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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1933

1,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 70

Toronto Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 16

Members of Toronto School of Arts Committee, and the Church of England Women's Guild, met in the Library Institute on Wednesday night, for the…

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Country Week Carnival Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 19

The New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association has decided that the annual Country Week carnival shall begin on January 2, and conclude on January 13…

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Surf and Swimming Cook's Hill Club Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1933 · page 18

Cook's Hill Surf Club has arranged an impromptu carnival for Saturday afternoon to mark the opening of the new surf sheds. Every club in the Northern…

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Merewether Spring Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 7

The Park-street, Merewether, Methodist Church has organised a spring fair, commencing on October 4, at 3 p.m. The opening ceremony…

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Shortland Golden Glow Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 4

Shortland Progress Hall was well filled on Wednesday night, when the Salvation Army Golden Glow Fair was opened by Envoy Miller. The committee responsible…

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Waratah Hospital Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 4

A strong committee headed by the Mayor of Waratah (Ald. O. J. Ellis) have arrangements well in hand for the carnival to be held in Waratah Oval on October…

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Adamstown Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 12

A baby show in aid of the Adamstown Eisteddfod funds will take place at the Methodist School Hall, Adamstown, on October 28, Provision is made for eight…

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Relief Committee Carnival and Sports Plans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 11

At the weekly meeting of the Maitland District Citizens Relief Committee, a committee of five was appointed to confer with Mr. Cockburn relative to the white…

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Flower Show Held at Mayfield West Beautiful Blooms

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 3

A flower show was held in St. Nicholas's Hall, at Mayfield west, this afternoon. Special reference was made to the exhibits by Mr. R…

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Crawford For Cessnock? Davis Cup Men's Northern Tour Maitland After Them Also Country Carnival Changes British Team's Visit

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1933 · page 7

Endless applications for exhibition matches by the returning Davis Cup players have been made by…

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Bowls Xmas Carnival Committee to Meet Narrowing Things Down Lowlands' Players Status B;H.P.'s SEASON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 October 1933 · page 5

In the Hamilton pavilion on next Thursday night, the second meeting of the Xmas. Carnival Committee,…

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Tighe's Hill Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 7

The council of Tighe's Hill Eisteddfod announces that the trophies won at the festival, which concluded on Saturday, will be presented to the successful competitors…

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Newcastle Show Association's Home Garden Contest Judging of Home Gardens Entries Preliminary Inspection Judges Made Tour of District Riot of Color

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 October 1933 · page 8

Preliminary judging of the Newcastle A.H. and I. Society's second annual home garden competition was…

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Carrington Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 4

"Preparations for the Carrington Methodist Fair, which will be held in the Kindergarten Hall on October 11 and 12, are well in hand. The Ladies' Aid and the…

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Tennis Crawford Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 10

The plan for the Crawford exhibition to be held on October 14 at District Park tennis courts is filling so rapidly that those who do not book early will find…

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Tighe's Hill Methodist Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 9

In the absence of Mr. and Mrs. F. Stewart, who were to have been present, Mrs. I. Winn generously consented to officially open the Tighe's…

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Methodist Church Fair Opened Merewether Function

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 9

Stalls were stocked with homemade jams, preserves, confectionery, cakes and fancy work were evidence of the hard work carried out by…

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Athletic Display Public Schools' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 5

Those who remember Civic Week festivities and the part played by the pupils of the Newcastle Public Schools, when approximately 10,000 people attended the…

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Spring Fair at Hamilton the Presbyterian Women's Guild

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 9

Springtime was represented in the decorations at the Presbyterian Hall, Hamilton, this afternoon, when the Women's Guild held its annual fair…

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Schools' Athletic Carnival 8000 to Take Part

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 12

The Newcastle District Public Schools will conduct another athletic display on November 29, on lines similar but even more attractive than…

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