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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1933

1,393 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 70

Woman's Realm Girl Guides Exhibition and Sale of Work Display at Waratah

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

The versatility of Girl Guides was demonstrated at the Parish Hall. Waratah, yesterday, when the 2nd Waratah Girl Guides (St. Philip's) held their first…

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Merewether Fair Park-street Methodists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 11

The Park-street, Merewether, Methodist Hall was crowded yesterday afternoon, when the Spring Fair was officially opened by Mrs. F. W. Collier. A fine…

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Woman's Realm Tighe's Hill Fair Mehodist Function

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 10

Delightful spring weather prevailed for the opening of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Fair yesterday. The glorious sunshine enticed a large gathering to the opening…

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St. Paul's Fair Opening by Mrs. Johnson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 9

The Boomerang Fair, organised by St. Paul's Women's Guild, was opened in St. Paul's Parish Hall, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Johnson,…

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Hamilton Fair Presbyterian Church Funds Opening by Mayoress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 11

Festoons of orange and yellow flowers predominated in the decoration scheme at the Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall yesterday afternoon, when the Spring…

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Opening New Surf Pavilion Carnival at Bar Beach

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 October 1933 · page 16

To mark the official opening of the new surf pavilion at the Bar Beach, the Cook's Hill Surf Club has arranged an impromptu…

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Athletic Carnival Combined Primary Schools

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 17

The combined primary schools' athletic carnival, arranged by the Public Schools' Amateur Athletic Association, which was to have been held last Friday, but was…

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Victorian Carnival Saturday's Opening Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 4

To-morrow's Flemington meeting marks the commencement of the Spring campaign in the Southern Capital…

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Adamstown Baby Show and Eisteddfod

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 13

Ald. F. Johnson presided at a well-attended meeting of the Adamstown Baby Show and Eisteddfod Committee. A letter was read from the Secretary of the…

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English Motor Show Special Moving Exhibits LONDON, October 4

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 10

An interesting new feature of the Motor Show, which open at the Olympia next week, will be moving exhibits, for which special floor space has been reserved. Many…

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New South Wales Surf Association Official to Visit Newcastle Suspensions At Terrigal Club Movements for the Week-end Carnival at Bar Beach

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 10

The annual meeting of the Northern District Surf Life-saving Association will be held on October 1 1, and among the visitors from Sydney will be: Messrs. R. D. Doyle (Examiner-in-Chief), M. J. Burke (Instructor-in-Chief), D. Mclntyre, who…

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Annual District Primary School's Carnival at Sport Ground Young Champions in Action To-day Primary School Sports Youthful Champions Competing at Sports Ground

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 8

With the school champions competing at the annual sports meeting of the Newcastle and District Primary Schools'…

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Radio Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 5

Big business has been in progress at this year's Radio Exhibition at Olympia. It is announced from Olympia that in the first four days of the exhibition orders…

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Carrington Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 11

The Spring Fair of Carrington Methodist Church will be officially opened by the Mayoress (Mrs. A. Bower). A musical programme has been arranged by Miss D…

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Merewether Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 11

Entries for cooking competitions to be held in connection with the Spring Fair of the Park-street Methodist Church Merewether, will close at 7 o'clock…

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Tighe's Hill Methodist Fair Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 13

The directors of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Church Fair are gratified with the success which has so far attended the effort. Dr. K. S. Shellshear presided at…

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Coal Export 37,980 Tons for Week Fair Trade Anticipated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 11

The quantity of coal including bunkers, shipped at Newcastle during the week for places beyond the State was 37,980 tolls, of which 4600 tons represented overseas…

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Show Innovation "One Farm Exhibit" Committee Approves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 11

The district's market gardeners, the vegetable-plot enthusiasts of the outer suburbs, the farmers and orchardists within 20 miles of Newcastle—all these…

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Newcastle 1934 Show New Exhibits for Next Year Home Garden's Success

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 5

Satisfaction at the success of the second annual Home Gardens Competition, was expressed at the monthly…

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A London Letter Height of Buildings—Aircraft Exhibition—A 1670 Machine—Humorous Letters—Dean Inge and World Crisis LONDON, August 22. Taller Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 5

Buildings in England are shooting towards the sky. The London County Council, for instance, has just consented to the erection of a building at a greater…

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