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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 61

Bowls Carnival Finals To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 7

The finals of the Newcastle and District Bowling Association's Christmas carnival singles and consolation pairs will be played on the Hamilton green to-day,…

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Tote Figures Show Big Increase Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 5

The [?]totalisator figures for the day at Randwick were £33,527, compared with £3l,O44 on the same day last year. For the four days the total was £134,525,…

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Bowls Title to Kinder Singles Final at Hamilton Christmas Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 6

Playing with great versatility, T. Kinder (of Hamilton Club) defeated A. E. Kefford. his clubmate, in the final of the…

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Baths and Beaches Surf Carnival Cook's Hill To-day Attractive Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 7

Bar Beach will be the mecca of surfing and carnival enthusiasts to-day, when Cook's Hill Surf Life-saving Club will hold its annual surf carnival. The large crowd…

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Huge Dumper Spills Surf Boat Crew Bar Beach Carnival March Past to Stockton Cook's Hill Gala

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1936 · page 6

Caught on a huge dumper when racing side by side with the Newcastle craft, the Cook's Hill surf-boat capsized in the senior…

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Cook's Hill Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 1

ONE FALSE STEP AND THEY ARE OUT OF THE RACE—The "field" in the sack race at the Cook's Hill surf carnival yesterday afternoon…

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Cook's Hill Surf Carnival Thrills Holiday Regatta at Lake Macquarie

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 10

THE SURF PAVILION AT BAR BEACH made an excellent grandstand for spectators at the Cook's Hill Club's carnival yesterday. A CLOSE CONTEST BETWEEN Bonnie Jean and Hu[?]o at Belmont regatta yesterday. Above: YESTERDAY WAS…

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Baths and Beaches B. BROWNJOHN Outstanding Competitor Cook's Hill Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

Cook's Hill Surf Life-saving Club held its annual carnival yesterday at Bar Beach. Warm, sultry weather and a light breeze enabled officials to carry out an…

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Bowls Kinder's Title Beats Kefford in Final Christmas Carnival Brien and Beatty Take Pairs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 January 1936 · page 7

The finals of the champion singles and consolation pairs, decided yesterday in perfect conditions at the Hamilton green, completed the Christmas carnival of the…

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Swimming Titles State Carnival at Manly Country Man a Finalist Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 12

R. Stafford, of Lismore, gained a place in the heats of the State 440 yards swimming championship, which were contested at the Manly Baths to-night. He will…

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Federal Revenue Half-yearly Returns Show Increase Many More Pensioners Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 8

Customs and Excise collections for the first six months of the financial year amounted to £21,127,570, according to figures made available by the Federal Treasury…

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Money in Low Grade Gold Big Dividend in W.A. Show Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 2

Second on the 1935 list of gold-mining dividend-payers, Wlluna Gold Corporation Ltd. provides a notable example of long-sighted mining…

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Adamstown Athletic Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 5

T. Easton (Newcastle Harder,), R. Hit chens (Myer Perk), P. Harris (Myer Park), who ran 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the mile race at. Adomslown athletic meeting on Saturday…

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Fair Galloping at Randwick Variety in Trials Thebez Most Impressive Half-mile in 51 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 2

Money Spi, Thebez, Vista, Zulander and Miss Nottava were the best gallopers at Randwick this morning over…

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Singleton Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 9

Singleton Amateur Swimming Club's will be held on Saturday, January 18, at the Municipal Baths, Singleton. A comprehensive programme has been prepared. Among the…

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Nobbys Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 9

All district surf clubs, together with many metropolitan and North Coast surfers, will take part in Nobbys Surf Life-saving club's 14th annual surf carnival on Saturday afternoon…

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Newcastle Show Details of Schedule

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 2

A new apiculture section, and additional classes in the wool and poultry sections are disclosed by the schedule of the 1936 Newcastle Show, which has just…

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Coloured Shirts Show Political Opinions CAIRO, January 6

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 8

The fashion for coloured shirts as an index of political opinions has spread to Egypt. Organisers of the Wafd have decided…

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Carrington Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 10

Carrington League Cycling Club will conduct its usual cycling carnival on the Carrington track on Sunday, with the senior handicaps, further the Dennison point score competition, and the…

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Nobbys Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 9

More than 300 surfers are expected to compete at the annual surf carnival of Nobbys Surf Life-saving Club, which will be held on Saturday afternoon at Nobbys Beach. The number…

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