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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

680 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 34

Maitland Show Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 11

A profit of £1642/13/4 was reported at the annual meeting of the Hooter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association last night. Mr. W. E. Sparke presided…

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City Council Rolls Will Soon Be on Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 August 1941 · page 2

The Greater Newcastle Municipal rolls for the council election on December 6 will be exhibited for public inspection between August 15 and…

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Bayonets Missing From Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 2

The disappearance of three bayonets and a Ghurka knife from Scott's store yesterday, where a naval exhibition was being held, is being…

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Roosevelt Bans Aviation Fuel to Japan Britain Also Takes Swift Steps to Show Tokio Sanctions Are to Be Total

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 August 1941 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Friday (Our Special Representative and A.A.P.).—The U.S.A. to-day cut off all exports of aviation fuel to Japan and limits the export of ordinary petrol to the pre-war figure. President Roosevelt instructed the Export Control Administration to forbid the…

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Business Girls' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

A folk dance given by girls in gipsy costume entertained visitors at the miniature fair held in the grounds of "Lyttleton," the home of Captain and Mrs. J…

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Adamstown Diggers' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 5

Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League opened its fair on Saturday afternoon. It will run every night this week and neat Saturday afternoon and night. The…

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Adamstown Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 August 1941 · page 4

Adamstown Returned Soldiers' League opened a carnival in Adams town Park on Saturday. The proceeds are in aid of the purchase of…

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Beading All Love in Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday. All Love and Reading may be taken to Roseholl next Saturday for an exhibition gallop. If permission is obtained from that…

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Upper Hunter Show Abandoned Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 August 1941 · page 6

Fallowing a recommendation from the annual meeting of the Upper Hunter P. and A. Association, the committee has decided to abandon the 1942…

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Goat Derby and Carnival Commercial Travellers' War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1941 · page 6

A billy goat derby will be conducted in Burwood-street, Newcastle, on Friday. September 19, by the Combined Committee of Newcastle Police and Commercial…

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Maritime Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 12

The Secretary of the Victoria League in Sydney (Miss Beulah Bolton) came to Newcastle yesterday to visit the maritime exhibition being conducted by the…

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Maitland Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 2

The Maitland district branch of the Primary Schools Amateur Athletic Association conducted its annual sports meeting at the Maitland Showground to-day. Children…

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Sydney Visitor at Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 August 1941 · page 12

Miss Marion Reid, convener of the Overseas Merchant Auxiliary of the Victoria League at afternoon tea with the Secretary of Sydney Victoria League (Miss Beulah Bolton). Miss Bolton came to Newcastle to see maritime exhibition at Scott's Ltd…

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British Pavilion at Smyrna Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Aug. 8.—The famous fair at Smyrna (Turkey), which opens on August 20, will have a British pavilion in which industrial exhibits, photographs and books…

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New Lambton Church of England Annual Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 August 1941 · page 5

The All Saints Church of England New Lambton, held its annual [?] in the New Lambton parish Hall on Saturday. The president (Mrs. B. V. Davis) Secretary…

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New Lambton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

The General Secretary of the Y.W.C.A. (Miss Jean Scott) opened the spring fair held by New Lambton Church of England Women's Guild on Saturday. Visitors…

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Carnival for Russians

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 August 1941 · page 4

Arrangements were proceeding satisfactorily for the carnival to be held In King Edward Park on September 20. said the secretary of the…

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Baseball Exhibition at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 August 1941 · page 10

Newcastle Baseball Association has selected two teams to play at Cessnock on Sunday The match will be a curtain-raiser to the Rugby League fixture and proceeds will be…

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High Caste Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY. Friday.—High Caste is to have his turn 2s an exhibition galloper at the Rosebery meeting at victoria Park to-morrow. As he is one of the horses of the…

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Carnival for Patriotic and Benevolent Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 August 1941 · page 4

The Lambton Patriotic and Welfare Committee decided last night to cooperate with the Waratah Benevolent Appeal Committee to conduct a…

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