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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 16

Fancy Fair for Nes at Waratah

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 4

The appeal being conducted by Waratah NES personnel to raise funds for purchase of equipment is expected to benefit…

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Menagerie Show for Comforts Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 2

Wirth Brothers' menagerie will be thrown open for public inspection at the circus grounds in Merewether Street on Sunday…

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Mustangs Show Their Paces

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday (Our Special Representative and AAP): Described as the fastest army cooperation…

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Blondie's Family. Fair Enough

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 4

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Championship Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 July 1942 · page 5

Carol Pratten won the championship prize of the third beat of the Newcastle district baby championship for 1942 held in the Hamilton mechanics' Institute,…

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Carrington Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 August 1942 · page 6

The United Buffalo Lodges Appeal Committee is to extend the carnival being hold in Grahame Park, Carrington, until to-morrow night…

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A.c.f. Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 6

The Australian Comforts Fund fair is to be held at the City Hall on September 25. In spite of the rationing restrictions, the committee hopes to make…

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New Lambton C. of E. Annual Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

Flowers and greenery decorated the stage and Parish Hall when the annual fair arranged by the Women's Guild of the New Lambton All Saints Church…

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Suburban and District Fair At New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 4

The annual fair of the Women's Guild of All Saints' Anglican Church, New Lambton, on Saturday, was opened by Mrs. H. A. Wodd, of Merewether. The…

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Fair Rents Court Should Cases Be Heard In Camera?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 August 1942 · page 5

Newcastle discussion on the operating principle of Fair Rents jurisdiction to-day revealed a conflict of opinion between…

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Needlecraft Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 2

Renovated and remodelled clothes made by Dupils in the newly-formed sowing classes at the Technical College will be…

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Why War Pictures Exhibition Was Forgotten

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Saturday (FOSR). —War Cabinet minutes are being searched to find out why an exhibition of pictures by official…

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Flower Show for Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 6

Teralba, Wallsend and Hamilton branches of the Red Cross Society will benefit from a flower show to be held on August 29 in the City Hall. It is…

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Happiness Club Fair at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 4

New Lambton Happiness Club's ninth annual Fair on Saturday was officially opened by the Mayoress (Mrs. W. E. Young). A musical programme,…

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Junction Doll Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 6

Children of the Junior Red Crose Circle at the Junction Public School, Merewether, have raised £25/15/6 for the Junior Red Cross by holding a…

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Coming To Newcastle Japanese Sub. Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

The exhibition of Japanese midget submarines, now in Sydney, will be brought to Newcastle within the next…

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"Diggers Are Not Getting Fair Deal"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

"I find that, despite the fact that we are supposed to have a Returned Soldiers" Preference Act, several men have been…

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Dieppe Raid Was an "All In" Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — French, Czechs, Belgians, Poles, Dutchmen and Norwegians are highly praised for the courageous part…

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Fair Exchange

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 2

After being absent all day. Mrs. Steele. of Stanley Street. Hamilton. returned home to find a baby's arm cot. in fair order…

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Flower Show for Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1942 · page 4

"Newcastle growers produce some of the best sweet peas and poppies in Australia," said the organiser of the flower show to be held in the City Hall…

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