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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

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Cheap Tickets Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 5

Cheap railway tickets to Maitland. in connection with the annual show which opens on Wednesday, were Issued to-day, and will lie available for…

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North Coast Carnival Kempsey Crescent Heads Succeed. Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 10

Thirteen cuns were won by the Kempsey-Crescent Head Surf Life-saving Club at Black Head to-day. It was the annual carnival of the Black Head Club, also the…

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Maitland Show Preparing for Opening New Displays

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 6

Behind-scenes organisation is almost complete for the rize of the curtain on Wednesday on Maitland's 68th show. For weeks an augmented stuff…

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"Record Values" Show Secretary's Claim Everybody Pleased Gate-takings Increased

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 4

The m[?]relary of of the Newcastle (Mr. Lepoe) said to-day that record pate takings were no obtained or expected at…

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Concluding Day Newcastle's Wonderful Show Brent Loc Breaks Track Record Dogs and Cats Judged Concluding Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 March 1930 · page 2

The 1930 Newcastle Show, which was brought to a conclusion on Saturday, will go down in history as one of the most successful exhibitions ever conducted by the society. In keeping with the previous days, weather conditions were…

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Shell Show Waggon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 9

An attractive exhibit at the Newcastle Show was the Shell Company's display waggon. It was mounted on a large 5-ton lorry chassis, so arranged that the sides…

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Mayor's Congratulations on Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last eight, the Mayor (Ald. T. Blackall) stated it was a great pleasure to him to record that the Show concluded…

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Busy Scene Maitland Show Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

Maitland Showground was a scene of activity to-day, when workmen were busily engaged preparing for the opening of the exhibition to-morrow…

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Solicitor to Show Cause Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 5

The Full Court to-day grunted an application by the Incorporated Law Institute for a rule nisi returnable on Monday next, calling upon a Sydney solicitor to answer…

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Appreciation of Show Visitor From West Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

An interstate visitor, who was favourably impressed with the Newcastle Show last week, was Mr. A. G. Davidson, whose home is in Perth, West Australia,…

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Maitland District Opening Day of Show Successful Exhibition Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 9

After months of organisation, the 69th annual show will be opened at Maitland to-day, with prospects of success from every point of view…

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At Maitland Show Commences Judging Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

To-day was Judging day—the opening day of Maitland's 69th show. Though there was no sports programme been interest…

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Hard; But Fair Union Opinions

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

The general opinion of trades union officials who came in contact with the late Mr. Brown, was that he was a hard man to fight against, but…

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A Record Maitland Show Official Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

There was no indication of the existence of an industrial depression when Maitland Show was officially opened to-day…

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Commissioner Discusses Hospital's Future Girls Compete School Swimming Carnival Newcastle High

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 6

Over 100 competitors took part in the Newcastle Girls' High School swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths this afternoon…

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Maitland Show Wonderful Array of Exhibits Busy Day for Judges Agricultural Trophies Excel in Quality and Quantity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 4

The Maitland Show, which opened yesterday and will be continued till Saturday night, is well up to the high standard of the previous best shows at Maitland. There is a wonderful array of exhibits, exceeding those of last year…

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Waratah Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 6

A fancy dress procession, headed by Merewether Novelty Band, and including local firemen and boy scouts, is one of the features of…

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Waratah Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 10

Matters in connection with the sports carnival to be held in Waratah Park on Saturday night were finalised at a meeting of the Sports Progress Association…

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The Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 8

At a well-attended meeting of the council of the Royal Agricultural Society, it was reported that the number of applications for schedules and entry forms…

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Cats and Dogs Merewether Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 8

Claiming that to give dog fanciers a "fair and impartial go" it is necessary to have a judge who has not previously judged a dog show in the Newcastle…

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