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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

1,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 55

Close of Upper Hunter Show Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 5

Keen interest was taken on the third and closing day of the Upper Hunter Show. Additional results were:…

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Bulahdelah Show Hit By Crop Failure Cattle Disappoint Horse Classes Were Strong BULAHDELAH

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1938 · page 6

More than 100 entries were received in the horse section for the 17th annual show of the Bulahdelah Agricultural Horticultural and Industrial Association,…

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Australian Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 6

A decorated yam house will be the main feature of the Papuan exhibit in the All-Australian Exhibition and trade display that will be held in the…

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Baby Show at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 4

A baby show in old of the Wallsend Municipal Band, organised by the Women's Auxiliary, was held in the Town Hall on Saturday. The…

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Bulahdelah Success Annual Show Ball

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Decorated with palms, streamers and flags, the Bulahdelah School of Arts presented an attractive appearance on Friday night when the annual Show Ball was…

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Easter Bowls Carnival at Newcastle Visiting Players Expected

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 9

Bowlers from Sydney, South Coast, North Coast, Singleton. Scone, Muswellbrook and Tamworth districts will compete in the annual Easter carnival…

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Hockey Practice Games Training for Carnival and American Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 2

Practice matches were arranged by the Newcastle Men's and Women's Hockey Associations at National Park on Saturday afternoon. The two teams chosen to…

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Doncaster and Cup Market Fair Support for King's Head Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 8

Uncertainty in regard to the condition of leading candidates was reflected in the bettng market to-day, when lttle busness was…

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Bulahdelah Show Official Opening Progress of the District Bulahdelah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 April 1938 · page 8

It was show day in Bulahdelah yesterday and from an early hour the people of the outlying parts of the district were on the road for Bulahdelah. Fine weather…

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Easter Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 9

The closing date of entries for the Easter carnival, to be played on National Park and Newcastle South greens, has been extended to next Saturday. Any…

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Model Road at Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 11

At the British Industries Fair, the General Electric Company Ltd., of England, showed a model depicting a modern road system, with carriage-ways and…

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Big Hockey Carnival at Easter State's Leading Players Engaged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 5

It is expected that more than 200 men hockey players and officials will visit Newcastle for the carnival on Easter Saturday and…

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Easter Show Insured for £175,000 SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 7

With entries a record and the attendance expected to exceed 1,000,000 people, hundreds or men at the Show-ground are working day and night to…

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motoring Ford V8 1938 Models Are Now on Show Sedan Designs For Business And Pleasure

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 April 1938 · page 5

The opportunity to inspect the latest Ford V8 productions is now available with the appearance on the local market of the 1938 de luxe sedan and business sedan, embodying the latest ideas in construction and design…

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Mayor to Open Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 11

Organised by Mrs. L. Campbell to assist the funds of St. John's Church of England, an exhibition will be opened in the parish hall to-morrow by the Mayor of…

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Lock-out of Parents at Carnival Great Crush At Cricket Ground SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 April 1938 · page 7

With 15,000 frantic parents clamoring for admission to the schools' carnival, police to-day advised officials to close every…

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Tennis Easter Carnival Arrangements Completed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 12

The Easter Tournament Committee of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association has completed arrangements for the third annual tournament…

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Colourful Display District Schools' Exhibition Honouring Anniversary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 11

To do their part in honouring the 150th anniversary of the foundation of the State, more than 1800 children from schools in the Maitland district yesterday…

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Victorian Horses Likely to Win Rich Prizes Randwick Carnival Ajax and Nuffield Look Certainties Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 April 1938 · page 17

Southern visitors to Randwick threaten to leave local owners with only a few crumbs. It is a long time since Melbourne horses have appeared to dominate principal events at Randwick…

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Died Watching Her Son's Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 April 1938 · page 8

Stewards went to the aid of an elderly woman when she left her seat at a charity performance of tho pantomime, "Dick Whittington."…

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