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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 61

Antiques Show Exhibits Worth £1,000,000 LONDON, September 24

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 11

The Earl of Athlone, who was accompanied by Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, opened the third antiques dealers' fair and exhibition in London to-day…

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Newcastle Dog Won a First Prize at Melbourne Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 September 1936 · page 3

The only New South Wales exhibitor in the wire-hatred fox-terrler section at the Melbourne Royal Show, Mr. H. King, of Mayfield, gained first prize…

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Highlights of Spring Racing Carnival Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 2

Epsom Handicap highlights this morning were— Silver Standard's defeat of Cuddle over seven furlongs at Randwick. The Marne's satisfactory seven furlongs with The Athenian on…

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Newton's Bowling Newcastle Cricket Carnival State Official's Reply to Criticism Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 10

A reply was made to-day by the Secretary of the New South Wales Cricket Association (Mr. H. Heydon) to criticism levelled against the association by…

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Secret Cars British Motor Show Surprising Features (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, September 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1936 · page 8

Eleventh-hour surprises at the motor show, which will open at Olympia on October 15, will be two cars with a popular price appeal equalling their technical…

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Spring Show at Boolaroo

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 3

Schedules are now available for the second annual Spring Show of the Lake Macquarie Ambulance District Agricultural Bureau, to be held in the…

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Michaelmas Fair at Hamilton Opened by Mrs. H. L. Wheeler

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 8

Mrs. H. L. Wheeler opened the Michaelmas Fair, in St. George's Hall, Hamilton, this afternoon. The fair was arranged by the St…

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Out of A.J.C. Carnival Munro's Appeal Dismissed Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 9

D. Munro's appeal against his one month's suspension was to-day dismissed by the A.J.C. Committee…

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Michaelmas Fair St. George's Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 10

St. George's Hall, Hamilton South, was effectively decorated yesterday for a Michaelmas Fair, organised by the Women's Guild. The stalls were well stocked…

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Kurri Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 11

Members of the Kurri Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary conducted a successful baby show at the Protestant Hall, when the Judges. Mesdames R…

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St. Paul's Fair at Stockton Tinted Lilies Used in Decorations

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 12

The Masonic Hall, Stockton, was decorated in two tones of orange this afternoon for St. Paul's Church of England annual fair, which was…

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Woman's Realm Orange and Yellow Spring Fair at Lambton Presbyterian Women's Guild

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 11

Brightened with decorations in a colour scheme of orange and yellow, the Parish Hall at Lambton was the setting for a successful spring fair, held by the…

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MAITLAND--KURRI--CESSNOCK West Maitland Show Council Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 9

A special meeting of the Maitland Show Council was held at the Showground yesterday afternoon to consider the best means of utilising the district…

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Spring Fair Stockton Anglican Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 16

A spring fair arranged by members of the Stockton Church of England Women's Guild was held in the Masonic Hall yesterday. Officers of the (Guild are—…

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CRICKET 32 TEAMS Country Carnival Entries SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 18

Thirty-two teams will compete in the country cricket carnival, although 43 nominations were received. Some of the teams desired permission to nominate with…

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Flower Show at Cessnock Orchids in Ice

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 6

A display of orchids on ice was a feature of the Cessnock Horticultural and Agricultural Bureau's third annual spring show this afternoon. The…

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Show Went on Extraordinary First Night Producer's Money Problem London, October 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1936 · page 11

Circumstandes not remotely approached in the chequered history of the London stage surrounded the first night of the all-American £25,000 revue, "Transantiantic…

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Motor Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 8

London, October 3.—The 13th international motor exhibition will open at Olympia on October 15. The exhibition is expected to ,disclose more new models…

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Royal Easter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 6

The council of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales has decided to erect a new reinforced concrete grandstand at the southern end of the ring at…

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British Car Ban in Empire Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 7

Though the British Government is supporting the great Empire Exhibition at Johannesburg, no British motor cars can be shown…

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