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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1936

1,208 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 61

Newcastle Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

Record entries have been received for Newcastle Surf Life-saving Club's annual carnival, to be held on February 15. It was announced yesterday that 18 teams will compete in the…

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School Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

The annual swimming carnival of the Newcastle Girls' High School will be held on Wednesday. February 19, at Newcastle baths. From this carnival, competitors…

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Swimming Championship Carnival at Speer's Point

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 6

The Boolaroo-Speers Point Swimming Club held a championship carnival this afternoon. Officials were: President, Mr. A…

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Rugby Union Season Proposed Interstate Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

Although official Rugby Union games are rarely played before Easter, preparation for the 1936 season is already apparent. Interest attaches to the proposal to…

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Newcastle Show New Traffic Arrangements

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 10

Arrangements for the 1936 Newcastle Show, from February 28 to 29, were completed at a meeting of the Show Committee last night. To ensure that the…

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Baths and Beaches Annual Carnival Lakeside Swimming Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

Boolaroo and Speers Point Amateur Swimming Club will hold its annual carnival to-day at Speers Point. Many swimmers have nominated, and all races should…

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Railway Carnival New South Wales Defeats Victoria BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

The Victorian team which held the Mick Simmons Cup in the interstate railway cricket series, was beaten on the first innings by New South Wales. The match…

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Poultry Society First Show for Two Years

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 6

It was decided at the annual meeting of the Newcastle and District Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Cagebird Society, to alter the name of the organisation to the…

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Sports Carnival Wallsend Ambulance Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 5

It is expected that the effort of the Wallsend auxiliary in support of the Newcastle District Ambulance Committee's proposal to establish a sub-station at…

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Newcastle Show Record Crowd Is Expected Many Competitors

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

With far greater interest shown this year in general exhibitions and trade displays a record attendance is expected at the…

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Baths and Beaches Many Entries Newcastle Surf Carnival 20 Teams in Boat Race

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 4

Although entries for Newcastle Surf Life-saving Club's annual carnival, to be held on Saturday, have exceeded expectations, several Sydney clubs have asked…

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Stockton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 10

A "lilac fair," in connection with the Congregational Church, Crown-street, Stockton, will be held to-morrow. The first session will be declared open by the…

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Surf Club Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 6

The City Council's Tourist Bureau is cooperating to ensure the success of the Newcastle Surf Club's carnival on Saturday. The Director (Mr. F. J. Ca[?]ill) has…

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Swimming Women's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

The committee of the Northern District Women's Amateur Swimming Association is busy completing arrangements for its first carnival at the Ocean Baths on the night of Wednesday,…

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Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

At a meeting of the committee of Cessnock District Agricultural Association, held last night, it was decided to insure against rain the show to he held this year. Mr…

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Maitland Show Holiday

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

West Maitland Council agreed last night to the request of the Hunter River Agricultural Association that arrangements bo made for the…

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Cessnock Show Holiday

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Application is to be made by Cessnock Show Association to have March 13, the opening day of this year's show, declared a school holiday…

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Premier on the Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 6

In a broadcast address lust night on the Royal Easter Show, the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens) said that the "Sydney Gazette" of 1822, commenting…

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Air Patrol Arranged Newcastle Surf Carnival Large Entries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Newcastle Aero Club has informed officials of the surf club that all pilots will be requested to fly over the beach during…

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Newcastle Show Judges New Appointments (See Story on Page 4)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

The Newcastle A.H. and I. Association has invited several new Judges to officiate at the show this month;. Mr. R. Munro (Moree) will judge…

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