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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

1,449 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 73

Tennis in Top Form Crawford's Brilliance Last Night's Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 9

Over 1500 people at Hamilton Park last night witnessed one of the best exhibitions of tennis staged in the district, when J.H. Crawford defeated V. B. McGrath…

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Flower Show Muswellbrook Methodist Effort MUSWELLBROOK

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 5

The annual Methodist Spring Flower Show and Fair was opened by Rev. F. H. Rayward, of Newcastle, in the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, this afternoon…

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International Motor Show Wide Range of Cars to Be Shown London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 October 1935 · page 12

The International Motor Exhibition will be opened to-morrow morning at Olympia by the Prince of Wales. There are more than 500 exhibitors…

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Australia Fair Collapses Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 20

Australia Fair, stable mate of Peter Pan, collapsed in the stables at Flemington to-day. His condition is serious. The veterinary surgeon found that the horse's…

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At Waratah Methodist Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 22

Official visitors and leaders at the Methodist Church Fair at Waratah on Wednesday afternoon. Those in the front row include Mrs. G. Read, President of the Church Aid, and Mrs. F. W. D. Collier, who pened the Fair. The Ministers are (left to right) Revs. W. H. Butler, R. Mowbray, M. E. Southwell, and G. Read…

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Next Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 8

Maitland Show Council decided last night to invite the Railway Commissioner, Mr. T. J. Hartigan, to open the 1936 Maitland Show…

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Bowls Carnival at Christmas an Innovation

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 10

With the closing of the B.H.P, and Newcastle South greens during the week, there will be few opportunities for play tomorrow, the only grounds now being…

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Bowls Christmas Carnival Committee Discusses Plans Champion Singles and Rink

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 21

A meeting of the Newcastle Bowling Association's Christmas Carnival Committee was held in the Hamilton Bowling Pavilion. Ten members attended. The…

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Great Variety London Motor Exhibition PRICES £118 TO £3750 (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, October 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 12

The International Motor Exhibition will be opened to-morrow morning at Olympia (London) by the Prince of Wales. It will remain open till October 26…

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Increasing Power of Motor Cars Prince of Wales Opens Show London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 October 1935 · page 1

In his speech at the opening of the International Motor Show at Olympia to-day, the Prince of Wales, referring to the export trade, observed that it…

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Leipzig Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 16

Statistics show that 5107 foreign visitors attended the Leipzig Autumn Fair. compared with 4116 in 1934 and: 3179 in 1933. Great Britain contributed 347 compared…

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Spirit of Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 4

TO-DAY the carnival of the horse, which opened at Randwick a fortnight ago, enters its second phase at Caulfield. Everything that has gone before may be taken as an indication that the spring season of 1935 will be memorable for its brightness and gaiety,…

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1936 Sheep Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 22

The Council of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association has decided to conduct the 1936 annual sheep show on June 17, 18, 19, and 20. A…

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Motor Show Rooms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 22

The tender of Messrs. Murdoch and Turner, Islington, has been accepted for the erection of modern motor showrooms for the Australian Agricultural Company,…

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"Not Fair Play" Japanese Copying Tariff Board Chairman's Comment Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1935 · page 11

"I do not consider this is commercial fair play. I am glad I am not in commerce if this is called fair play," said the Chairman of the Tariff Board (Mr…

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Greta Doll Show and Cookery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 9

A doll show and cookery competition was held on Friday in the Church of England Parish Hall, Greta, under the management of the Women's Guild and…

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Doll Show and Pet Parade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 9

There was a good attendance at the Bishop Murray Memorial Orphanage, West Maitland, on Saturday, at the doll show and pet parade organised by the…

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Hamilton Doll Show Juvenile Choir Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 3

Dolls of all descriptions were in evidence at the Hamilton Council Chambers on Saturday afternoon when a successful doll show was conducted by the Social…

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Australia Fair in Trouble May Not Run Again This Spring Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 October 1935 · page 4

Australia Fair, who started favorite and ran third in the Toorak Handicap, may not race again in Melbourne this spring…

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Maitland Athletic Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 October 1935 · page 8

Maitland Amateur Athletic Club has been invited to send a team to a sports meeting at Vacy on October 27. The athletic events, which include 75…

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