Trove Tuesday - Christmas Preparations

Christmas has always been enthusiastically celebrated around Lake Macquarie.

Santa on the Lake 24 December 2017 (Photo - J. Ball)

 These few snippets from Trove provide a glimpse into activities in the past. 

1932 'RUSH TO THE LAKE.', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 22 December, p. 6. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135487311

1933 'LAKE MACQUARIE SHIRE', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 13 December, p. 8. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136697362

 

1946 'Pensioners' Party At Swansea', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 19 December, p. 7. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133157345

1948 'BELMONT CHRISTMAS PARTY', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 4 December, p. 3. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article140344376

1950 'LAKE CARNIVAL', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 6 December, p. 4. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134380020

1937 'PARTIES ARRANGED', Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), 16 December, p. 5. , viewed 07 Dec 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134995509