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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

1,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 55

Athletic Carnival Sydney Runners Expected

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 9

Men and women athletes are expected to compete at the Maitland and District Amateur Athletic Club's annual George and Dragon Cup carnival, to be held at…

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Girls' Swimming Carnival Wickham Domestic Science School

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 8

The Wickham Domestic Science School's annual swimming carnival was held at the Newcastle Ocean Baths this afternoon…

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Hockey Teams Chosen Easter Carnival in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 12

The players to represent the Newcastle Men's Hockey Association in the Easter carnival, to be held in Newcastle, were announced yesterday. Two teams were…

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Easter Hockey Carnival at Newcastle Eight Associations to Be Represented

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 10

The following players will represent Newcastle at the Easter Hockey carnival which opens at Newcastle on April 16:…

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Boxing Poor Exhibition Filipino Outpoints O'Connor Referee's "No Contest" Threat Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 12

After a dreary exhibition, Tommy Ganzon, 9.0 the Filipino, defeated Mike O'Connor, 9.1. Victorian featherweight champion, over 12 rounds at the Sydney…

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Britain Must Stand Aloof Newspapers Show Trend of Feeling Intervention in Crisis Would Mean War with Germany Fears of the Future Bring Warning to Arm to the Limit (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 7

All Europe and the British Empire eagerly awaits the statement on Britain's attitude to the German invasion of Austria, to be made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Neville Chamberlain) in the House of Commons this afternoon…

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Oversea Photographs in Newcastle Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 7

"In the Dunes:" A photograph by Dr. Paul Wolff, at the miniature camera exhibition in the Town Hall…

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Cessnock Show Weight Guessing

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

The fat bullock used in the weight-guessing competition at Cessnock Show, weighed 530½lbs. when slaughtered yesterday. The weighing was…

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Muswellbrook Show Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 5

The Railway Department wrote to the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association that it would not run a special Show train from Newcastle without a…

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The Candid Camera Exhibition of Photographs First of Kind in Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 4

"It's by far the best I have ever seen," said a prominent Newcastle professional photographer in praise of the Overseas Photographic Exhibition of Miniature…

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SNOW - Capped Peak Glasgow Carnival Feature

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 12

An Alpine peak, permanently snowclad, is one of the spectacular exhibits being Installed at the Glasgow Empire Exhibition, which the King…

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Australian Designer Successful Show In London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 4

Among the Australians in London who have had very successful dress shows is Margery Winter-Coohe, who in her collection showed that British Workmanship nowadays equals that of Paris…

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Veteran Bowlers' Carnival Ages Range From 90 Down to 70

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 11

The seventh annual veterans' carnival attracted 48 elderly bowlers to the City Bowline Club's green to-day…

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Maitland Show Profits

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 8

It was revealed at a meeting of the Maitland Show Council last night that approximately £1252 profit was made out of the show. In 1928 a…

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MAITLAND—KURRI—CESSNOCK West Maitland Show Record Made Profit of £1252 Report to Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 13

Submitting an approximate estimate for the 1938 show to a meeting of the council of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association last night the…

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Preparing Thrills of Wild West Cowboys In Training For Royal Easter Show MERRIWA

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 4

Up in the dry sheep country at Merriwa, American and Canadian cowboys are preparing a wild-west thrill for the Royal Easter Show audiences. A comer of the stud farm of Mr. T. B…

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Dahlia Show Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 15

The Newcastle and District Dahlia Society's championship show at Novel Bros. f[?]sts, Newcastle West was officially opened last night by the…

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Princesses at Pony Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 1

Princess Elizabeth points out an incident in the judging ring at the National Pony Show, London, to Princess Margaret…

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Dungog Show Opening by Sir A. Howie Problems of the Farmer Discussed Dungog

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 4

In officially opening the 51st show of the Dungog Agricultural and Horticultural Association to-day. Sir Archibald Howie advocated the application of…

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Diamond Jubilee Taree Show Opened by Mr. L. O. Martin Increased Gate Revenue Taree

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 March 1938 · page 13

Taree's diamond jubilee show was opened by the Minister for Justice (Mr. L. O. Martin) to-day, in ideal weather. The exhibits and ring events were generally…

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