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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 16

Wallsend Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 5

Neville Bradbury was awarded the championship at a baby show in Wallsend Town Hall on Saturday. The show was arranged to advance the…

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Bowls Carnival Off

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 6

Hunter River District Bowling Association's Easter carnival is to be abandoned. This was decided last night at a meeting presided…

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Hunter Easter Bowls Carnival Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 5

The Hunter River District Bowling Association decided at West Maitland last night to abandon the Easter bowling carnival. The President (Mr. W…

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Baby Show at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 4

A baby show was held at the wallsend Town Hall. Awards: Boy, 6 months. Robert Anther: girl, six to 12 months. June Peattle: girl, 1 to 2 years, Roben…

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Darwin Show a Disgrace, Say Evacuees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Darwin preparations for air raids were criticised by evacuees on their arrival in Sydney to-day…

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Exhibition Winners at Boys' High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 5

Sydney University exhibition winners from Newcastle Boys' High School were announced yesterday by the Headmaster (Mr. N. R. Mearns)…

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Younger Set Members Show Wartime Fashions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

MODELS presented by the Hamilton Red Cross Younger Set at the Autumn Blitz Fashion Parade last night showed that the…

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First Semi-final in Beach Beauty Quest Big Show at City Hall To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1942 · page 6

The first semi-final of Newcastle Commercial Travellers' Club's patriotic Beach Beauty Quest will be staged at the…

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Teralba Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 6

Teralba Women's Auxiliary of the Returned Soldiers' brunch has received word that Mrs. J. M. Boddeley will open the Autumn Fair on April 18. Judges…

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Wallsend Queen Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 6

With 4800 votes, the nominee of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Cooperative Society Women's Guild Mrs. W. Richards) is leading in the queen…

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Helping the War Effort Lambton Patriotic Carnival.-

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

The Secretary and Assistant Organiser (Mr. A. Cow) of Lambton Patriotic Committee reported last nights that approximately £230 would be the profit on the…

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Girls Are Not Eager to Show Knees

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 3

Newcastle women are not likely to receive with enthusiasm any man-made decree for skirts barely covering the knees…

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"Slighted," Say Diggers Fancy Fair Permits in Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 March 1942 · page 2

Members of Wickham-Carrington Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League stated last night that they were slighted when the granting of…

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Status Quo to Run at Ajc Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 6

MELBOURNE.—Status Quo. who shaped fairly in the Australian Cup on Saturday, will visit Sydney…

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Beach Beauty Quest Bright Show Planned For

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 5

Newcastle Commercial Travellers' Club has planned a bright and fast-moving show for the second…

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Wallsend Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

Entries for cookery competitions for Wallsend Victory Carnival on Saturday, in the hands of the women of Wallsend Farewell and Welcome Home…

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Fair Treatment for Australians, Says Gen. Bennett

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE. — Major-General Gordon Bennett is confident that Australian prisoners of war will receive fair treatment from…

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Cookery and Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 4

In aid at its candidate in the Wallsend Victory Carnival queen competition (Mrs. M. Taylor), Wallsend branch of the Happiness Club yesterday…

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Beach Beauty Quest Keen Interest In To-morrow Night's Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1942 · page 2

People from the Coalfields and the Maitland districts are expected to come to Newcastle for the second semi-final of the patriotic…

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Eight New Records at Cessnock High Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 7

Eight records were broken yesterday at the girls' session of the Cessnock High School's swimming carnival. Record breakers and their…

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