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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 61

Islington Fair Congregational Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 12

Green and white were the dominant decorative notes at the Islington Congregational Church yesterday afternoon, when the annual fair was held. Hanging…

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Empire Exhibition Matches Not Favored by Officials Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 November 1936 · page 15

Cricket officials do not regard as practicable the proposal for an Empire team to visit Sydney during the 1938…

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Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 2

The British Trade Commissioner (Sir Geoffrey Whiskard) is to be invited to open the Maitland Show next year…

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Show Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 9

A meeting of the Maitland Show Council last night opened with a motion of sympathy for the relatives of the State Governor (Sir Murray Anderson). The…

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Carnival Dates for Swimmers Protests Made by Country Clubs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 2

Some district swimming clubs are not satisfied with the carnival dates allotted by the Northern District Swimming Association find last night club…

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Colliery Horses at the Show Competition Plan for Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 7

Inclusion of a class for colliery horses at Maitland Show next year, which was suggested recently by the President (Mr. W. Sparke), has…

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"Not Interested" Hebburn Colliery Manager Mine Horses at Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1936 · page 9

As a result of a suggestion by the President (Mr. W. E. Sparke), Maitland Show Council decided to see what support could be obtained for including…

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Model Society Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 14

The Newcastle Model Society will hold an exhibition at the Newcastle Showground on Saturday, November 28. The exhibits will include miniature coal-fired…

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Model Society's Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 4

Newcastle Model Society will hold an exhibition of models In Its enclosure on Newcastle Showground next Saturday afternoon…

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Salvation Army Fair Town Hall Function

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 6

The Deputy Mayoress of Newcastle (Mrs. T. Blackall) officially opened the Salvation Army fair at the Town Hall this afternoon…

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Davis Cup Players Exhibition Games At Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 6

Three members of the Davis Cup team will be seen in action at District Park to-morrow afternoon. They arc Crawford, Quist and…

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"Not Fair Search" Missing Viking Men's Relatives Complain Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 11

Relatives of the men on the missing launch Viking said to-day that the naval search should have been more extensive. Mr. A. Higgs, father of the Viking's…

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Tennis Keen Rivalry To-morrow's Exhibition Crawford to Meet Quist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1936 · page 18

Although Newcastle has not always been given recognition when international tennis tours have been arranged, the fact that the main members of the last Australian…

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At the Salvation Army Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 3

Officials at the opening of the Salvation .Army fair at the Town Hall on Saturday. Adjutant Wall is standing between Mrs. McKenzie, wife of the Commissioner, and Mrs. T. Blackall…

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Exhibition Tennis Grand Showing by Thompson

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 3

Three members of the Davis Cup team appeared in exhibition matches at District Park courts yesterday afternoon…

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Church Centenary New Golf Links Exhibition Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 5

Procession of clergy in the grounds of the St. Mary's-on-Allyn Church, at Allynbrook, on Saturday, when the centenary was celebrated. The Bishop of Newcastle (Rt. Rev. F. de Witt Batty) is at the rear…

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To Raise £100 Salvation Army Fair at Newcastle Town Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 3

Endeavouring to raise £100 for the Mothers' Hospital at Merewether, Newcastle Salvation Army conducted its annual fair at the Newcastle Town Hall on…

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Wheat in N.S.W. Higher Crop Estimate "Fair to Good Returns" Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 November 1936 · page 8

The New South Wales wheat yield for 1936-37 will be 45,508,000 bushels, an increase of 3,500,000 bushels on the estimate issued on October 16, according to…

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Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 9

The Cessnock Horticultural Society continued its three-flower point score competition last night. The judges were Messrs. J. Brown and G. Richardson. The first…

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Trade Expansion Value of Empire Exhibition CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1936 · page 8

The Mayor of Johannesburg (Mr. Maldwya Edmund) through the Department of Commerce, pays a tribute to the Australian pavilion at the Johannesburg…

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