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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

890 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 45

Gael Treasures Inverness Exhibition Prehistoric Relics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 15

Great interest has been aroused north of the Grampians in the Exhibition which has been opened in Inverness to illustrate the history of Scottish Gaeldom from…

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Extensive Display Australian Manufactures Royal Melbourne Show Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 8

The Royal Agricultural Society was favoured with perfect weather for the official show holiday, which was observed by a large proportion of the business…

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Spring Show To Be Held Next Month Entries Flow in

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 September 1930 · page 8

Judging by the demand for schedules there is every indication of a record entry for the Spring Show to be hold on October 17 and 18…

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Operatic Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 11

The Cathedral operatic fair will conclude to-night, when selections from the operas, "The Pirates of Ponzance" and "The Girls of Gottenbury," will be given…

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Golf Country Week Carnival Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1930 · page 6

Golfers from all parts of the State will assemble in Sydney early next month, preparatory to the "Country Week" carnival, promoted by the Suburban and Country…

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Maitland and District News Homeville School Fair and Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 7

The members of the Homeville Parents and Citizens' Association and the Mothers' Club celebrated the opening of the additions to the school, on Saturday,…

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Lambton Salvation Army Lily Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 3

Attractively decorated with a profusion of white li[?]s toned with streamers of coloured papers, the interior of the Salvation Army barracks presented a…

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N.Z. VISITORS To See Their Horses Run Spring Carnival Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 8

A large contingent of New Zealand racing folk arrived by the Maunganul this morning, most of whom have horses racing at the A.J.C. meeting…

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Weights For First Day of The A.J.C. Spring Carnival Declared To-day Many Doubts Preparing Horses Spring Races Big Crop of Casualties SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1930 · page 8

Preparations for the Spring racing carnival at Randwick this season has provided plenty of excitement for trainers…

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Adamstown Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 2

The methodist Spring Fair which concluded on Saturday night, was one of the most successful yet held. The programme provided at each session was of a…

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Mayfield West St. Nicholas' Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 3

The annual fair promoted by the parishioners of St. Nicholas' Church resulted in a very substantial amount being placed to the credit of the church building…

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Newcastle Schools' Sports Carnival Begins To-morrow Journey's End Rugby League's Last Games Two Grand Finals Central's Great End of Season Run

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1930 · page 3

The Rugby League season of 1930 will be brought to a conclusion with the playing of two Grand Finals at the Sports Ground on Saturday. It has so far been a great wind-up of a fairly successful…

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Wyong Methodist Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1930 · page 10

The Methodist Spring Fair, which was held in the Literary Institute at Wyong, was a decided success, considering the many unemployed men in the district…

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Exhibition Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 9

The Queensland Interstate tennis team will arrive in Newcastle on October 9, and play the Newcastle representatives on the Royse Courts, near the…

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Newcastle Spring Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 7

Judging by entries received to date, the dog section of the Newcastle Spring Show will be well represented. The response so far has been most encouraging…

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School Sport Victorian Visitors Primary Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 8

The Victorian basket ball team was entertained at lunch yesterday by the P.S.A.A.A., and visited the Super-Primary sports in the afternoon…

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Spring Show Entries Closing Soon Big Response

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 7

Intending exhibitors at the Newcastle Spring Show are reminded that entries close within a few days. During the past few days a large number…

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'Show the World!' Lord Stonehaven's Message Broadcast Farewell Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 5

The Governor-General, Lord Stonehaven, who leaves Australia for home, via New Zealand and America, to-night, broadcast a farewell message to the people of…

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Women's Ways Show Week "God's in His heaven, All's right with the world."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1930 · page 8

Show week means to us in Melbourne that the country comes to town. The love of country is more powerful than reason itself. We of the cities and…

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Race Reviews For Randwick First Day and Heddon Pony Meeting First Day of A.J.C. Carnival What Will Win? the Epsom Conundrum Complications Abound

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 10

Complications of many kinds have led the analysis of to-morrow's Epsom Handicap field into something of a mental labyrinth. Horses have come into the market with much eclat, and have retired ignominiously after public defeats. Others have fallen…

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