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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 55

Country Cricket Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 13

Country Cricket Week will, this year, be on a more ambitious scale than usual The carnival will extend from March 15 to 20, and eight country teams are…

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Cessnock Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 6

Cessnock Show will be officially opened on Saturday, March 13, by the Federal Minister for Health (Mr. W. M. Hughes)…

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Closing of Show Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 13

General entries for Maitland Show, to be held on March 3, 4, 5, and 6, will close next Monday. Entries for horses, trotting events, dogs, and horticulture…

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Back to Wyong Carnival Celebrating Railway Jubilee Wyong

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 4

Back to Wyong and Railway Jubllee Week will be celebrated next week. On Monday a citrus conference will be held. The Minister for Agriculture…

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Show Will Interfere Narrabri Agricultural Bureau Conference

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

Newcastle will be represented at the North-western Districts' Conference of the Agricultural Bureau at Narrabri on February 26, but not so thoroughly as…

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"Brighter" Show Is Assured Record Entries Received

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 1

Shaded patches which previously proved unsatisfactory to spectators will be absent when the Newcastle Show committee…

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Baths and Beaches Titles at Stake Carnival at Dixon Park Tests for State Championships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 February 1937 · page 21

The Surf Life-saving Association will conduct what may prove the most attractive carnival of the year at Dixon Park Beach to-morrow afternoon. Winners of…

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Exhibition of Fish

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

Newcastle Aquarium Society will give its second annual exhibition of fish, including gold-fish, tropical fish, Siamese fighters, and Mexican walking fish, at Newcastle Town Hall on…

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"Demonstration" Flat Exhibition of Old Furniture LONDON, January 26

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

American and Dominion housewives in Great Britain for the Coronation will take lessons next May in period English furnishing from noted…

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Record Entry in Dog Section Keen Competition at Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 February 1937 · page 3

A record entry of 300 has been received for the dog section of the Newcastle Show. Two hundred dogs will be competing, including many from…

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Newcastle Races No Clash with Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 10

Newcastle Jockey Club bad decided to hold its next race meeting on Thursday, March 4, but the Chairman (Mr. J. G. Cameron), on learning on Saturday…

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Australian Goods Exhibition in Japan Free Space at Nagoya Canberra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 8

The Commonwealth Government has decided to send an important exhibit to Nagoya Exhibition, which will open on March 15…

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Boosting the Port Novel Exhibit at the Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 4

The relationship between primary and secondary industries will be strikingly illustrated in a novel model…

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New Show Rooms Martin de Launay Ltd. Progressive Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 5

A representative gathering of citizens attended the opening of the new showrooms of Martin de Launay Ltd. on Saturday night. The building is at the…

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Industries Fair Over 8000 Men at Work Several Royal Tours (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 8

Six thousand men were at work at Olympia yesterday, and 2500 at White City in preparing stalls and making other final preparations for the opening at…

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Communists Object Invitation to Mr. W. M. Hughes Open Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 6

The Cessnock section of the Communist party will seek the withdrawal of the invitation sent by the Cessnoek Agricultural Association to the Federal Minister for…

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Baths and Beaches in Rough Seas Carnival at The Entrance Capsizes for Surf Boats the Entrance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 February 1937 · page 11

The Entrance Life-saving Club won most of the events in the No. 8 district surf clubs' championship carnival on The Entrance Beach this afternoon. With the…

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Women's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 10

Because of the number of entries received for the Women's Association swimming carnival to-morrow night at the Ocean Baths. It will be necessary to hold elimination heats at…

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British Trades Fair Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 8

The British Trades Fair, the first of its kind yet held in Australia, was opened to-day. Five floors of a large building near the central railway station were…

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Holiday Arrangements for Show Day

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 7

Thursday, February 25, the official opening day of Newcastle Show has been proclaimed a public holiday under the Banks and Bank Holiday Act in…

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