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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

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Taree Show Splendid Dairy Cattle Jersey Herd Fair Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

Conceived on a large scale, the Taree jubilee chow, and the first Jersey herd fair held on the Central North Coast, which opened on Thursday, and…

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Horses for Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 12

The support given to the Royal Easter Show for the past 10 years amply demonstrates that the day of the horse is not past. During that period entries in the…

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Cycling Middle Markers Score Carrington Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 5

In the absence of Borne of the back-markers. Including Lethbridge and Parker, those on middle handicaps scored In the league events…

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Hospital Effort Lambton Park Carnival Exciting Motor-cycling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 5

Spectacular displays by motor-cyclists and a wood-chopping contest for women were among the attractions at the gala held in Lambton Park on Saturday, in…

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Opening of Waratah Golf Season St. Patrick's Day Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 10

MOTOR CYCLISTS who tool part in the gala held at Lambton on Saturday afternoon in aid fund, of the Wallsend Hospital. C.F. MILLS makes an approach shot during the…

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Record Entries for Easter Show Sydney Royal Classes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 6

Record entries have been received for the horse section at the forthcoming Royal Easter Show In the trotting. Clydesdale, draught gelding, and pony…

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Surf Titles Carnival at Bondi Scott's Victory Newcastle Clubs Fail SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

On a day made to order for the gathering, more than 10,000 people witnessed the State surf championship carnival at Bondi Beach yesterday afternoon…

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Abnormal Entries for Royal Show More Accommodation to Be Provided Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 March 1935 · page 8

So heavy have been the entries for the Royal Show this year that members of the committee met at the ground this morning to consider the…

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Fowl From Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 9

Reginald John Radnidge (56), of Stephen-street, Cessnock, charged in the Cessnock Police Court to-day with having stolen a valuable black…

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Royal Show Entries Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 5

So numerous are the entries in all sections for the Royal Agricultural Show that the Agricultural Society is considering spending £3000 on the erection of…

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Minister For Health At Wallsend Thrills At Lambton Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1935 · page 10

CHATTING WITH A PATIENT.—The Minuter for Health (Mr. Fitzsimons) photographed during his inspection of Wall send Hospital yesterday. With him is the Acting-Malron (Sister Hill). PEOPLE WHO THINK that motor cycle pillio[?] riding is too rough should try this. It is not to…

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Royal Easter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 3

The accommodation for stock at the Sydney Showground will be taxed this Easter. For the first time in the history of the Royal Agricultural Society,…

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Boys' High School Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 5

There was another joyous gathering of youths at the Ocean Baths yesterday for the annual swimming carnival of the Newcastle Boys' High School. Proceedings began with a vociferous demonstration, the boys as with one voice giving forth their "War Cry." And that was when this photograph was taken…

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Hanke Portrait Exhibition Artist May Attend

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 8

The famous Hanke portrait, which won the Archibald prize, will be on exhibition at the Civic Wintergarden. Newcastle, on Monday, and the exhibition will remain open until Friday…

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Upper Hunter Show Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 6

The Muswellbrook Show committee was advised by the Singleton Chamber of commerce that all stores in Singleton would be closed for the…

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Kennel Notes Cessnock Show Comment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1935 · page 5

I have the comments of Mr. Eric Dart, who judged all breeds at the recent Cessnock Show. Mr. Dart said that a feature of the show was the keenness and…

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Murrurundi Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 12

An Irish carnival and ball was held in the Strand Theatre, Morrurundi, on Monday night, in aid of the Waratah Mater Misericordiae Hospital building fund. The…

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Fair Diana in New Stable

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 15

Fair Diana, who was backed for a small fortune in the fillies' division of the Juvenile Handicap at Moorefield on Saturday, has run her last race in…

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Flower Show at Pelaw Main

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 8

A flower show and cooking display will be held by the Pelaw Main Sports Ground Committee in the Pelaw Main School of Arts on Saturday afternoon…

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In Newcastle Archibald Prize Portrait Exhibition Next Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 March 1935 · page 8

The self-portrait of Mr. Henry Hanke, the Sydney artist who won the Archibald Memorial Prize while he was employed as a relief worker, was brought to…

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