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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 61

The Theatres "The Great Ziegfeld" Spectacular Three-hour Show at Civic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 November 1936 · page 11

"The Great Ziegfeld" is so big in every way that it seems to confound every pictures except the standard of talking…

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Poultry Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 9

The first monthly sectional poultry show conducted by the Maitland and District Poultry and Pigeon Society was held in the poultry pavilion and attracted about…

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Cessnock Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 9

The Cessnock Horticultural Society continued its quarterly three-flower competition last night. B. Hestelow, who exhibited three spikes of gladioli, was first,…

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Reforms in N.Z. Receiving Fair Trial 'Make New Deal Look Tame' (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, November 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1936 · page 8

New Zealand's recent legislation makes President Roosevelt's New Deal seem almost tame, says "The Times," in a leading article, alluding to the visit to London…

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Rainbow Fair at Toronto Competition Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 5

The annual Rainbow Fair of the Toronto Church of England was opened by Mrs. G. Cranna in the School of Arts this afternoon before a good…

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Newcastle Show Early Preparations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 8

The advance schedules for the 1937 Newcastle Show, covering the schools sections, cookery, jams and preserves, and work, were issued yesterday. Ten thousand…

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Bushmen's Carnival at Murrurundi Famous Riders to Perform

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 7

Champion buckjump riders from the United States, New Zealand and Queensland will take part in the Bushmen's carnival to be held at…

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Gosford Show May Not Be Held GOSFORD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 7

At a meeting of the committee of the Gosford District Agricultural and Citrus Association, the President (Mr. R. Hill) told Ald. W. B. Grahame that the show…

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Mayor Objected Skit in Philadelphia Play Demanded Removal at Show Philadelphia, November 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1936 · page 10

Philadelphia is outraged because the local premiere of the show, "New Faces" is staging a humorous skit entitled "Scouting a Rumour," representing the…

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Rainbow Fair Congregational Guild's Effort Opened by Mrs. Lucerne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1936 · page 14

The school hall of Brown-street Congregational Church presented a bright scene yesterday, when the Women's Guild held a Rainbow Fair to augment the…

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Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 15

There was a good attendance at the West Maitland Methodist Memorial Hall last night, when the annual spring fair and flower show was continued…

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Greyhound Dog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 November 1936 · page 5

Entries close on Monday for the Newcastle and Coalfields Greyhound Breeders and Trainers' Association's dog show, to be held at the Hamilton…

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Swimming Carnival

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

The swimming carnival arranged by the Cessnock Amateur Swimming Club for the second week in December provides a more extensive programme than the…

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Davis Cup Team Exhibition in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 November 1936 · page 9

The team which represented Australia in the last Davis Cup competition will appear, in exhibition matches at the headquarters of the Newcastle and District…

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Baby Show at Wallsend Funds for Orphanage

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 November 1936 · page 5

A successful baby show and cookery competition was held at the Wallsend Town Hall on Saturday afternoon by the Wallsend branch of the…

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Red Cross Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 November 1936 · page 3

The Mayoress of New Lambton (Mrs. Dunkley) presided at the fortnightly meeting of the New Lambton Red Cross Society, held in the Mechanics' Institute…

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Bushman's Carnival Murrurundi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1936 · page 13

The annual Bushman's Carnival was largely attended. Mr. Doyle's nomination from Goonoowindi (Qld.) won the champion camp drafting competition, and Mrs…

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Guilty of Slang But Standard "Very Fair" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 November 1936 · page 4

Australians, educated and uneducated are murdering the King's English says the Moderator of the Sydney Presbytery…

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Lord Nuffield Empire Exhibition Fund Gift LONDON, November 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1936 · page 7

Lord Nuffield has given £20,000 to the guarantee fund of the Empire Exhibition, to be held in Glasgow in 1938, bringing the total of the fund to more than…

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Shopping Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 11

Arrangements were made at a meeting of the Kurri Kurri Business Men's Club on Tuesday night to conduct a shopping carnival for a month, beginning on…

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