival Newcastle Will Help Tennis Decision "No Parochial Spirit"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 6

At a special board meeting held last night the Newcastle Board of Control decided that although the board still considered that the…

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Not Fair Trial English Libel Action Chief Justice at Fault (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 7

William Cooper Hobbs, who was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for his part in the attempt to bribe "Mr. A.," now the Maharajah of Kashmir has been…

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Sunshine Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 7

The Sunshine Fair, to he held under the auspices of the New South Wales Prohibition Alliance, will be opened by Mrs. H. L. Wheeler, Mayoress of…

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Scouts' Day Street Procession Sports Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

With banners and flags flying, several hundred scouts and cubs marched through the city this morning to Newcastle Show-ground…

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WANTS £150 Merewether School of Arts Carnival Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 5

"Merawether School of Arts needs £150 to balance its accounts, and we, the people of Merewether, are determined to raise that," said the Mayor of Merewether…

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Pasture Competition Agricultural Society's Project

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 4

To encourage pasture Improvement the Royal Agricultural Society is organising a competition for areas where there is no agricultural society…

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Merewether School of Arts Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1929 · page 2

There was a very large attendance in the Mitchell Park on Saturday, when a carnival was conducted in aid of the funds of Merewether School of Arts. The…

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With the Surfers Baths Championships Old Bar Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 7

Newcastle Surf Life-saving Club will again defend the Armstrong and Royce Cup at the baths on Wednesday night. The team will be selected from the…

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Upper Hunter Show Awards at Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1929 · page 5

The opening of the forty-fifth show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place to-day, the weather being fine and cool…

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Reid Included Exhibition Tennis Programme Partners Breden

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 6

At the tennis Board of Control meeting last night, the official programme for the exhibition matches next Saturday night at Hamilton Park…

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With the Surfers Nobbys Annual Carnival Fine Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 March 1929 · page 3

Nobbys annual surf carnival will be hold on Saturday. Given fine weather, it promises to be one of the best hold in the north…

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For Prohibition Hamilton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 10

Interest in the work of the New South Wales Prohibition Alliance was reflected the number of people who assembled in the Presbyterian Hall, Hamilton,…

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Best Again Kitty Paddington A.J.C. GALLOPS Easter Carnival Trials SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1929 · page 8

Long-priced Doncaster candidates Shillingsworth, Wedding Eve, Kitty Paddington, Rionscup, and Gesto, were among the…

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Hamilton Sunshine Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 5

Mrs. Skidmore judged the exhibit in the fancywork section of the Sunshine Fair which was held in the Presbyterian Hall. Hamilton, on Monday under the…

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Show Dates Clash

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

Mr. E. J. Dann, Secretary of the Newcastle Agricultural Association, wrote advising that his committee had decided to hold Newcastle Show next year from…

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Upper Hunter Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 5

There was a good attendance on the third day of the Muswellbrook Show. Ring events:— Bending Race: A. Ross 1, A. Watts 2…

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Flower Show Hamilton Society

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 4

At the meeting of the Hamilton Agricultural Bureau and Horticultural Society, It was slated that the monthly point score competition had…

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Maitland District Maitland Show Profits £1105

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 6

A meeting of the council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the association's rooms. West Maitland, last evening…

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Last Carnival Surf Events to Be Finalised Nobbys Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 7

Northern district stirf champions will be seen in action for the last time this season at Nobbys Beach to-morrow afternoon. TWO cups will be finalised, the Tooth Cup for the senior events'…

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Out of the Hat? Retiring Show Committeemen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1929 · page 4

One-third of the committee of the H.R.A. and H. Society in to retire annually, instead of the whole of the committee, as in previous years…

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