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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

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The R.a.s. Show, 1935 Model

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 6

THE Royal Agricultural Society's annual carnival, a national institution which epitomises Australia's production, begins to-day. Reports from Sydney indicate that it bids fair to be a record achievement in every way, and while each year new…

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Carnival at the Royal Theatre Lee Tracy's Success in Comedy Drama

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 2

The gaiety and worries of a carnival show are depicted in Carnival, a fast-moving comedy drama, showing at the Theatre Royal this week…

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Brothers' Cycling Successes Carrington Racing Most Prizes to Matthewses Lidcombe Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 4

It was a red-letter day for the Matthews brothers at Carrington yesterday when in the amateur and league divisions…

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State On Parade In Sydney Record Show Big Improvements to Ground Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 April 1935 · page 9

The gates of the Royal Show City were opened to-day with all the glamor and traditional…

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Fair Warning!

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 6

John Taxpayer:—"Listen all of you. This is where we enjoy ourselves. They give anybody who winges in here the R.A.S. berry and kick them out!"…

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Governor at Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

The Governor, Sir Alexander Here Ruthven (left) paid an unofficial visit to the Show. He teas met by the deputy president at the R.A.S.,…

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Autumn Flower Show at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 6

An extensive schedule has geen prepared by the Wallsend Presbyterian Church committee, assisted by members of the Wallsend Horticultural…

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Early Judging at the Royal Show in Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 5

Judgine of the cattle exhibits was the principal attraction of the Royal Show in Sydney on the opening day, yesterday. The group of interested spectators of the jjudging show in the first picture includes Mrs. I. Whitney, the elderly lady seated in the centre, who is a regualr visitor to the Royal Show, and is well known in the Central Western district as the owner of Coombing Park station, Carcoar; she also owns a large property in Queensland. The picture on the right shows a line up of Hereford cattle waiting the judges' pleasure. The Devon cow neminated by Mr. H. White, of Mudgee, "Apricot 140th." awarded the championship in the…

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Features of New York Motor Show New York Motor Show Release of the 1935 Models No Radical Departures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 21

At the 35th annual New York Automobile Show the public and the trade were given an opportunity to examine the new 1935 models and become acquainted with the changes and innovations that were introduced…

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Benefit Show at Stadium Vaudeville and Boxing Contests for Youths

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

A boxing and vaudeville entertainment on a scale hitherto unknown here is being organised to take place at the Newcastle Stadium on Tuesday…

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More Trouble Show Officials and Carpenters Relief Workers Employed Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 7

Further trouble developed to-day between the officials of the Royal Agricltural Society and the Carpenters' Union concerning the employment of relief…

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Horses on Parade Splendid Types at Royal Show District Winners Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 9

Show City, with all its galety to-day did honor to the horse On the famous ring. Which is looking as smooth as a billiard…

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Royal Show Opens Record Crowd for Cattle-judging Day Bigger Livestock Entries Altogether 14,392 Competitive Entries Received SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 8

The Royal-Agricultural Society's Show opened to-day. It possibly eclipses any held by the society News in the society's has there been such an array of exhibits as was seen to-day…

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Kurri Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 7

Mr. W. G. Hill, who judged the Alsatians at Kurri Kurri championship show on April 6, has forwarded his remarks to me…

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Carnival at the Royal Theatre

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 6

Combining both humor and pathos, the comedy drama production. Carnival adapted from the book by Robert Riskin, is a film of much interest. With…

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Hacks at Royal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 1

Hacks, lending a nice color contrast, proudly display their style in the Show ring…

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Kennel Notes Kurri Show Comments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 7

Newcastle and Merewether Combined Canine Club held a successful two-point championship show at the Showground last, Saturday. Mr. L A. Foster, of…

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With Glover at the Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 8

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Vaudeville at the Victoria Les Shipp's Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 6

Anybody wanting a hearty laugh cannot do better this week than go to the Victoria Theatre, which has gone back to vaudeville—a novelty in…

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Clydesdale Vignettes At Show Sydney Welcomes General Booth

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 April 1935 · page 14

A FINE STUDY of the heads of two Clydesdales photographed at the Show AS THOUGHT it were a Doncaster a[?]slocrat, this Clydesdale was washed and groomed with the greatest of care preparatory to…

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