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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1940

867 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 44

Fair Rents Act Is Criticised "Lack of Safeguards" Deplored

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 3

Whether it was equitable that tenants should be called upon to pay increased, rents based on repairs to be carried out by…

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Salvation Army Fair at Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 5

The Merewether district of the Salvation Army held its annual selfdenial "Butterfly" Fair at the salvation Army Hall on Saturday…

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Doll Show Held At Muswellbrook MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 September 1940 · page 2

Members or the Muswellbrook Rural School Mothers Club held a doll show in aid of the patriotic fund. The Mayoress (Mrs. E. W. Shaw)…

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Snow Fair at West Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 5

A "snow fair" organised by the officer in charge of the West Wallsend Salvation Army Corps (Captain G. Johns) for the self-denial appeal…

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West Maitland Show Curtailed to Three Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1940 · page 6

Maitland Show Council decided last night to curtail the 1041 Maitland Show to three days and two nights. It was decided to advise the Hunter…

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Lambton Queen of the Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 6

Owing to the Mayor and Mayoress (Ald. and Mrs. J. E. Wiggins) being unable to attend the Lambton gala on Saturday. Mr. R. Cameron. M.L.A.,…

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Sth. China Troupe for Mack's Show on

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 October 1940 · page 5

Muck's vaudeville company or 40 performers is playing nightly to packed houses at the civic centre marquee theatre…

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Toronto Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 2

Toronto Methodist Church conducted its annual fair in the School of Arts yesterday afternoon. Rev. L. H. Rolph welcomed the visitors. On the platform were…

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Mack's Vaudeville Show Expands

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 October 1940 · page 5

At the end of to-night's performance, the canvas theatre in which Mack's Vaudeville Company is located at the civic centre will be pulled down and…

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Card Party for Cathedral Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 4

Mesdames W. Bartley, A. du Chateau and Gordon Lee were hostesses at a card afternoon at Winn's Shortland Room yesterday afternoon, for the Daughter of…

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Junior Farmers' Show To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1940 · page 9

The Newcastle Junior Farmers' Club's District Council will hold its second annual show at Federal Park, Wallsend, to-day. The number of entries in the vegetable, flower…

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St. Augustine's Fair at Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 6

St. Augustine's. Church of England. Merewether. will hold its annual peach blossom fair at the Parish Hall on Wednesday and Thursday…

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Mrs. Batty at Dungog Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

DUNGOG, Sunday.—A two-day flower show and bazaar conducted for Christ Church of England, Dungog, was held on Thursday and Friday. Last year's…

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Baby Show at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 2

The Transport Flight of Newcastle Squadron of the Australian Women's Flying Club held a baby show a Hamilton Council Chambers on Saturday to…

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Newcastle League Cycling Carnival for Red Cross

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 October 1940 · page 7

The Newcastle League Cycling Club intends to hold a carnival in old of the Junction-Merewether Red Cross Society. At a meeting of the executive…

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Tex Morton's Wild West Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 7

Tex Morton, who is acorodited with a monthly sale of 10,000 records, will open a Newcastle season with his Wild West Radon and circus at a marquee in…

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Why the 1941 Show Was Abandoned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 5

"We are not holding anything against the Defence Department. There 13 a war on and we appreciate the fact that the…

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Show Off Defence Department Was Indefinite

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

A special meeting of the Newcastle Show Association yesterday decided definitely to abandon the 1941 Show. The Secretary (Mr. P. G. Legoc)…

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Games Show Balkans Wish for Peace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 5

ATHENS, Oct. 7. A.A.P.—Teams from Turkey, Greens, and Yugoslavia are participating in the Balkan Olympic Games at Istanbul. All Greek newspapers give…

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Want Mair to Show More Vim Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 October 1940 · page 4

U.A.P. members of Parliament representing city electorates are determined that a more imaginative policy must…

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