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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

1,082 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 55

Railway Officer at Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 3

The Railway Department states that there will be a special officer at the Maitland Show, commencing on March 3, to provide the public…

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Exhibition Flat Period Furnishing Lessons LONDON, January 26

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 3

American and Dominion housewives in Great Britain for the Coronation will' take lessons next May in period…

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Bulldozer Runs Five Fair Effort at Moorefield Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 7

Bulldozer galloped soundly at Moorefield this morning to cover five furlongs in 1.6. IT was not particularly good time…

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Swimming Carnival To-morrow Night at Ocean Baths

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 2

Bob Newbiggin will represent the Premier Club in several races at the combined swimming carnival that will be conducted by the Northern District…

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Empire Section British Industries Fair Interesting Australian Display London, February 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 7

The Empire section attracted keen interest at the opening of the gigantic British Industries Fair, of which a feature is an Australian display of large…

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MAITLAND - CESSNOCK - KURRI West Maitland Maitland Show General Entries Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 February 1937 · page 9

General entries for Maitland Show, to be held on March 3, 4, 5, and 6 closed yesterday. The Secretary (Mr. M. A. Brown) said last night that the entries…

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Australia's Display at Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 6

Reports from England state that the Australian section of the British Industries Fair was effective and attractive, stated the Assistant Minister for…

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Team for Tamworth Firemen's Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 8

Members of the West Wallsend Fire Brigade have decided to compete in the Fire Brigades' Carnival at Tamworth on March, and are practising…

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Carnival at Baths Women's Titles To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 2

Club handicaps will be suspended at the Newcastle Baths to-night owing to the annual carnival of the Northern…

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Country Bowls Carnival Title Singles in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 6

More than 400 country bowlers took part in the Singles Championship to-day, when matches were spread…

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Upper Hunter Show Special Train Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 5

At the weekly meeting of the upper Hunter P. and A. Association, which was presided over by Mr. James White (President), Mr. C. Seckold, organiser…

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Royal Visitors British Industries' Fair Interest in Australian Display London, February 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 7

A great crowd turned out to see the Royal family inspect the Empire action of the British Industries Fair to-day. The road outside Olympia was a black mass of…

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Family of Girls Show the Way Northern Territory Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 February 1937 · page 4

The problem of settlement of the Northern Territory by White people Would be easily solved if there were more Australian families of the type reared by Mr. and Mrs. "Bill" Sargeant of Stapleton, about 90 miles from Darwin. Early in the present century, Sar-…

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Aquarium Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

The second annual exhibition of the Newcastle Aquarium Society will be opened in the Newcastle Town Hall to-night. Many types of fish will be…

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Closing of Show Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 11

Entries for sporting events, horses, dog, and cat sections for the Maitland Show, to be held on March 3, 4, 5, and 6, will close next Monday…

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Shapely Legs Show Parisian Window Novelty

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 4

Next to the stability of the franc and the security of the Marginot Line— that' far-flung string of forts on the frontier between France and Germany…

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Royalty at the Fair Eager Interest in Shopping London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 1

A busy shopping day was spent by members of the Royal family at the British Industries fair at Olympia to-day…

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Newcastle Show Final Preparations Big Entries Received

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 8

With the opening day not a week hence, final preparations are being made far the Newcastle Show. It should be one of the best in the history of the…

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Newcastle Show Opening Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 7

Newcastle Show will be opened officially next Thursday by the Lord Mayor of Sydney (Alderman Howie). Present indications are that he will…

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Lord Derby's Hat Trick As He Escorts Queen at Fair Stocking Styles the Royal 36 Pairs London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 February 1937 · page 2

"They're beautifully fine, and what is more they do not ladder easily," said Queen Elizabeth, making her first…

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