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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1931

1,087 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 55

Wallsend Bowling Carnival Novelty Events

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 5

Bowlers of Newcastle district, with their wives, met in a variety of novelty games at the gain day conducted at Wallsend this afternoon by Wallsend…

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List of Wheatgrowers Period of Exhibition Extended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. W. F. Dunn) states that he has decided to extend the period of exhibition of the lists of producers of wheat until…

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British Bomber Largest Fighting 'Plane Exhibition at Pageant (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, June 18

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1931 · page 6

Among several new types of aircraft not yet publicly shown, which will be seen for the first time at the Air Force pageant at Hendon on Saturday week,…

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Suit All Tastes Fine Show at Strand Uneasy Virtue

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 June 1931 · page 2

A THEATREGOER would be very hard indeed to please who could not enjoy the programme which opened at the Strand Theatre…

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Fair Rents Bill Dealing With Evictions SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 June 1931 · page 4

The State Cabinet gave its approval to-day to the bill to amend the Fair Rents and Landlords and Tenants Act, drafted by the Attorney-General (Mr. J…

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Hygiene Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

The great International Hygiene Exhibition is again open in Dresden, in Germany. While the general scheme remains the same as before, new groups have been…

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Fair Rents Bill Explanation Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 5

The Newcastle branch of the unemployed decided at a mooting to-day to ask the local politicians to explain the Government's Fair Rents Bill to a…

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Show Ball At The Palais

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 2

Newcastle Annual Show Ball is to be held at the Empire Palais Royale on July 30. This ball has always been among…

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Didn't Show Ticket Railway Prosecution

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1931 · page 5

For having failed to show his railway ticket on demand at Blackalls on May 4, William Carter, laborer, of North-parade, Blackalls, was fined…

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Photographic Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 June 1931 · page 6

A month remains for the receipt of entries for the Victorian International Salon of Photography. The work received from overseas is of good quality, and every mail…

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For Unemployed Successful Waratuh Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 4

Tributes were paid by the Mayor of Waratah (Alderman W. H. Tripet) last night to members of Waratah-Mayfield Unemployed Association on…

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New Bill to Help Hard-hit Tenants to Prevent Evictions New Fair Rents Bill Leaseholders' Relief Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 7

Leave to introduce a Fair Rents Bill, which includes provision for the prevention of evictions, was moved by the…

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State Session Fair Rents Bill Measure Introduced Relief for Lessees Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 10

In the Legislative Assembly, to-day, the Attorney-General (Mr. Lamaro) moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide for the determination of fair rents in certain…

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Lorndale Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 11

To-morrow night, weather permitting, a series of exhibition matches will be played on Lorndale Courts. Players participating are Messrs. Rodgers, Breden, Thompson…

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Keen Competition for Newcastle Show Committee 23 Candidates for 17 Vacancies Drive for Members

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 5

Although a condition of uncertain finances will have to be faced and grappled with, there will be keen…

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Urgent Need of Obtaining 2000 New Members Revealed in Show Report Show Association Faces Total Debt of £10,000 "Worst Year in History" Annual Balance Sheet Issued Membership Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 5

Total indebtedness of about £10,000 is. revealed in the report of the Newcastle Show…

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A Day at the Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 8

Meg and Martin and Minnie and Mopsa were having a splendid afternoon, for a fair had come to the viltage, a rea, fair, with gay caravans, and merry-go…

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Show Association Need for New Members Finance Problem

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 4

Difficulties under which the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Association is labouring, as emphasised in the annual report issued yesterday, focus…

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A.b.c. Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 July 1931 · page 10

The date of the closing of entries with the Secretary of the New South Wales Bowling Association, for the A.B.C. Carnival at Brisbane next month, has been…

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Relief Fund Street Day and Sports Carnival Big Drive This Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 8

By means of a Street Day effort on July 24, and a big sports carnival on the following day, the Newcastle Unemployment Relief Committee hopes to augment…

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