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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs
1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 61
There is artistry in plumbing, beauty in carpentry, and elegance in machinery fitting. Anyone who doubts it will be convinced by the display of work by students…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The large number of entries in the competitive classes of the agricultural section of Maitland Show is evidence of the fact that even in the competitive section of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Following the outstanding success of the Newcastle Show on official opening day, yesterday, rain interfered with attendances to-day. To-day was Ladies' Day, and, although men were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"We have gone far, and we have done much, but we must be prepared to defend ourselves, and by increasing our population, make full use of the greatest heritage given to any part of the Empire," declared the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dull weather, with light rain, marred Ladies' Day at the Newcastle Show yesterday, but there was a fair attendance when the ring programme began after lunch. Although heavy overnight rain had softened the ground, horsewomen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The annual Paris International Trade Fair, to be held this year from May 16 to June 2 is expected to attract buyers and other visitors from all countries. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Chairman of the Management Committee of the British Industries Fair at Birmingham, stated this afternoon that the engineering and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The refrigeration plant at Newcastle Show has meant less anxiety for the officials who go to great trouble to build up this big section. The Wilac refrigerating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Premier (General Smuts) to-day raised the debate on native representation out of the rut of prejudice. He warned Parliament that its decision would…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →In connection with the Milk Board's Campaign for Health, Milk and Safety Week in Newcastle, demonstrations which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gargantuan appetite of a Show crowd passes the understanding of the woman who has to cater only for the needs of a husband and one, two, or three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The spirits of the Newcastle Show Committee, which have soared and then become depressed alternatively with the caprice of the weather, again…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Owing to wet weather the cycling carnival which was to have been held at Carrington track yesterday was postponed to next Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Chairman of the Management Committee of the British Industries Fair at Birmingham stated yesterday afternoon that the engineering and hardware section…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The weather teat dull for an annual swimming carnival but these boys from Newcastle High School did not worry. Finishes in all the events were close and the barrackers has an [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. H. C. Smart, who has been appointed Manager of the Australian section of the Empire Exhibition, to be held in Johannesburg from September, 1936, to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Despite the adverse weather conditions at the end or last week, the Newcastle Show Association was able to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In heavy rain, Sergeant L. C. Conrad Adami was accorded a military funeral at Dungog yesterday. Two views of the cortege, with the dead man's charger, boots reversed in the stirrups, on the right. Sergeant Adami was attached to the Denman troop of the 16th Light Horse Regiment, in camp at Dungog Showground. He died on Friday morning as the result of injuries sustained when thrown from a motor-lorry at Kurri Kurri on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mrs. D. Baker's Taloma Storm," champion dog and Mrs. J. Proudlock's "Denver…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Despite wet weather, the 1936 Newcastle Show, which concluded on Saturday night, was one of the most successful in the history of the association. The total gate receipts reached £2000—for the first time since the depression…
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