Saturday's Boxing Off to Avoid Show Clash
THE MANAGEMENT of the Greater Newcastle Stadium has decided not to conduct a programme on Saturday night…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
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Two Days Enough for Carnival Athletic Change Mooted SYDNEY
Future championship carnivals may be cut down to two days by the New South Wales Amateur Athletic Association. "THERE are not enough events to warrant the carnival being…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Motors at the Show Chevrolets Buicks And Pontiacs
An imposing selection of Buicks, Chevrolets and Pontiacs is on display at the Show. McLeod, Kelso and Lee, of Hunter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Appeal Of 1940 Willys At The Show
A number of Improvements over its predecessors will be noted in the 1940 Willys—the only four-cylinder car of full size type now made in America—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Force Exhibit at Royal Show Canberra
As part of the Air Force recruiting campaign, the Federal Government is contemplating the installation of a Royal Australian Air Force exhibit at the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All Ready for the Show Judging Began Today
When the 1940 Newcastle Show begins to-morrow there will be very few last-minute details to attend to in its organisation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →1940 Car Models at the Show Attractive Range of Motor Vehicles New 1940 Models On Display At Show
Once again the motor trade has given an extra polish to its finest wares and has assembled representative models' of a vast range of cars for the inspection of the visitor to the annual Newcastle Show…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Class Horses Show Improved Form in Randwick Trials Sydney
Mosaic, Feminist and Old Rowley, the best class horses left at Randwick, attracted attention in their work to-day. Feminist and Old Rowley were both given six furlongs tasks, and Mosaic ran a strong mile…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Athletic Assn. to Assist Local War Fund Carnival To Be Held On March 2
The Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association of N.S.W. will conduct an athletic carnival in aid of the Newcastle and District…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Nine Country Girls Who Have Come to Newcastle for the Show
For the next five days, 10 girls who are members of Junior Farmers Clubs between Tenterfield and Newcastle, will be guests of Newcastle Junior Farmers Clubs and the Newcastle Show Committee. The girls, who were selected for the trip by the Supervisor of the School of Agriculture in the North (Mr. G. N. Blackwell) are Irene Chapman, Phyllis Dickson, Joyce Murdon, Margaret Murdon, Phyllis Carpenter, Ivy Martin, Mary Holden, Rita Thompson, Joyce Burgmann and Thelma Thornton. Nine of the girls arrived by the Brisbane Mail this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Show Begins To-morrow Ground Transformed; Some Judging To-day
Newcastle Show will begin to-morrow. It will be open for four days and three nights. Two sections—jams and jellies and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Show Day Garbage
Garbage services in residential areas usually carried out on Thursday will be handled to-day, on account of the Show Day holiday to-morrow. The only…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Needlework at Show Interstate Competitors
From Toowoomba in Queensland, Box Hill and Woodside in Victoria, from towns in Northern New South Wales and in the South, women sent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jams and Jellies at the Show
"A delicious section," was how the judge, Mrs. E. B. Lindeman, of "Cawarra," Gresford, described the jams, jellies, sauces and pickles when she had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Minesweeper . . . Show Judging . . . Learning Life-saving
FIGHTING HIS BATTLES OVER AGAIN. Mr. E. Luxton, of Carrington, looks at his old ship—a mine sweeper in the last war…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Patriotic Note Victoria League at Show
Flags and bunting give a patriotic note to the refreshment room being conducted at the Newcastle Show by the Victoria League. Masses of flowers and coloured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Be Seen at the Show
Weighing 361/2 stone and standing 8ft. 7in. high, Willie Camper, of Tennessee, is now in Newcastle. He will appear in one of Messrs. Greenhalgh and Jackson's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Upper Hunter Show Plans Muswellbrook
The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) intimated to the committee of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Show that, owing to a prior engagement he regretted being unable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Long and Short of It at Show
Lillie Dema Priestley runs the risk of getting "aeroplane neck" as she bestirdes her pony "Cheeky" and looks upwards at Mr. Date, a ring steward at Newcastle Show to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →C & S. Cricket Premiership Challenge Stewarts And Lloyds Show Form
The second last game in the City and Suburban A grade cricket will begin on Saturday with competition for premiership…
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