Tuesday 3 November 2020

Trove Tuesday - Cup Day

The Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation, is held annually on the first Tuesday in November. Reports via the newspapers on Trove indicate that Cup Day has been enthusiastically celebrated in our local area. This week we fished in Trove for reports of local events.

1945 'In Brief', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 3 October, p. 6. , viewed 03 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134359623


1949 'For Women . . . Guests Took Radios To Cup Day Parties', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 2 November, p. 5. , viewed 03 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134175726

1952 'Many To Conduct Cup Day Parties', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 30 October, p. 5. , viewed 03 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133568221



1954 'IN BRIEF...', The Newcastle Sun (NSW : 1918 - 1954), 29 October, p. 10. , viewed 03 Nov 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167653513

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