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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

1,020 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 51

Smuts's Stand for Empire Not Fair-Weather Friends Cape Town

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 September 1939 · page 7

General Smuts, South Africa's new Prime Minister, is declared by Colonel Reitz, one of General Hertzog's Dutch-speaking…

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Will Be Continued N.Z. Centennial Exhibition Work on Australian Pavilion Wellington (N.z.)

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

Work is proceeding on the Australian pavilion in the Centennial Exhibition, which the New Zealand Government has decided to carry on…

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Current Topics Bushman's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 10

The committee organising the Murrurundi Bushman's Carnival has decided to proceed with the carnival. Play-writing Competition…

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Kennel Notes Canine Club's Two-point Show To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1939 · page 15

Newcastle and Merewether Combined Canine Club's two-point championship show will be held at Broadmeadow Show-ground to-day. Judging will begin at 1…

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Vanity Fair Milady's Dressing Table

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 3

IT IS every woman's desire to look as beautiful as possible. If she is homely, then she cannot make herself actually beautiful, but she can give herself charm…

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Preparations for Cup Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 September 1939 · page 4

Sydney trainers, M. Poison and P. Riddle, have made arrangements to bring their horses to Newcastle for the Cup meeting by motor float…

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Reviving of Fair Rents Court Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 9

A large number of applications from Port Kembla and Wollongong is expected when the Fair Rents Court is re-established by the State…

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Lady Page to Visit Newcastle Open Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1939 · page 3

Lady Page, wife of Sir Earle Page, is to visit Newcastle to-morrow to open the annual fair of the Central Methodist Mission at 3 o'clock…

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St. Peter's Fair at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 3

Balloons and flowers decorated St. Peter's Hall, Hamilton, yesterday, for St. Peter's Church of England annual fair, which was opened by the…

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Woman's Realm St. Peter's Fair Opening Ceremony by Mayoress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 2

St. Peter's school hall at Hamilton was a blaze of colour yesterday when the annual spring fair was opened by the Mayoress (Mrs. G. W. Jeuner)…

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Dutch Fair in Newcastle Officially Opened By Lady Page

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 8

Stall-holders in Dutch costumes and a profusion of many-colored tulips suggested the atmosphere of Holland at the Central Methodist Dutch Fair,…

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Newcastle Show to Be Held Pavilion Space Already Booked

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1939 · page 7

It was announced yesterday that the Newcastle Show Committee has decided to carry on the Show net year, provided the ground is not required by the…

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Home-made Fair at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 2

THE Order of the Eastern Star held a successful home-made afternoon yesterday at the Waratah Town Hall. The fair was opened by the Mayoress…

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Lady Page Opens C.M.M. Dutch Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 2

The beauty and charm of Holland were captured in the unusual decorative scheme at the Dutch Fair, Dutch Fair, opened at the Central Methodist Mission yesterday afternoon by…

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Presbyterian Fair at Adamstown Opened by Mrs. D. Lloyd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 2

Wistaria, mauve stock, and Iceland poppies made a colourful scene at Adamstown Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon, when the annual spring fair…

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Cook's Hill Intermed. High School Annual Athletic Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 10

Cook's Hill Intermediate High School held its twentieth annual athletic carnival at No. 1 Sports Ground to-day…

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Newcastle Show Will Go on Preparations Are Well In Hand

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 September 1939 · page 9

The Newcastle Show will go on. The Committee has unanimously decided to hold it as usual next year and the…

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Bright Setting Wallsend Presbyterian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

The name chosen for the annual fan Wallsend Presbyterian Church, opened in the Church Hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. K. Mackay, of Dungog, had…

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Presbyterian Church Fair at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

The Wallsend Presbyterian Church Hall was gaily decorated for the annual fair in aid of Church funds. The decorations consisted of blue and gold paper…

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Topics for Women Women's Guild Dance For Market Day Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 September 1939 · page 4

Gaiety was the keynote of St. John's Women's Guild dance at Tyrrell Hall last night, at which there Were many youthful…

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