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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 55

Profit on Singleton Show Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 10

At the quarterly meeting of the committee of the Northern Agricultural Association, the financial statement covering the annual show in September last…

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Spring Fair St. Augustine's Church Opened by Mrs. J. G. ARTHUR

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1937 · page 3

Red and green were the predominant colours in the decorative scheme at the Parish Hall, Merewether, yesterday afternoon, when St. Augustine's Women's…

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Show Holiday Not Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 12

New Lambton Council, in committee on Wednesday night, reversed its decision to approve of a public holiday on February 24 —the official opening day of Newcastle…

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Tennis Held Up by Rain State Tennis Carnival May Begin To-day Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 November 1937 · page 23

Interstate, oversea and local tennis players who were unable to start play in the lawn tennis championships of New South Wales to-day owing to the wet…

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Cessnock Tennis Carnival Minor Division Play To-morrow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 8

Finals and other matches of the divisions uncompleted at the recent Cessnock tennis carnival will be decided at the Aberdare Park courts to-morrow…

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N.S.W. Pastrycooks' Exhibition Newcastle Awards Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 November 1937 · page 7

Mountains of rich assorted cakes end bread vanished within balf an hour after the close of the N.S.W. Master Pastrycooks' Exhibition last…

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Two-bird Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 9

The Maitland and District Canary and Cage Bird Society held a double bar and goldfinch show at the home of Mr. G. Moore, East Maitland on Saturday. There…

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Taree Spring Show Abandoned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 6

Recent heavy rain caused then Taree Spring Show, which was to have been held on Saturday, to be abandoned, writes our Taree correspondent…

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Orphanage Fair on Saturday Opened by Bishop of Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 3

At the garden fete which was held at the Murray Dwyer Boys' Orphanage on Saturday the Bishop of Maitland presided. In an address he eulogised…

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Newcastle Show 1938 Should Be Record Year Plans Well Forward

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1937 · page 9

At a well attended meeting of the committee of the Newcastle Show Association it was reported that considerable interest was being shown in the forthcoming show,…

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Annual Fair Pensioners' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 3

The first annual fair of the Newcastle branch of the Old Age and Invalid Pensioners' Association was held in the Honeysuckle Hall, Laman-street, on…

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Re-establish Fair Rents Court City Council Asked to Cooperate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 2

"This is a political matter. I move that it be received." sold Aid. R. H. Christie, when the City Council was asked last night In a letter from the…

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Nazis Jew Baiting Fanaticism Strange Exhibition in Munich Berlin

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 1

In the presence of High officials or the Nazi party, an anti-Jewish exhibition was opened to-day at Munich by the chief Jew-baiter, Julius…

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Fewer Evictions, Says Minister No Need for Fair Rents Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 7

The number of evictions from homes in New South Wales is steadily declining, the Minister of Justice (Mr. Martin) told the Legislative Assembly…

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Trade Pageant Lord Mayor's Show Arrangements for Tuesday London, November 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1937 · page 8

A pageant of British Empire produce and trade will be a spectacle of the Lord Mayor's show next Tuesday. The subject has been chosen as a…

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Kurri Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 7

A baby show attracted a record entry. Mrs. T. Bristowe and Mrs. W. Fohns Judged the babies, and Mrs. Ogilvie was the judge of a cooking…

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Hospital Baby Show

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

Rosemary Breeze was awarded first prize and champion at the baby show orgainsed by Mesdames R. Doctor and J. B. Dalton, to augment the funds of the…

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Congregational Fair at Brown-st. Opened by Mrs. Dickson

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 9

A woodland scene at its best is featured in the remarkable decoration scheme at the Congregational Pair in the Brown-street Hall, which was…

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Nazi Ridicule Anti-Jew Exhibition Opened BERLIN, November 8

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1937 · page 8

In the presence of high officials of the Nazi party, including General von Eppan anti-Jewish exhibition was opened to-day Munich by the Chief Jew baiter…

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War May Interfere Eucharistic Missionary Exhibition Notable Prelates Coming

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

Owing to the war between China and Japan, it is feared that some of the exhibits from the East may not arrive in time for the Eucharistic Congress…

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