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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

268 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 14

Vanity Fair Smart at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 February 1943 · page 6

Vanity Fair was the outstanding sprinter in a quiet session at Broadmeadow this morning. Vanity Fair, now trained by R…

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Record Entries Received for Girls' Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 February 1943 · page 4

Five hundred girls will take part in the Combined Girls' Schools Secondary Carnival at the Ocean Baths next Wednesday…

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Speers Point Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 5

Arrangements have been completed for the Red Cross carnival to be held by the Boolaroo-Speers Point Red Cross branch…

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Record Entries for Girls' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1943 · page 6

Eight schools will be represented in the combined girls' secondary schools' swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths on Wednesday, said the President of…

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Autumn Horses Show Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 March 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Precept and Primavera were headliners among the Autumn candidates which raced at Mentone…

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Must Show Meat Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—National Security Regulations were issued to-day fixing the price of meat and requiring butchers to display price…

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Sports Carnival at Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 2

The city Council's works committee last night approved the granting of an application by Mayfield East Amateur sporing Club for use of…

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At Girls' Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 6

M. Cotter of Cessnock (winner), and M. Buxton, of Girls' High School (second), exchange congratulations after the final of the 50 metres (15 years) championship at the combined the secondary schools girls' swimming carnival in Newcastle Ocean…

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Butchers Must Show Prices To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 2

Officers of the Price-fixing Commission will inspect butchers' shops to-day to see that lists are displayed, showing the prices of all cuts of…

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Surf Carnival for Cigarette Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1943 · page 6

Newcastle and District Surf Life-saving Association is to hold a surf carnival at Nobbys Beach next Saturday in aid of the Australian Comforts…

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Women's Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 6

GOSFORD, Sunday.—Members of Terrigal Women's Surf Club will hold a carnival on March 28. A programme, including r. and r., and march past,…

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Servicemen and Women to March at Nobby's Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 2

American and Australian servicemen and women, in uniform and carrying flags, will head a march past at a surf carnival on Nobbys Beach next Saturday afternoon. The American Army. Australian…

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Surf Carnival for A.C.F. Cigarette Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 6

Men and women of the Allied forces will head the march-past at the surf carnival on Nobbys Beach next Saturday…

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Baby Show at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

More than 300 entries were received for the baby show arranged by the women's auxiliary of the Hamilton subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League…

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Many Mines May Be Idle Again To-day Union Leaders Talk of Show-down on Policy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1943 · page 4

Twelve Northern mines—eight on Maitland field and four on Newcastle field—were idle yesterday. Four mines ceased work as a…

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Nobbys Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 6

Officials appointed to conduct the patriotic surf carnival at Nobbys on Saturday at 2.15 are: Referee, A. Sutherland; deputy referee, A. G. McRae…

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Big Programme for Sports Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 2

At a combined meeting of the Mayfield East Amateur Sporting Club, the Lysaght's Send-off and Welcome Home Committee, and…

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Appeal to Parents to Show Interest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 5

"Membership figures of Parents and Citizens' Associations this year show a gratifying increase. I sincerely hope that this will be…

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Mildura, Baroda and Petruchio Show Track Speed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Fastest times at Randwick to-day were put up by Mildura, Petruchio, Baroda and Abydos on the tan. Hesione, Magi. Flying Shuttle and Veiled Threat…

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Ack-ack Gun on View at Vdc Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1943 · page 5

Manned by a complete crew, an anti-aircraft gun will be exhibited in mock action at the 5th VDC Battalion's military…

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