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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

1,020 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 51

Women Compete in First Carnival Singles Games in Sydney SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 11

The first Country Week Carnival conducted by the New South Wales Women's Bowling Association began in Sydney to-day. Three rounds of the singles championship were…

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Carnival Dance Fun at Shortland Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 2

A bicycle race was an amusing feature of the carnival dance held by Winn's Social Club at the Shortland Ream east night. Masked men rode miniature…

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Tree Display at World Fair in New York

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 10

Ten thousand mature trees, contributed by five American States to the New York World's Fair 1939, are in full leafage. Fair officials recently pointes out that…

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Baby Show For C. of E. Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 6

A successful baby show was held in the Parish Hall, Wickham, on Saturday for the funds of St. James' Church. Rev. A . W. Moore declared the show open…

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Country Carnival Women Players in First Rounds of Fours SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 19

The first and second rounds of the New South Wales Women's howling Association country fours championship wire played to-day. Rain during the night…

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Petition on Rents Not Accepted at Inquiry Wanted Fair Rents Court Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 15

On resumption of the Rents Inquiry to-day, Mr. Justice De Baun refused to receive as evidence a petition containing over 1000 signatures protesting against…

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MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Ground Improvements Show Council to Prepare Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 9

A recommendation by the Ground Committee that a sub-committee should be appointed to plan improvements to the Showground was adopted at a meeting of…

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Woman's Realm Vanity Fair Edwardian Hair Beauty Colour Your Curls for Evening

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 3

The revolution in hair styles has been gradual, but none the less persistent, and autumn has ushered in many new styles and colours. All hair has now taken an upward trend, away from the…

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Standard Types Appearance of People's Car Berlin Motor Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 10

Special significance was given to the recent motor show in Berlin by two events of outstanding importance to the German transport industry. In the first…

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Bowls Success of Women's Carnival Standard of Play High Will Be Annual Event

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 17

The inaugural country week carnival, conducted by the New South Wales Women's Bowling Association in Sydney, was so much more successful than…

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City's Troops Go Marching on Drill Halls Show Other Side of Militia Picture Developing the Spirit of Comradeship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 5

HOURS OF MARCHING and rifle drill, hard work by the men, and even harder work by the non-commissioned officers and the…

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Woman's Realm Vanity Fair the Daily Dozen Exercise as an Aid to Slimming

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 3

Winter time means an increase in weight. Soups, hot dinners, puddings and lack of exercise soon take toll of our figures. For those who are middle-aged, as well as for their more youthful sisters, exercise is of vital importance if they wish to…

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Hitler Entertains Workers + Autumn In The Park + At N.Y. World's Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 5

DURING his inspection of Germany's wastern fortifications, Hiller invited construction workers to dinner at Searbruecken…

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C.m.m. Fair To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 3

The Sunshine Fair, arranged by Sister Rose of the Central Methodist Mission, will be opened to-day by the Mayoress of Greater Newcastle (Mrs. G. W…

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Exhibition Dances at Winn's Welfare Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 3

Exhibition dances by Caldwell and Smith added to the brightness of Winn's Welfare dance at Shortland Room last night. The exhibition dances were the Park Parade and Chestnut Three and the grace and skill with which they were…

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St. Paul's Fair Large Gathering at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 3

Stalls decorated with peach blossom and the stage banked with large bowls of vivid poinsettia and palms made an attractive settling for the annual fair of…

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Australian Press Giving Fair Picture of World Events No Claim to Infallibility Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 10

Newspapers did not pretend to be infallible, said the President (Mr. Lloyd Dumas), in his address at the opening of the Australian Newspapers'…

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Judgment Reserved Solicitor Called Upon to Show Cause MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 11

Francis Claude Loader, who has practised in Melbourne as a barrister and solicitor for 48 years, was called upon to-day to show cause why his name should…

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Better Chilled Beef Is Aim Investigations Show Need for More Care MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 11

Greater success with shipments of chilled beef is likely to follow investigations by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, aimed at reducing…

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Sunshine Fair For C.M.M. Relief Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 3

Many admirers of Sister Rose's work among distressed cases in the district attended her annual Sunshine Fair in the Social Hall at the Central Methodist…

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