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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

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Rising Sun Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 10

Junior John Clock proved too solid for A. Reid in an exhibition game at Rising Sun courts. The writer feels a certain pride in Clack's tennis career as he…

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Social Gossip For Cathedral Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 3

An exceptionally large gathering of card and man jongg players measured their skill against one another at a party arranged by Mesdames…

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Sports Carnival Attraction for Newcastle Bowls President's Proposal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 8

A proposal that the sporting bodies of the district should combine to conduct a sports carnival in Newcastle in summer was made by the President of the…

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A Holiday Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 5

A woman traveller, who has undertaken some strenuous journeys into the inferior of South America, is responsible for the Ideal Holidays Exhibition, which…

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A British Polar Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 5

The British Polar Exhibition to be held at the Central Hall, Westminster, during the first fortnight in August will be a distinct novelty. Never before has there…

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Clerks Dismissed Ms.H.R. to "Show Cause" SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1930 · page 10

Arising out of the dismissal of temporary clerks at the General Post Office, Garden Island, Cockatoo Island, and Canberra, and the alleged failure to dismiss…

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Tennis Rising Sun Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 5

An interesting exhibition of singles and doubles was given on the Rising Sun Courts, Mayfield, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Allan Reid and Mr. John Clack gave a…

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Nude Cripple Proposed Exhibition Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 8

If the Australian Society of Patriots, a Newcastle organisation, proceeds with its proposal to exhibit a nude cripple before a public meeting at that city…

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Islington Girls' Club Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 6

St. Mark's Girls' Club held their annual carnival on Saturday. The Parish Hall was nicely decorated and the stalls were well stocked. The cake still was in charge…

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Football Carnival Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 8

Adelaide Oral should present a memorable scene to-morrow afternoon, when the all-Australian football carnival of 1930 will be declared open by the Premier…

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Home Training Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 4

A home training exhibition will be given by R. Tresidder, G. Scotman, and A. Bower, junr. at Tighe's Picture Palace to-night, in aid of the widow and…

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Carnival's Small Return Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 8

A deputation from the Glebe Local Distress Relief Society waitedcupon the Chief Secretary (Mr. F. A. Chaffey), and complained of the small amount received as…

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Maitland Show Financial Success Annual Report

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 8

That Maitland 1930 show was financially the second best since the inception of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association is…

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Australian Football Carnival in Adelaide Interstate Matches Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 5

The seventh Australian football carnival was began today in perfect football weather. The ground was soft owing to the showers yesterday and early to-day…

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"Show Down" Day is Drawing Near Rival Leagues Country Body Defies Metropolis SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 8

The day is near at hand for the big "show-down" between the N.S.W. Rugby League and clubs in the South and South West. Acting under instructions from the Cootamundra Club,…

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Adamstown School of Arts Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the Adamstown School of Arts Hall on Thursday afternoon when the School of Arts annual fair was opened by the…

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Football Carnival Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 10

There was a sparse attendance at the third match of the Australian Rules football carnival to-day, when Victoria easily defeated Tasmania. The Victorians…

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Royal Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 8

Sir Samuel Hordern presided at a well attended meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society in Sydney, when several of the sectional committees…

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Twenty-two Legislators Show Their Sincerity

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 6

WHILE the general public will approve, the idea expressed by National speakers last night in the House of Representatives Unit numbers or that House and of the Senate, should begin economy at home by cutting down Parliamentary sularies, the general public may…

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Maitland District West Maitland Show Council Seventieth Annual Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1930 · page 11

The 70th annual report and financial statement of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was submitted at the annual meeting of the…

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