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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 16

Russian Exhibition in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

The exhibition of Russian photography would give the public an opportunity of learning something about Soviet life and progress in…

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Mrs. Phyllis Burke at Cookery Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Phyllis Burke, organiser for the Commonwealth War Loan and War Savings Certificate campaign, will give a short address at the free…

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Submarine Exhibition Nears End

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 3

Newcastle people have only four days left in which to view the Japanese "midget" submarine now being exhibited at No. 2 Sports…

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Suburban and District Talent Quest in Carnival Scheme

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 October 1942 · page 5

An open talent quest with a prize list of £150, to help the Newcastle branch at the Australian Comforts Fund in the final stage, is proposed…

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St. Augustine's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 4

The Mayoress (Mrs. Young) opened the annual fair at St. Augustine's Church, Merewether, yesterday Mrs. Young was received by members of…

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At Russian Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 6

Madame Marucia Stepanoff, who is in charge of the exhibition of Russian photographs and posters in…

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Red Cross Dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 October 1942 · page 6

Challenge certificate to be issued by the Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club at the Newcastle Red Cross championship dog show on October 35…

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Submarine Exhibition Closes on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 2

The Japanese submarine exhibition at No. 2 Sports Ground will close in Newcastle on Sunday at 6 p.m. It will then go to Melbourne…

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Submarine Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 5

Sir.—In a recent issue of the “Herald” was a reference to the damage done by schoolchildren to the Japanese submarine. With my…

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Midget Submarine Exhibition Ends

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 3

Three thousand nine hundred people yesterday went to inspect the Japanese midget submarine on the concluding day of its…

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Lambton C. of E. Annual Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 October 1942 · page 2

The annual fair arranged by the women's Guild of the Lambton St John the Baptist Church of England was held in the Lambton Rechabite…

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West Wallsend Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 October 1942 · page 4

A carnival to be held at West Wallsend Park on Friday night and Saturday afternoon is being arranged by the sporting bodies. Proceeds will be handed to the…

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Real Drama at This Openair Picture Show And Grandeur, Inspiration, Humour, Too

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 October 1942 · page 2

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.—I suppose the principal reason that took me last night to a picture show in the Moresby area…

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V.C. Sees Nothing Wrong Show Girls' Replicas Of Decorations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 October 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Mr. W. M. Currey, M.L.A., who is a V.C. winner of the 1914-18 war, sees nothing wrong with the act of…

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Prices Rulings Damaged Clothes, Fair Rents

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 October 1942 · page 3

The Prices Commissioner (Professor Copland) has announced that the prices recently released by the Rationing Commission for…

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Fair Rents Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

In a case before the Fair Rents Court yesterday Sarah J. Armitage applied for a determination of the rent of premises at…

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Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 6

The annual exhibition of the Newcastle Art Society will be opened by the Mayo[?] (Ald. Young) next Friday at 3 p.m. at Scott's Ltd…

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Show U.S. Announcement of Losses Was Accurate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1942 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The Office of War Information is preparing a complete account of the Pearl Harbour attack, to be…

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Employment Figures Show Increase In Women Workers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 November 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: Total employment (excluding rural find household domestic workers) declined from 1,914,000 in November, 1941, just…

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Local Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

Mrs. Sokonos hangs pictures at Scott's for the exhibition by Newcastle Art Society…

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