World's Largest Couple at Show
At the Newcastle Show next week, the world's largest couple will appear. They are Canadians. The man is eight leet nine inches high and his…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
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Probably Be Record Newcastle Show Entries
Entries for Newcastle Show, to be held next week, will probably be a record. The Secretary (Mr. P. G. Legoe) said yesterday that he had not counted the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Victoria League's Tea Room at Show
The Newcastle Victoria League will have its tea and refreshment room at Newcastle Show Ground next week opposite the members' stand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia to Keep Pavilion Open New York World's Fair SYDNEY
The Commonwealth Government had accepted the invitation of President Roosevelt to continue the Australian pavilion at the New York World's Fair, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Special Services Trams and Buses for Show
Special tram and bus services will be run to Newcastle Showground next week for Newcastle Show. On Thursday and Saturday the first…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fine Exhibits at Wyong Show Wyong
Wyong Show opened to-day. Although entries were not as large as last year, except in the agricultural section which showed an increase, there…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Muswellbrook Carnival Winners
Place-getters in the women's 110 yards free-style championship at the country swimming championships, held at Muswellbrook on Saturday. (Right to left): Miss M. Sewell (Merewether), Miss P. Riggs (Kempsey), (dead-heat for first); Miss D. Mellon (Newcastle Premiers), 3. Time, 1.17 2.5 seconds…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Junior High School Swimming Carnival
Everyone is smiling so it must have been a good day for the Junior Boys' High School annual swimming carnival. If the heat has done nothing else it has placed the school swimming carnivals among the happiest sporting events of the year for the competitors…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Vanity Fair Grease Control For Oily Skins
One of the most common complexion troubles during summer months is a greasy skin. You wake up in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Maitland Show Prospects Encouraging
Many new displays will be featured, and varied and attractive ring programmes have been arranged for the 1940 Maitland Show, which will be held day and night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Tent Exhibits at Show
Messrs. Greenhalgh and Jackson, promoters of sideshows, will offer an interesting array of tent-exhibits at the Newcastle Show. They include—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Show Cycling Handicaps
Handicaps have been declared by Mr. Wal[?] Adams for the three-quarter mile handicap to be held at the Newcastle Showground on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victoria League Refreshment Room At Show
An enthusiastic response has been made to the appeal for gifts of foodstuff for the ten and refreshment rooms of which the Newcastle Victoria League…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Support Britain to Utmost" Agriculture Minister Opens Wyong Show WYONG, February 18
Opening the Wyong Show yesterday afternoon, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. A. D. Reid) said that Australia must support Britain to the utmost…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle Show Cycling Programme
The following programme has been arranged for the cycling events at the Newcastle Showground on Wednesday night. The first event is timed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Judges at Work at Show
Newcastle's 1940 Show will open to-morrow, but judges began their work to-day. Shown here from left to right are Mesdames E.E. Rouch, C. Cohen, H. Lord and R.B. Treharne, needlework judges, ready to begin their task…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Garbage Services on Show Holiday
Special arrangements for garbage collected throughout the Greater Newcastle district are being made by the Health Department of the City…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Willing Victoria League Workers at Show
Ladies of the Victoria League display perfect team-work as they prepare luncheon at the Showground. From the moment the ham is cut until it emerges as a sandwich there is never a moments hesitation in the process. It is a case of willing hands make light work…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chrysler-Plymouth And Morris Models On Show
An attractive range of models of can in two-power fields are on display at the show at the stand of Capper's Pty., Ltd., of 53 Hunter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Girls Are Keen Farmers Newcastle Show Visitors
Nine young country girls, who can raise stock and poultry and grow vegetables and flowers with a proficiency beyond their years,…
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