Cook's Hill Surf Carnival
A big holiday crowd assembled at Bar Beach today for the Cook's Hill Club's surf carnival. The surf was disappointingly flat…
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Shows & fairs, 1946
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Won Boat Race Heat at Carnival
Straining oars and muscles, Nobbys Surf Club senior boat crew win their heat at Cook's Hill Surf Carnival yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Show Starts on February 20 Second Day Holiday
The first Newcastle Show for six years will commence on Wednesday, February 20. The second day of the show has been gazetted as a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£1400 In Prizemoney For Armidale Carnival Prize money for the Armidale Cup meeting on Friday, February 8 and Saturday. February 9 is £1400
The meeting is being conducted by the Armidale and New England Jockey Club in conjunction with the North and North-West District Racing Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →World Fair in Sydney in 1948
SYDNEY, Monday.—A world fair would be held in Sydney in 1948, the President of the Australian Teachers' Federation Council (Mr. S. P. Lewis)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trade Procession to Aid Show
The committee of the Newcastle Show Society has decided to hold a trade procession in support of the 1946 Show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmont Dog Show For Memorial Hall
An attraction for dog fanciers at a show to be held at Belmont Sports Ground next Sunday afternoon in aid of the Belmont Memorial Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local Men Plan Attraction For World Fair
A gigantic amusement device, planned as an attraction for the World's Fair to be held in Sydney in 1948, will be built in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Entry For Country Week Bowls Carnival
SYDNEY.—Record entries have been received for country bowls week from February 18 to 23 inclusive. There will be 233 teams (932 players)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Women's Auxiliary For Show Next Month
New ground for the Newcastle A.H. and I. Association was broken yesterday when a woman's auxiliary was appointed to assist with the conduct of this year's show. A meeting of committeemen's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mrs. Livesey on "Fair Weather" Friends
ADELAIDE: "I'm sure the people of Adelaide are more charitable disposed than many fair-weather friends who took advantage of my hospitality in Sydney," said Mrs. Ethel Livesey today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Entries Flow in for Show
With five weeks to go for the Newcastle Show there had been a rush of entries in most sections, said the secretary of the society…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Show Newcastle Overseas
An exhibition showing the Newcastle way of life will be held in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, and will include a news review, an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bantam Club Show
The Bantam Club of Newcastle will hold a sectional show of all classes of soft-feather bantams at Mr. H. Horley's residence. 27 Cram Street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mixed Luck for North at State Carnival
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Marie Stevenson, of Newcastle Premiers, won the 110 yards backstroke championship at the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Big Development Planned for Newcastle Show
Newcastle Show Society planned to develop the Newcastle Show into the exhibition of the North, the Secretary (Mr. P. G. Legoe) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shops to Close for Newcastle Show
The Council of the Newcastle Retail Traders' Association decided yesterday to recommend to member that retail shops be closed at 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chifley May Open Show at Cessnock
The Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) will be invited to open Cessnock Show on March 9. This was decided at a meeting last…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Record Show Entries Are Expected For Most Sections
With only 12 days left for the lodging of entries for this year's Newcastle Show, the Secretary of the Association (Mr. P. G. Legoe) expects record figures in most sections. Inquiries have been made by new…
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More than 300 birds competed at the Newcastle Canary and Cage Bird Society's young bird show at St. Peter's Hall, Hamilton on Saturday, and Sydney judges…
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