Biddulph to Compete at Terrigal Surf Carnival on
R. Biddulph, who finished second to R. Newbiggin in the Australian surf championship at Bondi last Saturday, will compete at the Terrigal Surf Club's…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
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Spill at Royal Show
Thrills, and spells are the order of the day in the ring at the Sydney Show, but Miss P. Healey was the only rider to take a [?]umble on Thursday. Picture shows Miss Healey on the ground just after she had fallen from Radiant…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →School Carnival at Dungog Dungog
Dungog Parents and Citizens' Association decided to hold a carnival in the school grounds on Thursday, April 4. The Headmaster (Mr. Saint-Smith) said he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Show Takings Down 15,000 Fall in Attendance SYDNEY
Ring events were the main attraction at the Royal Show to-day. Only standing room was available in the stands and on the hill. The attendance was 123,682,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Vanity Fair Massage Away Those Wrinkles
Correctly carried out, facial massage can be the greatest treatment for the preservation of youthful looks. Incorrectly performed it can quickly wrinkle and sag the most beautiful skin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Show Enters Its Second Week Sydney
Favored still with ideal weather, the Royal Show entered its second week to-day with an attractive programme for the holiday crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Show Receipts £11,000 on Saturday Sydney
Yesterday attendance at the Royal Agricultural Show was 156,367, and the [?]te receipts £11,000. Officials consider the attendance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three Fours Won Every Game Easter Bowls Carnival Play Keen and Close
Only three fours, Ferrier's (Petersham), C. Shearman's (National Park), and J. Murray's (Newcastle City), of the 84 rinks competing, won the whole six…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →North Makes Fair Start to New Soccer Season Wallsend and Caledonians Only Teams to Win Matches
THE NORTH made only a fair start to the Soccer season which began with the State League championship's first series on Saturday. Only two of its five…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Central Northern Carnival Tamworth
A rink skippered by R. T. Harrison (Sydney) was defeated by C. W. Flynn's Tamworth rink by 32 to 24 in the final of the open rinks championship at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Low Defeats Comins Singles Championship Final Hunter Bowls Carnival
J. Low (Belmont) defeated C. Comins (Hamilton) 25-16, in the final of the singles championship at the Hunter River District Bowling Association's 11th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Athletics in Middle East Big Carnival Next Month GAZA
Members of the A.I.F. have been invited to take part in what is likely to be one of the most important sports meetings in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Royal Show Attendance Was 150,000 SYDNEY
The attendance at the Royal Show to-day was 150,780, compared with 178,064 on Easter Monday last year. The cash takings to-day were £10,493, and for the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Merewether Golf Club's Open Autumn Carnival
Entires close to-day (Wednesday) for the Merewether Golf Club's open mixed four-ball v par competition, to be played on Saturday, when the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For Red Cross Fund Exhibition to Open Lighted Courts
It was decided at the board meeting of the Newcastle and District Lawn Tennis Association last night to officially open its two electrically lighted courts at…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tennis Meeting Exhibition for Red Cross Winter Teams Fixtures
The President (Mr. W. V. Rodgers) informed members at a meeting of the Newcastle Tennis Association last night that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Royal Show Takings Lower Sydney
The takings and attendance at the Royal Show in Sydney yesterday were £4095 and 91,723 respectively, compared with £6079 and 106,599 last year. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Royal Show to End To-night Sydney
The 1940 Royal Show, which will end to-night, has been a pronounced success. It is true that the aggregate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's Bank Holiday Undertone of War "Hush-hush" Fair at Hampstead Heath (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 26
Naval ratings patrolling the Serpentine, Auxiliary Territorial Service girls' uniforms, interweaving with the picturesque folk dancers' costumes at country…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Royal Show Ends Sydney
The Royal Show concluded to-night. The attendance was 31,684, and the takings £1106. Last year's attendance on the final day was 51,492, and the takings…
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