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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1942

314 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16

Lambton Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

Arrangements made for a procession from Dent-street. Lambton, to Lambton Park, prior to the official opening of the carnival by the Mayor (Ald…

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West Wallsend Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1942 · page 4

A patriotic carnival as held at West Wallsend Park in aid of the Red Cross Patriotic League and Recreation Hut. A display of acrobatics was…

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At Johannesburg Fire Bombs Destroy Fair Exhibit Cape Town

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 May 1942 · page 1

(AAP ).— Renewed bomb outrages near Johannesburg during last week culminated yesterday in the destruction…

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New Lambton Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1942 · page 5

More than 300 entries were received for the baby show arranged by the Women's Committee of the First New Lambton Group of Boy Scouts, and held…

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Vanity Fair in Smart Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 May 1942 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Vanity Fair, Guild Hall, Response and Fearless Fox were among the out-standing workers at Randwick this…

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Vanity Fair Beaten

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY: J. coutts waited on Easy Mark in the 14.2 Handicap until Te Rams, Shop Girl and Vanity Fair had then themselves out in front. Easy stark…

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Championship Baby Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 May 1942 · page 4

"The quest for the champion boby of the Newcastle district has been the means of patriotic bodies raising more than £300 said the President of…

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Minister Favors Exhibition of Midget Subs

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 June 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA: If Japanese submarines, sunk in Sydney Harbor, are displayed in public it will take some time. The…

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Aif Steals Show From Americans

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, Wednesday (AAP): "The glamor of American uniforms and equipment has yielded the…

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Russian Art Show for Newcastle

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

The Russian art exhibition now showing in Sydney will be sent to Newcastle as soon as the season is ended…

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Free Sunday Show in Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Suggestions by the United States Forces in Australia that there should be Sunday afternoon vaudeville and…

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Lambton Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1942 · page 4

Lambton Bomb Victims Committee and Soldiers' Recreation Appeal Committee will benefit from a carnival to be held In Lambton Park to-night,…

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Ration Strict But Fair, Say Traders

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 2

ALTHOUGH THE SCALE of clothes rationing was rather strict, the scheme was a fair means of assisting the…

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Suburban and District Lambton Carnival Extended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 June 1942 · page 5

The "Miss Lambton" honour was won on Saturday night by Miss Jean Ott in the final parade of the beauty quest in the park carnival organised by…

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Annual Exhibition of Canaries and Cage Birds

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 2

The 19th annual exhibition of the Newcastle and District Canary and Cage Bird Society will be held in St. Peters C. of E. Hall…

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Russians Show Grim Defiance in Sebastopol Blitz

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 June 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (OSR and AAP).—Marshal con Bock's offensive north and south of Kharkov has petered out indecisively. For a week, nearly half a million Germans and vast…

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Trees from North for Axemen's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1942 · page 8

Axemen from the North Coast. South Coast and Newcastle districts will complete in tests at Mitchell Park Merewether, to-day. Tree trunks will be…

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£400 Expected From Lambton Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 4

The patriotic carnival at Lambton Park ended a three-weeks' season on Saturday night. Members of the organising committee hope that there will…

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"Not Fair," Says Mr. Scanlon Procedure of Men at Millfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 June 1942 · page 2

At Cessnock the Northern President (Mr. Scanlon) criticised the action of Millfield Lodge in bringing about a stoppage on Friday. The…

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Salvage Exhibition Planned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 3

Salvage collections in the Newcastle district are assuming record proportions, but officials believe that the…

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