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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1929

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Maitland Show Council Trotting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 8

The Maitland Show Council received letter from Mr. E. Archer, of West Maitland, it its meeting on Thursday evening, suggesting that a meeting of…

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Big Poultry Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 6

The sixteenth annual show of Newcastle Poultry, Pigeons, Canaries and Cage Birds Society will open next Friday at Newcastle Showground…

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Union Carnival Newcastle's Representative Team Country Week

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 7

RUGBY Union selectors have, chosen the following players to represent Newcastle, at Country Week, which commences on Monday…

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Sydney Solicitor to Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1929 · page 4

The Full Court to-day granted a rule nisi, calling on a Sydney solicitor to show cause why his name should not be struck off the rolls for alleged professional…

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Exhibition Tennis Hopman and Willard

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 3

Harry Hopman and Jim Willard will be competing in the exhibition matches to be staged at the official opening of the new Steel Works…

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"Not Fair Deal" Single Unemployed Union Protest Minister is Adamant

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1929 · page 6

If single unemployed go to the country seeking work they are told that they at the can be engaged only at the Newcastle bureau, and if…

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Newcastle Wins Rugby League Carnival Match with West Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 May 1929 · page 6

The Rugby League country carnival commenced to-day. To-day was devoted to inter-district matches between the eight teams competing, and in most…

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Wrestling Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

At the A.R.U. Convention smoke night in Oddfellows' Hall last night. Tymko Lurich wrestled a 10 minutes' exhibition with Con Grivas, and a fast…

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Australian Art British Exhibition London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 5

Nearly half of the Exhibition Hall in Australia House is occupied to display paintings by Australians resident in Europe. The most prominent works are…

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Poultry Show Record Newcastle Entry To-day's Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 6

More than 1000 birds were exhibited at the 16th annual show of the Newcastle and District Poultry, pigeon, and Cage Bird Society at Newcastle Showground…

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Bird Show Special Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 2

The following special prizes were awarded in connection with the show, of the Newcastle and District Poultry, Pigeon Canary and Cage Bird Siciety, which…

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Dogs' Day Kennel Club Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1929 · page 3

Every dog has his day, and for a large number of dogs (and a few eats) that day was Saturday, when the Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club held its…

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Country Week Rugby Union Carnival To-day's Play Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 May 1929 · page 5

The Rugby Union Country Week football games were begun at the University Oval to-day, when three matcher were decided…

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Mr. Allbut's Plan Electrical Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 5

An electrical exhibition to coincide with the opening of the Newcastle Town Hall is planned by Mr. G. E. Allbut, the City Electrical Engineer and Manager…

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St. Mary's Exhibition Artistic Decorations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 6

There was a large attendance at the West Maitland Town Hall yesterday afternoon, for the official opening of St. Mary's exhibition and fete by the Dean…

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Annual Show Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 4

Mr. W. E. Bramble jun., is President, Mr. H. T. Lucerne, Hon. Treasurer, and Miss Jessie J. Trotter Hon Secretary, of the committee of ladies, which…

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Electrical Exhibition In New Town Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 10

During the first week after the official opening of the new Town Hall the City Council's electric supply department will hold an electrical…

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Sweet Pea Show Hamilton Society

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 May 1929 · page 6

At a meeting of the Hamilton Agricultural Bureau and Horticultural it was decided to hold a large sweet pea show next August, with…

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Football Carnival Country Week Rugby Union Matches New England Beat Newcastle Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1929 · page 9

The Rugby Union country week carnival wan advanced another stage to-day, when three interdistrict matches were played…

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Fair Night King's Condition Doctors Report London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 June 1929 · page 1

The King had a fair night, says a bulletin issued by the King's medical advisers, Sir Henry Martyn, Sir Stanley Hewitt, and Lord…

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