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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 61

Dahlia Exhibition Biggest Held in State Flowers to Be Sent Away in Ice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1936 · page 5

Details are being completed for what should be the biggest dahlia exhibition held in New South Wales. For months the Newcastle District Dahlia Society has…

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Bright Promise for the Show Cessnock Carnival To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 8

If the weather is fine to-morrow and Saturday Cessnock will have a record show, says the secretary of the association (Mr. W. Brown)…

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Dahlia Society's Exhibition Record Number of Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 11

The fifth annual exhibition of the Newcastle Dahlia Society will be opened at the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon by Mr. H. W. Whiddon,…

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Record Entry Newcastle Dahlia Show Exhibits From Many Parts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1936 · page 3

The Secretary of the Newcastle Dahlia Society (Mr. L. O. Kerlin) reports that record entries have been received for the dahlia exhibition to be held in Newcastle…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 17

Sir,—As the balance-sheet of Newcastle Show is never published in the Press, I will accept Mr. D. L. Macdonald's assurance that £200 was paid in prize money…

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Dahlia Show In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 8

Pulling the finishing touches to one of the displays at the Newcastle Dahlia Society's exhibition which was opened at the Town Hall this afternoon…

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Biggest in State Dahlia Exhibition Opens Blooms for America

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 8

Claimed to be the largest and most important display of its kind yet held in the State, the Newcastle Dahlia Society's…

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Increased Royal Show Entries Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 8

The total number of horses entered for the various classes as the Royal Easter Show is 3704. The entries in practically all sections showed substantial increases…

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Entries Doubled Comboyne Show Success TAREE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 16

For the Comboyne Agricultural Society's fourth annual show the number of entries was double that of last year. Australian Illawarra Shorthorn and Jersey cattle…

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Cessnock Show Judging To-day Attractive Programme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 13

Cessnock Show will begin to-day, and there is promise of an exhibition well up to standard. Entries are satisfactory, and competition in most sections should be…

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Dahlia Show at Town Hall To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 1

Admiring some of the beautiful blooms at the Dahlia Show which was opened at the Newcastle Town Hall this afternoon…

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Cessnock Show Is On To-day Industry and Art Wide Range of Exhibits Judging Day

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 8

The measure of the return to prosperity of one of the most important industrial centres in the State was reflected to-day…

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Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 13

A baby show and cookery competition will be held in the convent grounds, Kurri Kurri, on March 21. In the baby show there are champion classes, one to three…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 13

Sir,—With regard to letters about the Newcastle Show. Mr. Jones does not inspect the products of a continually improving community technique, conscious…

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Big Dahlia Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 7

Newcastle Dahlia Society Show was continued at the Town Hall to-day, when many visitors admired the lavish displays of prize blooms. Additional…

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Night Shooting at Fort—Dahlia Display—Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 9

An impression of the scene at Fort Scratchley last night, when the 6in. guns were brought into action for practice shoots by the 13th Heavy Battery, R.A.A. (M.)…

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Dahlia Show Record for Newcastle Society Official Opening Yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 15

With the record total of nearly 500 entries, the ground floor of the Newcastle Town Hall was insufficient for the fifth annual exhibition of the Newcastle Dahlia…

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Cessnock Show Opens Improvement in All Sections Triumph Over Seasonal Difficulties

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1936 · page 4

The Cessnock Show, which began yesterday, is without question the best staged in the history of the association. The season, except for the past month, has been one of the worst on record, and it is astonishing to find that in every respect the exhibition…

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Cessnock Show Record Crowds at Closing Sessions Exhibition Opened by Mr. G. W. WALKER

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 8

Cessnock's annual Show, which was officially opened on Saturday by the Chairman of the Council of Agricultural Societies (Mr. G. W. Walker), concluded on Saturday night. It was a record-breaking Show in every respect…

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Cessnock Show Success

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 March 1936 · page 8

Cessnock has had its most successful show. Takings for the exhibition totalled £580. an increase of £80 on the figures for the previous year…

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