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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 61

Motor Yachting Lake Season Begins Carnival at Toronto Many Visitors From Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 11

The boom of a gun, fired from the club's jetty in Toronto Bay on Saturday afternoon, announced the opening of a new season for the Newcastle branch…

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Gt. Britain's Trade Bank Figures Show Big Recovery London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 1

An indication of the revival of trade, especially in the heavy industries, is afforded by the increase in cheque clearances…

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Motor Yachtsmen Open Season Dogs at the Show a Rosary Sunday Group

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

Flag officers of the combined Motor Yacht Clubs at the opening of the Lake Macquarie season at Toronto on Saturday afternoon. The Commodore of the Lake Macquarie Club, Mr. C. Bacon, has his walking stick in hand, and on his left are Messrs. C. P. White (Rose Bay, Sydney), A. D. Walker (Broken Bay) and C. Daly (Port Hacking)…

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Wallsend Flower Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 10

There was an excellent number of entries at the Wallsend Horticultural Society's monthly flower show, which was held last night…

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Grand Prix Motor-cycle Carnival Lap Record Broken Hartley

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 10

Riding in fine style at the New South Wales Motor-cycle Grand Prix at Hartley to-day, W. Hawtrey reduced by a second the lap record held conjointly…

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School Gardens in Show Competition Sydney Labour Day

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

Two of the displays in the Sydney Six-hour Day street demonstration yesterday…

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Empire Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 8

London, October 5.—At a largely attended meeting in Glasgow to-day it was decided to hold an Empire exhibition in Glasgow in 1938. The exhibition will be…

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At Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 October 1936 · page 1

"The Funeral of King George V. passing along The Mall."—This is the first painting of the occasion to be shown in Australia, and is a new addition to M. Charles Bryant's exhibition in Sydney…

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Fair at MereWether

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 2

Opening St. Augustine's Fair at Merewether yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Frank Cadell urged the women members of the Church to continue their…

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Spring Fair St. Augustine's, Merewether

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 12

The Spring Fair of St. Augustine's Church of England, Merewether, was opened by Mrs. F. A. Cadell in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs.Cadell…

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"Blossom Time" Opening by Mayoress Hamilton Presbyterian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 13

Peach blossom, in white and the two deep tones of pink, was placed against a lattice of green fern with charming effect in Hamilton. Presbyterian School…

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Randwick Gowns on Ladies' Day :-: Promenade of Carnival Fashion

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 7

MRS. LYLE TAYLOR were a blue and white floral casemble, and Miss Roy Coote chose an unusual frock of white silk panelled in navy and wiffite. MISS HELEN HUGHES accompanied Mist Belly Fogarty, of Melbourne, who won a black and while daily pattern tunic over a black hat…

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Rainbow Fair Tighe's Hill Methodist Church Opening by Mrs. D. WATKINS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 12

The colours of the rainbow were used with artistic effect at the Tighe's Hill Methodist school hall yesterday afternoon when the annual fair was opened…

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Perth Show Big Crowds Despite Bus Strike PERTH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1936 · page 10

Ideal weather prevailed for people day" at the Royal Agricultural Show to-day. Despite the bus strike, the attendance was greater than last year, with a…

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Carnival Queen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 1

Evelyn Lave, actress, crowning the Carnival Queen of Hastings (England)…

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Strand Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 3

WARNER BAXTER and Gloria Stuart are the stars of "The Prisoner of Shark Island," which is the main attraction at the Strand Theatre…

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The Problem of Fair Rents

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 4

WHETHER we approve it or not, the principle has been accepted in the legislation of this State that a limit must be set to the profits obtainable from certain necessary services. Various public utilities are limited to a certain ratio of profits…

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Final Day Of A.J.C. Spring Racing Carnival Solfast's Chance in Chester Handicap Thebez And Disalto Should Both Run Well

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 October 1936 · page 1

To-morrow's racing at Randwick concludes another A.J.C. Spring racing carnival. Winners have been hard to find in the preceding three days and punters are again faced with some rare puzzles. A hard race is the Chester…

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Rose Fair at Wallsend Salvation Army Function

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 5

Wallsend Salvation Army this afternoon held a rose fair in aid of the annual self-denial appeal. The hall, which was ablaze with…

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Canberra Visit Sarazen and Miss Hicks Won Exhibition Match Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 19

The brilliant American golfer Gene Sarazen, who is a student of politics, was an interested listener in the House of Representatives gallery to-day during the…

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