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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 55

Show Dates Fixed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 9

The annual show of the Cessnock Agricultural Association will be held next year on March 11 and 12. In view of the increased interest in the cattle section,…

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Doll Show at Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 3

Dolls with the Shirley Temple dimple and curly locks of flaxen hair, on which hours of diligent juvenile labor had been spent, ana dolls minus arms…

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Imperial Fruit Show Australian Entries a Record CANBERRA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1937 · page 3

A record number of Australian entries has been forwarded to the Imperial Fruit Show, which will be held at Birmingham, England, from October 20 to 28. They…

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Tennis Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 11

Cessnock District Tennis Association hopes to make its tennis carnival in October one of the best in Its history. In addition to a big entry from the Northern district, the following inter…

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Record Entries for Flower Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 September 1937 · page 15

The annual Spring Flower Show of the Newcastle Horticultural Council, which opens in the Newcastle Town Ball to-morrow, has attracted…

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At Spring Flower Show Venus 1937

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 6

THE fourth annual show of the Newcastle Horticultural Council at the Town Hall is, in the opinion bf many judges, the best ever held by the council. Above is a magnificent display of Iceland…

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Hockey Newcastle's Success Reached Semi-final of Bathurst Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 23

At a hockey carnival for State teams, which was held at Bathurst last Saturday and Sunday, a team from the Newcastle Men's Hockey Association was narrowly defeated in the semi-final…

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The Newcastle Spring Flower Show Magnificent Display. Awards of the Judges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 6

With a record number of blooms, the fourth annual Spring exhibition of the Newcastle District Horticultural…

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On the Tracks Five Show Out Trials at Randwick Gold Rod and Talking Do Well Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1937 · page 22

Five horses, among them Gold Rod and Talking, showed out at Randwick this morning. The others, Disalto, Mark Antony, and Turbine, added to what is…

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Fair and Warmer Is Outlook Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 4

With the exception of very light rain in the south-east corner, the State enjoyed a fine week-end. N.S.W. is under the influence of a…

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Crowds at Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 6

Hundreds of people visited the Newcastle Town Hall on Saturday for the final session of the fourth annual spring show of the Newcastle District Horticultural…

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Many Events Wallsend Hospital Queen Contest Baby Show Awards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1937 · page 3

Scarcely a day passes without at least one attraction in the Wallsend Queen competition for the Wallsend Hospital furnishing fund appeal…

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Wallsend Spring Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 6

There was a large attendance at Murray's Hall at Wallsend this afternoon at the annual Spring Fair in ald of Devon Street Methodist Ladles'…

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St. Andrew's Fair Opened Mayoress Performs Ceremony

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 5

The flower stall, with its beautiful blooms, daffodils predominating, was a big attraction at St. Andrew's (Laman-street) Fair this afternoon, which…

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Alice Springs Cattle at Show Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 6

L. Rosenbaum, of Alice Springs exhibited five beasts in the fat stock section of the Adelaide Show to-day. He gained three firsts and a second, thus beating all…

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Singleton Show Opened To-day in Good Weather

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1937 · page 5

The sixty-eighth annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association was opened to-day in ideal weather at the…

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Spring Flowers St. Andrew's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 5

All the lovely, colours of Spring rioted in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Hall yesterday afternoon. Wistaria, pink roses and deeper-toned peach blossom, trails of…

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At Wallsend Opening of Spring Fair Devon-street Methodists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 4

Pink and green latticing, with palms and bowls of Spring blooms, decorated the refreshment room, and artificial flowers' arranged with asparagus fern,…

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Tuggerah Lakes Celebrations Mayor to Open Golf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 9

The Mayor and Mayoress of Newcastle (Alderman and Mrs. H. Fenton) will visit the Tuggerah Lakes gala celebrations on October 24…

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Golden Jubilee Park-street Methodist Fair Opened by Mrs. Herbert

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1937 · page 5

Marigold and nasturtium gave the right note of colour and harmonised with the attractively decorated stalls at the golden jubilee fair arranged by the…

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