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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

680 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 34

Riggers' Show Card Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1941 · page 4

The committee representing riggers employed at the B.H.P. Steel Works. Commonwealth Steel Company and Chemical (A.C.I.) Works decided last night to hold a show…

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"Victory Show" on Radio for War Loan

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1941 · page 2

All commercial radio stations with the exception of those in Western Australia, will cooperate on October. 19 in a two hours "Victory Show,"…

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Jesmond Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 6

Jesmond Methodist spring fair was opened yesterday by the Mayoress (Mrs. Young). Rye. W. H. Butler presided Mrs. G. Davies, of Lambton, was…

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Tighe's Hill Methodist Church Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 10

The annual spring fair of the Tighe's Hill Methodist Church was opened in the church hall yesterday afternoon by Mrs. P.H. Hawkins…

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Flower Show at Muswellbrook

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 8

THE annual flower show and fair organised by members of the Church Aid Society of the Muswellbrook Methodist Church was highly…

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Carnival for C.u.s.a. Auxiliary

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 11

The Catholic United Services Auxiliary will make its first public appeal in Newcastle for funds for patriotic activities at a carnival in Birdwood Park…

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B.h.p. Show Card Day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 October 1941 · page 5

A show card day will be held at the B.H.P. Steelworks to-morrow by the Ironworkers' Union. Mr. C. J. McCaffrey, organiser of…

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Methodist Fair at Tighe's Hill

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

The Tighe's Hill Methodist Church's annual spring fair concluded last night, when a programme, arranged by the general secretary (Mr. A. J…

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1000 March in C.u.s.a. Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1941 · page 3

A thousand schoolchildren, led by Marist Brothers' cadet corps, marched from Wheeler Place to Birdwood Park this afternoon for…

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Teralba Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 6

Teralba Methodist spring fair was opened by Mrs. D. L. Lloyd, of Adamstown. Cooking competitions were Judged by Mesdames Braye, Frith, Morrison, and Miss Dean…

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Blitz Pictures Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 2

After a successful season in Sydney, where more than 5000 people visited it an exhibition of graphic photographs of bomb damage in…

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St. Mark's Spring Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 2

The spring fair of St. Mark's Church of England. Islington, concluded last night with a competitive concert in the Parish Hall between the girl boys of the parish…

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C.u.s.a. Carnival Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1941 · page 6

The Catholic United Services Auxlliary's firs public appeal was made yesterday, when the Deputy Mayor (AId. Stevenson) opened the carnival at Birdwood Park to raise…

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Spring Fair at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 4

Decorations in pink were arranged by Mr. and Mrs. J. Slott in Metcalfe-street Methodist Church hall at Wallsend for the Church Aid's spring fair, opened on Saturday by Mrs. S…

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Fair at East Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 4

The President of Newcastle Victoria League (Miss Dora Sparke) opened in the East Lambton Progress Association hall on Saturday a "victory" spring fair, organised…

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Victoria League Fair at East Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 5

Spring flowers and streamers decorated the East Lambton Progress Hall on Saturday when a victory spring fair organised by the East Lambton Victoria…

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Swansea Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 4

The Women's Auxillary of the Swansea sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League held a baby show in the Memorial Hall in Swansea on Saturday…

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"Floor Show" by Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 4

Last week's consignment of goods from the Victoria League Comforts Depot brought the number of garments sent since the beginning of the month to 647, valued at £131/10/…

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Baby Show Held at Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 October 1941 · page 5

The baby show, held at the Stockton Memorial Hall on Saturday, proved so successful that the competitors asked the organisers to hold…

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Baby Show Finals: P. & C. Concerned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 October 1941 · page 4

The Islington P. and C. Association wants to know when the finals of a series of baby shows organised throughout the district some time ago are to…

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