Swansea Surf Club's Boxing Day Carnival
The first surf carnival of the season will be held at Swansea on Boxing Day. The city clubs have responded well and a big representation will take part…
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Shows & fairs, 1939
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Crawford and Bromwich at Hamilton To-night Exhibition Matches With Schwartz And Sidwell
JOHN BROMWICH, leading amateur tennis player in the world, and Jack Crawford, the world's best stylist, will play in exhibition matches at Hamilton Park…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →TARZAN Fair Huntress
Through the long night, Spike and Troll lay in biding near the safari camp—a night made fearsome by the roar of lions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Redhead Surf Carnival Postponed
As many members of the Redhead Surf Life-saving Club will not be available, the annual carnival on January 1 has been postponed. Some members are…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Christmas Carnival Presentation to Miss Threlfo
Miss Edna Threlfo, who has resigned from her position-as Assistant Secretary to the Young Women's Christian Association, received gifts from sections of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis As It Should, and Can, Be Played Fine Exhibition at Hamilton by Davis Cup Men
What is the game we enthusiasts play at week-ends and on an occasional night and describe as tennis? After watching world-famous players give their version at Hamilton Park courts last night one reached the conclusion that if that was tennis we…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Half Holiday to Celebrate Russia's Withdrawal From World Fair New York, December 22
Mr. George Harvey, President of Queensborough, in which the World Fair is located, proclaimed a half-holiday for borough employees to celebrate the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Vanity Fair Tired Feet Mean Tired Faces Foot Discomfort Will Mar Beauty
Women cannot be beautiful if they are troubled by their feet. Notice them returning home after a day's shopping in town. See their hot, drawn faces, entirely due to tired, swollen, aching feet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bolshevik Link Chafes Nazis Russians Show No Real Friendship New York
The possibility of Russia being involved in a serious war, thus affecting Russia's supplies to Germany, is stated by an American correspondent in Berlin to be worrying the Germans. A Moscow correspondent says that the Russians' ultimate…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Caves Beach Surf Carnival (By "Waterman")
The second surf carnival of the season will be held at Caves beach on Sunday. Constable Toby is the new secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Carnival at Wickham Four Rinks Qualify
The Price, Thompson, Edgar and Wilkinson fours qualified, with undefeated records, for semi-final play in the Wickham Club's carnival yesterday. J. Low's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woodchopping Revival at 1940 Show
For the first time in years, woodchopping will be included in the programme of ring events at the 1940 Newcastle Show…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Public Holiday on Feb. 22 Official Opening Of 1940 Show
February 22. 1940. will be a public holiday—the official opening day of the Newcastle Show…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brightening London Colourful Wools on Show
Molyneux, Hartnell, Stibel and other London fashion designers cooperated in a recent fashion show in an attempt to brighten London, and, at the same time,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →First Case Under Fair Rents Act Landlady's Application to Court
The first case in Newcastle under the New Fair Rents Act was heard by Mr. Soane, S.M., to-day when Mrs. Edith Sarah Paskett, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country Tennis Carnival Three Premier Teams Will Be Absent
At least three of last year's premiership winners at the Country Week tennis carnival will be absent from the 1946 competition. The demands of defence…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Australians Are Born Marchers Rutherford Troops Show How
Surprise has been expressed at the remarkable progress in marching which has been made by men of the 2nd A.I.F., in camp at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bowls Carnival Abandoned
The carnival to have been held by Adamstown Bowling Club on Monday has been abandoned because of that condition of the green. It is expected that the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Champion Show Pony Destroyed
The champion show pony, Dolly, owned by Mr. C. Guy of Portland Street, West Maitland, was destroyed yesterday. She had injured a leg two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Asked for Fair Play Forestry Chief's Appeal to Newcastle Men Reinstatements at Camp Sydney
The New South Wales Forestry Commissioner (Mr. E. H. Swain) to-day replied to a deputation from Newcastle Labour Council by asking that he himself be…
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