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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

1,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 55

Record Gate Receipts £3000 Exceeded at Newcastle Show Grounds Crowded on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 2

The gate receipts for Newcastle Show, which concluded on Saturday night, were the highest in the history of the exhibition. The 1938 how is regarded by officials as the finest the association has held…

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Camera Art Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 9

An exhibition of miniature camera art is to be held in Newcastle from March 14 to March 19. The City Council last night agreed…

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Women's Bowling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 12

A general scene during the fours championship at Hamilton green yesterday…

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Newcastle Carnival Programme

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 5

The programme for the remainder of Newcastle's 150th Anniversary celebrations is as follows :…

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Newcastle Boys High Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

Some of the competitors at the swimming carnival of the Newcastle Boys High School at the Newcastle Ocean Baths to-day. It was an ideal day for a carnival, and race times were good…

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Cessnock High School Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 10

The Cessnock High School will hold its annual swimming carnival at the Cessnock Baths to-morrow. Heats of the 440 yards event were decided this…

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Five Swim Titles at Baths Women's Carnival To-morrow Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 10

Five northern district championships will be contested at the Women's Swimming Association's carnival at the Newcastle baths…

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Chess Exhibition Mr. W. J. Greenfield Visits Maitland WON 18 OF 27 GAMES

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 9

Mr. W. J. Greenfield, a well-known interstate chess player, gave a simultaneous exhibition against 27 players at West Maitland Town Hall last night. Mr. Greenfield…

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Scene at Carnival Life-saver's Face Slapped Woman Fined for Offensive Behaviour Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 7

Before thousands of people at the Manly surf carnival on Saturday, Beartrice Miles, 24, slapped a life-saver on the face. To-day in Court, she was fined £1 for…

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For the Motorist Motor Section at the Show Firms Report Good Prospective Business

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 13

Motorists and prospective motorists who visited the motor section at the Newcastle Show this year agreed that the display of vehicles was by far the most interesting seen in Newcastle. The area taken by local motor distributors exceeded that at…

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School Athletic Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 8

A "miniature emplad" will be held by the Northern District Amateur Athletic Association at the Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 13

Sir,—Two years ago I wrote a few letters to the "Newcastle Morning Herald" regarding our show, and several others also wrote, mainly agreeing with me, I…

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Maitland Show Arch

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 6

Pleaty of time and labor, and a quantity of products went into the making of this imposing Centenary arch, which was a centre of attraction at the Maitland Show…

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Inverell Show Inverell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 7

The Inverell Show began to-day before a good attendance. There were splendid entries in all sections. The Show Society expects a record crowd to-morrow, when the…

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Women's Bowling Carnival Championships for Pairs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 6

Many closely contested games were played to-day at the North-umberland Women's Bowling Association's resumed carnival…

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Wollongong Show Receipts Wollongong

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 7

Gate takings for the Wollongong Show for three days amounted to £1041…

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Athletics Big Carnival Newcastle Sports Ground Arrangements Completed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 14

Arrangements for the important athletic meeting to be held at Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday afternoon were completed at a meeting of the Management…

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It Was Hot At Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 6

Not only the animals felt the heat at Maitland Show to-day, and because it was a longer trip to a more orthodox drinking fountain, this girl had no qualms about bowing her head in company with a [?]hiraly animal…

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Joiners Strike Glasgow Exhibition May Be Delayed LONDON, March 1

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 10

Recalling the strikes which delayed the completion of the Paris Exhibition, more than 1000 joiners working on the exhibition at Glasgow struck for an increase…

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Seventy-eighth Show Opens at Maitland Heavy Day in the Pavilions Judges Had Busy Time

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 March 1938 · page 6

Maitland Show opened to-day in glorious weather. After an early morning fog, the sun broke through. With a continuation of…

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