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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

890 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 45

Second Day of District Cricket Competition Series Grade Cricket Hard Wickets Affect Play Bowlers Do Well Promoted Men Show Good Form

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 October 1930 · page 9

The opening series of fixtures in the District Association's grade competitions will be terminated to-morrow, while the second series of the "A" and "B" grades in the junior competition will be played…

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Maitland Show Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 11

The election to fill the vacancy in the Council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, caused by the death of Mr. E. W. Sparke, will be…

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With the Surfers Caves Beach Club Carnival Sports

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 7

Caves Beach Surf Club will enter into its 1930-3l season after a successful season last year. A voluntary patrol has been drawn…

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Epsom Day Pentheus Should Win Randwick Carnival Doctor's Orders for Derby SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 6

Randwick's star attraction of the year—the big Spring meeting—will be ushered in with such races as the Epsom Handicap. A.J.C. Derby, and…

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Axemen's Carnival Champions to Meet at Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 2

For the woodchopping events the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association spring carnival, entries have exceed[?]d expectations. More than 100…

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Wallsend Flower Exhibition

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

A feature of Wallsend Horticultural Society's monthly flower show, staged at Mrs. Bain's rooms on Monday night, was a non-competitive exhibit by Mr. C. R…

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Country Week Carnival Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 4

More than 100 golfers from all parts of New South Wales participated in the Country week golf carnival, which was commenced to-day, and will conclude on…

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Cycling Events On Show Programme Entries Close

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 9

There will be a third of a mile (one lap) junior Amateur Handicap at the Newcastle Spring Show Saturday afternoon, October 18…

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Hamilton Presbyterian Church Fair

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

The Spring Fair in aid of the Hamilton Presbyterian Church was opened in the Presbyterian School Hall yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance. The…

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Successful Fair Jesmond Methodists

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 8

The annual Spring Fair of Jesmond Methodist Church was opened yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the public. A social evening followed…

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Hamilton Spring Fair Presbyterian Success

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 7

Hamilton Presbyterian Spring Fair will conclude in the school hall to-night. The fair has been very successful and well attended…

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Maitland District West Maitland St. Paul's Rainbow Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 7

St. Paul’s Parish Hall, West Maitland presented an attractive appearance yesterday afternoon, when a rainbow fair orgainsed by St. Paul’s Women’s Guild,…

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Free Show For Unemployed Workers Civic Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 8

The secretary of the Newcastle Traders Hall Council (Mr. Bass) said to-day that an offer was made by the manager of the Civic Theatre (Mr…

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Perth Show 40,000 People Attend PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 6

People's day at the Royal Show to-day attracted an attendance of 40,175, which exceeded the anticipation of the committee, but did not reach the record crowd…

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Over the Fence! Show Committee Worried Barbed Wire Remedy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 7

How great is the urge to get something for nothing! The Newcastle Show committee complained to Hamilton Council last night…

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Jesmond Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 11

There was another large attendance yesterday at the Methodist, Church Spring Fair, which was opened by the Maycress on Wednesday afternoon. The programme…

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Mayfield Church Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 11

The Spring Fair organised by St, Mlcheal's Church of England was successfully opened on Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Canon on Withycombe who presided…

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Mayfield Anglicans Successful Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 6

The annual spring fair of St. Michael's Church of England, Mayfield, which was concluded last night, was a great success…

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Newcastle Spring Show

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

Tug-of-war events will be a source of interest at the spring show and carnival to be held on the Newcastle Showground on October 17 and 18 Entries are good…

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For New Industry— —Queen of the Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 10

Happy childhood days: A snap on Merewether beach. For the Hamilton Lamp Works: Glassware and other equipment forthe manufacture of electric bulbs and radio valves being transferred from the wharf to the new factory at Hamilton. There were more than 5000 packages in Che shipment, and the duty paid was more than £16,000…

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