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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 55

Circus Show at Marcus Clark's

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 8

Christmas time at Marcus Clark's is always a gay time, with some big attraction or another. Each year the children ore entertained with a…

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Christmas Fair Broadmeadow Methodist Church Opened by Mrs. Arthur

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 12

The Broadmeadow Methodist school hall captured the spirit of Christmas in its decorations and fellowship when the annual Christmas Fair was opened…

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Athletics Women's Carnival Mrs. Peake's Long Jump MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 33

Although she failed by 11¾ inches to reach her own Australian record, Mrs. Thehna Peake, of Queensland, scored a comfortable win in the Australian long…

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Stage Show at Cessnock Proceds to Free Library

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 December 1937 · page 8

Funds of the Cessnock Free Library Movement will benefit considerably from the proceeds of a Maori operetta and three one-act plays at…

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Royal Show Prizemoney Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 19

Substantial increases in prizemoney to be distributed by the Royal Agricultural Society at the 1938 Royal Show are announced by the society. The total to…

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Concert—doll Show Cook's Hill Girls' School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 13

A successful doll show and concert was held on Thursday afternoon by the girls' department of the Cook's Hill School, in aid of school funds. The Headmistress…

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Topics for Women Doll Show School Function

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 December 1937 · page 2

A successful doll show and concert was held on Thursday afternoon by the girls' department of the Cook's Hill School in ald of school funds. The…

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Newcastle's Historical Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 6

"HAPPY is the nation which has no history," says the proverb, and Australia, one of the happiest of nations if Australians only realised it, has very little of the kind meant by the proverb. It has, however, a really stirring romantic history, yet its historic memorials…

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Historical Exhibition "This U.S.A. Octopus" Society's Plans for Next Feb. Questions About Film Contracts Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 December 1937 · page 7

With the passing of old residents, who have built up collections of old manuscripts, pictures or antiques, a great Charges were made against film distributors in Parliament to-day when Mr. Ness (U.A.P. Dulwich Hill) attacked what…

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Board Selects Players Country Tennis Week Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 12

The Newcastle Tennis Board of Control, at last night's meeting, refused permission to Baker's Club to send a team…

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Wicket-keeper's Gloves Victoria Considers Use Fair MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 14

Despite protests from New South Wales and Queensland against the use of webbed wicketkeeping gloves, the Victorian Cricket Association to-night decided to inform…

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Governor's Visit to Newcastle to Attend Ball & Open Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 December 1937 · page 7

The State Governor (Lord Wakehurst) will attend the Newcastle Historical Society's Ball on February 23, and will…

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To Show Cause Engineering Unions Sydney Waterfront Strike Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 December 1937 · page 13

Officials of the Amalgamated Engineering Union and the Australasian Society of Engineers have been summoned to appear before Judge Beeby in the…

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No Police Traps on Speed Limit Lights May Show Pace SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 December 1937 · page 19

Police traps, such as roused the resentment of the British motoring public, will not be used in New South Wales to enforce the speed limit provisions of the bill to regulate motor traffic…

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Yuletide Fair St. James' Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 14

Gaily decorated stalls were placed in the Parish Hall at Wickham yesterday afternoon, when St. James' Church of England held its annual yuletide fair…

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Paris Exhibition Loss Paris, December 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 10

The net loss on the Paris Exhibition was £3,266,000, or more than twice as much as the loss on Wembley Exhibition. The cross deficit amounted to £8,797,000,…

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Women's Association Programme for Championship Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 29

The championship carnival to be held, on January 12 was discussed at a meeting of the committee of the Northern District Women's Amateur Swimming…

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World Fair Australia to Take Part MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 25

The Commonwealth Government has decided to take part in the World Fair to be held, in New York in 1939. The Government will consult with business…

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Monday's Mishaps Most Dangerous Day in Industry What Compensation Cases Show Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 December 1937 · page 10

The annual report of the Workers' Compensation Commission, tabled in the Legislative Assembly to-day by the Minister for Labour and Industry (Mr. J…

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Maitland and District West Maitland Show Council Preparing for 1938 Exhibition Governor Cannot Attend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1937 · page 13

The final meeting for the year of the Maitland, Show Council was held at "Melbee," the residence of the President (Mr. W. E. Sparke), at Capbell's…

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