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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

890 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 45

Flower Show Wallsend Society

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 10

The first exhibition of the season by Wallsend Horticultural and Floricultural Bureau last night resulted: Iceland poppy section. Mr. Luke Stone…

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Art Exhibition Cars Inspire Artists Traffic Jams in Canvas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 8

The penetration of the motor car into the very fibre of modern life is demonstrated anew by a recent special art exhibit in Berlin. The exhibit consisted of a…

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Brisbane Show Fine Weather for Opening Tuggerah Man's Success Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 5

Glorions weather favoured the opening of the Royal National Association Exhibition to-day. Large crowds througed the grounds throughout the day,…

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Radio Show Opens at 3 p.m. To-morrow Time Changed Busy Scenes at the Town Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 8

Arrangements for the opening of the Electrical and Radio Exhibition at the Town Hall to-morrow, at 3 p.m. are complete. The Town Hall to-day presents a busy appearance. Exhibiting firms are engaged erecting their stands, while lorry after…

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Unique Exhibition Radio and Electricity Opening To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 7

Newcastle residents will have unusual opportunities from to-day of comprehending the importance of the electrical and radio industries in modern life. At 3 p.m…

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Radio Hitch Mayor's Speech to England No Connection Electrical Exhibition Opened

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 7

Newcastle's first Electrical and Radio Exhibition was opened at the Town Hall this afternoon. A feature of the exhibition was to be a broadcast speech by the Mayor of Newcastle to England…

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Brisbane Show Blood Stock Awards Tinspear Champion Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 8

Ideal weather prevailed for the second day of the Brisbane Show. The Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven) and the Governor (Sir John Goodwin) were among the…

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At Opening of Newcastle Radio Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 1

The Mayor of Newcastle speaking into the microphone at the opening of the Newcastle Radio Exhibition of the Town Hall yesterday afternoon…

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Radio Exhibition Many Novelties Big Crowd Attends

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 6

Electrical appliances, from sewing machines for making clothes to machines for washing them. are on view at the Electrical and Radio…

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Wants Rebate Newcastle Show Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 10

In an endeavor to conserve its finances. Newcastle A.H. and I. Association approached Hamilton Council last night with a request that the…

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Radio Exhibition Newcastle Innovation Age of Electricity Modern Developments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 8

Although a magnetic storm which developed proved so severe that plans for the Lady Mayoress of Newcastle-on-Tyne to perform the opening ceremony by…

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Brisbane Show Lord Stonehaven's Message Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 7

The Brisbane Show was officially opened today by the Governor-General (Lord Stonehaven). Delivering his farewell message to…

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To Show Cause Former Barrister Warned SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 7

In custody of the Sheriff, William Thornton Tucker, solicitor, and a former barrister, was brought before the Full Court to-day to show cause why he should…

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Rider Killed Brisbane Show Fatality "Snowy" Carr Dead Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 7

A fatality marred the ring events at Brisbane Show to-night, the well-known New South Wales rider, Geoffrey ("Snowy") Carr, losing his life in a…

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Annual Fair Lambton Methodists

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 4

Lambton Methodist Women's Church Aid Society hold its annual fair in the Coronation Hall last night. The opening ceremony was…

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Lambton Methodist Annual Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 4

The annual fair promoted by members of the Lambton Methodist Ladies' Church Aid Society was opened in the Coronation Hall yesterday afternoon. Rev. F. Walker,…

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Radio Exhibition Cable from Tyneside Interesting Displays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 10

"Citizens of Newcastle-on-Tyne send heartiest greetings and all good wishes to the exhibition, Newcastle, New South Wales, and sincerely hope it will meet…

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By Radio Town Hall Lights Radio Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 August 1930 · page 8

Lights at Newcastle Town Hall will be switched on from Newcastle-on-Tyne to-morrow afternoon…

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At The Radio Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 3

The loud speaker on the Newcastle Town Hall tower intrigued these kiddies at the Radio Exhibition to-day…

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A Golden Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1930 · page 5

The handsome sum of £10,000, which the National Art Collections Fund has received as its share of the proceeds of the Italian Art Show, at Burlington…

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