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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1934

1,551 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 78

Mothers' Club Fair Successful Waratah Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 10

The annual fair arranged by the Waratah Infants' School Mothers' Club was held in the Waratah School of Arts last Thursday afternoon and night…

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Swimming Carnival at Manly Draw For Main Events

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 12

The Surf Life-saving Association is making extensive preparations to ensure the success of the surf carnival to be held at Manly Beach on November 24, at which…

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Hughes Beats Perry Exhibition Tennis in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1934 · page 8

G. P Hughes provide the surprise of the day at the exhibition tennis matches played at Auckland to-day, by defeating Fred Perry, 6-2, 8-6. Hughes played…

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Art Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 7

Newcastle Art Society will hold on exhibition at Scott's Ltd. next Friday. The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Kilgour) will perform the opening…

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Kennel Notes Championship Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 5

Next Saturday the Great Northern Canine Association will hold a one point championship show at the Wickham Sports Ground, Albert-street, Wickham…

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Spring Fair at Wallsend St. Patrick's School Function

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 7

St. Patrick's School Hall was gally decorated this afternoon when the annual spring fair was officially opened by the Mayoress of Wallsend (Mrs…

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City and Suburban Competition Juniors Show Form

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 2

A pleasing feature of the first day's play in the third series of the City and Suburban Cricket Association's A grade games on…

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Event Abandoned Centenary T.T. Carnival Motor-cycle Racing Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 12

Because of rain which had fallen a few minutes before the starting-time, of the Senior Tourist Trophy of 100 miles, the main event of the Centenary motor-cycle…

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Badges for the Gala Celebrations How Everybody Can Help Mayoress Will Launch the Campaign Travel Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 November 1934 · page 8

Ten thousand badges which are to be sold at sixpence each, have been issued by the Citizens' Committee…

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Impromptu Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 14

The City Publicity Director was assured to- day that the surf clubs In Newcastle would put on "an Impromptu" surf carnival on the…

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Boolaroo Hospital Carnival Plans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 3

Mrs. H. Richards presided at a well-attended meeting of the Boolaroo Auxiliary Hospital Committee, held on Tuesday night…

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Athletics Northern Carnival Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 19

Arrangements were made last night by the Northern District Amateur Athletic Association for Newcastle and district athletes to take part In the…

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Woman's Realm Spring Fair St. Patrick's Church Effort at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 10

Stalls decorated in vivid colours with an overhead arrangement and window curtains of coloured paper streamers gave St. Patrick's Church Hall, Wallsend, a…

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Horticultural Council Many Matters Are Discussed Show Plan Rejected

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 15

A long business paper, containing matters of importance to Northern gardeners, was dealt with last night by the…

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Melbourne Cup Winner Is Fit As A Fiddle Peter Pan Survives Strain of Racing to Start Again on Saturday Unfavorable Report on Australia Fair Injury to Knee Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 November 1934 · page 19

Of all the Sydney horses who have survived the strain of racing at Flemington, none looked better this morning…

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Schoolboys' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 13

The New South Wales schoolboys' swimming championships will be held at the Newcastle Ocean Baths on November 30. This is the first occasion on which the championship events have…

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Christmas Cheer Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 18

Arrangements have been completed for staging a comprehensive novelty sports gymkhana at Wallsend. The Wallsend Council was anxious to provide Christmas cheer for the unemployed…

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TENNIS Bromwich-Moore Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 21

The night tennis exhibition between J. Bromwich and B. Moore, which was postponed from last Monday night, will take place next Tuesday night, November 13,…

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Newcastle Art Society Mayor Opens Second Annual Exhibition Many Fine Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 November 1934 · page 8

Officially opened this afternoon by the Mayor, the Newcastle Art Society's second annual exhibition contains many…

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St. Philip's, Waratah, Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1934 · page 11

St. Philip's Church of England, Waratah, will conduct a combined fair and cooking competitions on November 14 and 15. The opening ceremony will be performed by Miss Sparke at…

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