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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

890 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 45

Exhibition Billiards

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

An exhibition billiard match, 500 up was played at Newcastle Tattersall's Club last night between Mr. A. Murray and Mr. R. Nich[?]ison, and resulted after…

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Indoor Golf Feature at the Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 10

The motto of good scouts was well carried out at the annual fair of the First New Lambton troop of Boy Scouts, which was held at the Scouts'…

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"A Fair Go" Plea for Transport Trust Hamilton Viewpoint Ald. Jenner's Attack

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 8

The Newcastle Transport Trust was attacked by Ald. Jenner at the meeting of the Hamilton Council Just night. The Council's Traffic Inspector (Mr. G,…

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Antique Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 7

The final effort for the year of Waratah-Mayfield branch of the Newcastle Hospital Women's Auxiliary will be a florin art and antique exhibition…

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New Lambton Scouts' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 3

Optimism for a successful function was manifest among the committee of the 1st New Lambton Troop of Scouts when the annual fair was opened on Wednesday…

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Oaks Day V.R.C. Spring Carnival Barbette Scores Phar Lap's Linlithgow Stakes MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 4

The Victorian Racing Club's Spring carnival was continued to-day in fine weather. The crowd was apparently not up to the average for Oaks Day…

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A Houseowners' Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 5

Builders, architects, engineers, and other specialists in the building trade recently engaged in technical discussion at Olympia, as they…

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Prince to Visit South America Will Open Exhibition De Luxe Travelling on Liners London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 3

THE Prince of Wales next year will travel as an ordinary passenger on a series of the world's most luxurious vessel…

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Branxton Annual Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 9

The annual fair, organised by the ladies of the Methodist Church Ald. held in the Parish Hall, was one of the most successful held in Branxton in aid of the…

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Church Fair St. Phillip's Success at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 6

St. Philllp's Church annual fair, which was held at Waratah on Saturday night, attracted a large crowd. Mrs. J. Mackie, senior, opened the…

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Picture Shows Theatres the Cuckoos Bright Show at Civic Wheeler and Woolsey

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 10

BERT WHEELER and Robert Woolsey, who are co-starred in The Cuckoos, a musical comedy, which was shown at the Civic…

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V.R.C. RACING Spring Carnival Concludes Phar Lap Scores Easily Dead-heat in Final Handicap MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 4

The Victorian a Racing Club's Spring carnival closed yesterday, with a dusty north wind, which had prevailed on each of the first three days of the meeting, again…

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Good Fishing At Lemon Tree and Roads Are Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 2

Some good catches of fish are reported at Leman Tree Passage and Nelson's Bay, and for the greater part of the journey the road…

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Imperial Parley May End This Week All Australian Pudding in London Show Lord Mayor's Day Treat for Children Who Got Pieces London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1930 · page 9

Without question, the exhibit at the Lord Mayor's Show, which "went down" best with the children—and…

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Surfing Association Elects Committees and Allots Carnival Dates

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 November 1930 · page 2

EXCEPTION was taken by members of the Newcastle District Life-Saving Association last night to the ruling of the president…

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Olympia Motor Cycle Show London, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1930 · page 8

A feature of the motor-cycle show at Olympia is the British four-cylinder cycle, combining smoothness, flexibility, quietness, and case of control, with…

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Merewether Band Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 11

A fancy fair will be held at Mitchell Park, Merewether, on Friday and Saturday nights, in aid of the instrument fund of the Merewether Municipal Band…

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School Carnival Cook's Hill Parents' Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 11

The reports received from the sub-committees and stall-holders at the meeting of the Cook's. Hill Parents and Citizens' Association held at the school last 'light,…

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Armidale Show Armidale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 8

The State Governor (Sir Philip Gane) has accepted as Invitation from the Partoral and Agricultural Association to officially upon the 1091 show on March 11,…

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Moree Show May Lapse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 6

A gave doubt was expressed at the meeting of Moree Pastoral and Agricultural Society by the President (Mr. Alan Jones), whether the society should hold…

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