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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 55

Motor-cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 12

The Lambton Motor-cycling Club promises an afternoon of thrills at the Federal Park, Wallsend, on Saturday. The club has arranged a carnival to…

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Baby Show School Funds to Benefit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 10

A baby show, organised by the Central Junior Technical Women's Auxiliary. attracted a large number of entries. Results were as follows—Under six months: Janice…

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Methodist Fair at Tighe's Hill Opened by Mrs. B. S. Stevens

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 3

Mrs. B. S. Stevens, wife of the Premier, came to Newcastle to-day to open the Tighe's Hill Methodist Spring Pair. The hall and stalls were decorated with…

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Woman's Realm Stockton Effort Orange and Lemon Fair Opening by Dean Armour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1937 · page 11

The Orange and Lemon Fair arranged by members of St. Paul's Church of England Women's Guild was opened yesterday afternoon. Stalls were decorated,…

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Pelaw Main Spring Fair Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 9

A spring fair, in aid of missionary funds, was opened by Rev. C. W. White in St. Michael and All Angels' Mission Hall Pelaw Main on Tuesday night. The…

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Woman's Realm at Tighe's Hill Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 10

Mrs. B. S. B. Stevens, who opened the fair at Tighe's Hall Methodist Church, Newcastle, is with Mrs. T. Armstrong (left) and Mrs. N. W. Lickiss…

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Toronto Methodists Mrs. Kilgour Opens Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 10

Neatly decorated stalls attracted many buyers at the Toronto Methodist Church's spring fair, held at the Toronto School of Arts yesterday afternoon. The…

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Spring Fair Tighe's Hill Methodists Opened by Mrs. B. S. STEVENS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 10

The wife of the Premier (Mrs. B. S. B. Stevens) performed the opening ceremony at the annual spring fair arranged by the Tighe's Hill Methodist Church…

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Aborigines Fight for Fair Play Organisation in West of State Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 October 1937 · page 8

Australian aborigines in the Western district of N.S.W. have formed an organisation to fight for their economic salvation…

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Sir Malcolm Campbell Speed Boat on Exhibition LONDON, October 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 12

Sir Malcolm Campbell's speed-boat Blue Bird, in which he achieved the world record of 129.5 miles an hour for speed on water, on Lake Maggiore, earlier this…

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Population of N.s.w. Official Figures Show Increase

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 October 1937 · page 7

In 1636 the population of New South Wales, exclusive of full-blood aboriginals, was 77.096. of which 55.539 were…

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Anniversary Carnival Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 4

Competitors from America, England, Canada. India, South Africa, and New Zealand will take part in the 150th anniversary celebrations rifle meeting in January…

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Picture Show Disturbance

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 7

A disturbance at the Paxton Picture Theatre on a recent Saturday night had a sequel in the Cessnock Police Court to-day, when Ted…

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Exhibition by 'Plane Troops in Camp at Showground

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 7

A demonstration by a Hawker-Demon 'plane of message dropping and collecting, and flying at different altitudes,…

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Master to Show Cause Grounding Of S.S. Urana SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1937 · page 5

A Court of Marine Inquiry found to-day that the grounding of the coastal steamer Urana at Old Bar (Manning River), on August 31. was due to the…

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International Motor Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 5

The world's greatest International Motor Show will open in London this week. For many years past, this annual…

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Empty Australia German Paper's Tilt Demands Fair Play London, October 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 8

In accordance with instructions to beat the colonial drum on every possible occasion, newspapers express disappointment that the Prime Minister (Mr…

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Bigger Than Ever London Motor Show Many Exhibitors Novel Mechanical Designs Expected (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, October 10

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1937 · page 12

The International Motor Exhibition, which, since 1905, has been held at Olympia, will open on Thursday at the new exhibition hall at Earl's Court, and will…

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Dahlia Show Schedules

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 11

Schedules are available for the seventh annual exhibition of the Newcastle and District Dahlia Society, to be held at the Newcastle Town Hall on Saturday, March…

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New Show Ring for Gosford Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 17

For the construction of a new ring at the Showgrounds, the Gosford District Agriculture and Citrus Association has accepted the tender of N. G. Cox,…

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