The Garden Planting for a Spring Show
It is quite a long step to spring, but in the eyes of the gardener quite a short period. That is principally because gardeners know for certain this week that…
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Shows & fairs, 1936
1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 61
Britain's Easter Big Money Drawn From Banks Carnival Time London
This Easter has made history in the currency sphere says the financial editor of the "Daily Mail"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Record Crowd Attends Royal Show Delightful Weather Sydney
With delightful autumn weather prevailing, 133,771 people—a record attendance—visited to-day's Royal Show. The takings were £9202 for the day. The previous best…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Huge Crowds at Royal Show Judging Dogs Sydney
"We expect to pack 150,000 people into these grounds to-day and to-night" and the Registrar of the Royal Sydney Show (Mr. H. N. Sarina) shortly after the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Food Poisoning at the Show Many Cases Reported Sydney
Health inspectors ore investigating a large number of food poisoning cases which have been reported to the Central District Ambulance at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Standard of Exhibits Butter at Royal Show Sydney
"The quality of the butter in the fresh classes at this year's Royal Show was fine," said the fudge, Mr. F. Wilkinson (N.S.W. Dairy Branch), at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carnival Abandoned
After two attempts to start the carnival at the Carrington track yesterday several heavy showers dispersed the people, and the carnival was abandoned during the running of a heat…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Visitors to Royal Show SYDNEY
In six days no fewer than 436,570 people attended the Royal Show. On Saturday 153,477 passed through the turnstiles. Attendances since the opening day show…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Carnival at Gosford Water Sports in Bad Weather Band Contest Results Gosford
The Gosford and Brisbane Water Aquatic Club continued its two days meeting to-day, but was hampered by rough seas and the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Unwanted Thrill Steer Charges Crowd Show Camp Draft Incident Sydney
A section of the large crowd at the Show on Saturday night became panic-stricken when a steer which was being chased by a competitor in the camp…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canberra Carnival Waterson Plays Well CANBERRA
Fine, crisp weather made golf conditions ideal when the Royal Canberra Club concluded its Easter championship meeting to-day. The best golf of the day was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Of A Kind At The Show
Misses Edna Venters (left) and Dolly Wilson look smart in their riding habits at the Sydney Show…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Incident at Royal Show Action by Ring Stewards Sydney
Major Coulter, veterinary officer of the Royal Agricultural Society, who, at the direction of the stewards, took a swab of the saliva of a horse…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Children's Day at Royal Show Trade Was Brisk Sydney
To-day was children's day at the Royal Sydney Show, and in spite of early threats of rain thousands of children were in the grounds before…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cold Day at Show Big Attendance Despite Weather Missed Insurance Money Sydney
Despite the cold wind and rain, especially during the night session, the attendance at the Show to-day was 126,852. The total amount paid at the turnstiles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Foreign Mission Fair Opened at Hamilton
A Foreign Mission Fair was held this afternoon In the Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall. It was organised by members of the Presbyterian Women's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Absolute Cold Search by Scientists Exhibition in London
The Very Low Temperatures Exhibition at the Science Museum in South Kensington was a much more romantic affair than it sounds. It represented stages reached…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Kennel Notes at the Royal Show Some Northern Successes
Entries in the dog section at the Sydney Royal Show this year were a record, every breed being well represented. Large crowds watched the judging with keen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Children's Day Rain Affects Attendance at Show SYDNEY
Rain again interfered with the attendance at the Royal Easter Show to-day As is usually the case, on the last day but one of the show the day was devoted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women's Progress London Exhibition
Spring is always a season of exhibitions in London, and this year is no exception to the rule (writes Joan Littlefield from London)…
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