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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 51 of 55

Wallsend Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 5

The Christmas Fair effort of the Women's Guild of St. Luke's Church of England, Wallsend, will be conducted in the Parish Hall next Wednesday…

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Singleton Show Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1937 · page 8

No ballot will be necessary for the 42 members of the Northern Agricultural Association Committee. The annual meeting will be held on December 18. There…

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Broadmeadow Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 12

A Christmas fair orgranised by the Ladies' Church Aid of the Broadmeadow Methodist Church will be opened by Mrs. J. Arthur next Wednesday afternoon in…

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Paris Exhibition May Not Be Reopened Parliamentary Opposition London, December 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 10

Plans for the reopening of the Paris exhibition in 1938 may be dropped owing to the opposition of the Radical Group, whose influence predominates in the…

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Country Carnival Suggestions Made for Change Delegates in Conference Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 31

A suggestion was made at a conference between the Country Committee of the New South Wales Cricket Association and representatives of the country…

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Lord Wakehurst Second Visit Planned Open Newcastle Show in February

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 December 1937 · page 8

The Governor (Lord Wakehurst), through his Official Secretary, has indicated his willingness to accept the invitation of the Newcastle A., H. and I…

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Maiden Nursery Fair Melanie's Prospects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 18

Fair Melanie, a Melfort filly raced by the A.J.C. committeeman, Mr. R. R. Dangar, has faced the starter on four occasions and has participated in the…

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All Saints Church Fair Opened at Mew Lambton Scout Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 7

A large Christmas tree bending under the weight of the goods with which it was decked had the central position at All Saints' Church…

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Cricket Gloucester Undefeated Won Country Carnival in Sydney Newcastle Equal for Third Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 December 1937 · page 19

Gloucester, only undefeated team in the series, won the Country Week Carnival, which ended, in Sydney to-day. Inverell was second, eight points behind Gloucester, which scored 38 points. Newcastle, Gosford-Wyong,…

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Swimming at Cessnock Club Has Bad Luck With The Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 10

The Cessnock Swimming Club failed by four points to collect the rain insurance on Saturday afternoon and night…

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After Fireworks Sydney Show Building Burnt SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1937 · page 7

Shortly after a fireworks display in connection with the motor speedway at the Sydney Show Ground last night a fire broke out in a small building, which…

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School Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 10

The annual exhibition of needlework, art work, and other phases of activity at the Central Domestic Science School will be held at the school on Friday. The…

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Christmas Shopping Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 18

(Continued from Page Three.) For the home vast quantities of Christmas decorations, garlands, ornamental roping and streamers…

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Christmas Shopping Carnival Crowded Streets, Scenes of Bustling Activity Christmas 1937

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1937 · page 6

EIGHTEEN days to Christmas. Newcastle has launched on a great carnival of shopping which promises to set new record figures as a climax to a year of sustained commercial progress. . . . Crowded streets, scenes of bustling activity in the large retail…

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Holiday Carnival at Nobbys

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 10

Final details of the programme for the picnic-carnival to be held on Nobbys Beach between Christmas and New Year will be discussed at a…

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Press Publicity Ald. Felton's Complaint "Did Not Get Fair Deal"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 December 1937 · page 11

Stockton Council suspended standing orders last night to discuss a complaint by Ald. E. T. Felton that his statements did not receive the same publicity in the…

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Seaside Carnival at Nobbys Gala Programme for Holidays

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 December 1937 · page 18

Final details of the seaside carnival to be held at Nobbys beach between Christmas and New Year by the City Council and surf life-saving interest…

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Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 28

Paris, December 9.—The Finance Commission of the Chamber of Deputies voted 18 to 5 in favour of the Government's proposal to reopen the Paris…

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SKIPPY Fair Exchange

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 4

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Meat Exhibition in London London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 9

Believing that the most effective ana most Inexpensive method of directing attention to the merits of Australian produce Is through the distributors…

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