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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1943

268 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 14

Popeye the Sailorman Fair Return

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

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Home Guard Show on 3Rd Birthday

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—The third birthday of the Home Guard was celebrated by a parade in Hyde Park yesterday when the…

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Grocers Soon to Show Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—All retail grocers will shortly have to exhibit in their shops a list of maximums prices. This, it is understood, will…

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Semi-final Trials for First Day of Njc Cup Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 May 1943 · page 4

Semi-final trials for the first day of the Newcastle Cup meeting were conducted at Broadmeadow this morning, but conditions were against fast times on the grass tracks. Strood and Cooringwang—both engaged in the…

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Njc Cup Carnival Industry Weighted to Win £1000 Cameron Handicap

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 May 1943 · page 6

Credited with victories over the best Victorian sprinters, Industry has a luxury weight in Saturday's Cameron Handicap on the opening day of the NJC Cup carnival. He should win from Nightbeam and Kimbell…

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Njc Cup Carnival Attractive Fields for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 May 1943 · page 4

Fields for the first day's racing of the Newcastle Cup carnival to-morrow, are attractive, C. McLoughlin should win a…

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Ack-ack Like Fair Fireworks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1943 · page 1

SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.—A new type of ack-ack that formed strange blue, red, orange and white flames as it drifted…

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The King Enjoys the Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 3

On a visit to the Honie Fleet, the King enjoys an E.N.S.A. show with the Commander-in-Chief at The Nore (Admiral Sir J. Tovey) and Captain of the Fleet (Captain McCarthy)…

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Apprentices Stole Show at Canterbury Races

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 May 1943 · page 4

SYDNEY (By H. G. Warburton).—Sydney's senior jockeys had a day off at Canterbury on Saturday, apprentices and the not-so-fashionable riders stealing the show. Topranking riders did not fill a place, which almost was unique…

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Figures Show That Adolescents Aren't Worst V.d. Offenders

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 May 1943 · page 2

Is it true, as has been suggested in some recent public statements, that adolescent boys and girls are the chief offenders in the spread of venereal disease in Newcastle? Those whose job it is to treat VD say the answer is no; thai mature…

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"Synthetic" Girls in Bright School Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 2

It was difficult to believe that the slim "flappers" tripping about the stage of the new Trocadero last night, when students of Newcastle…

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Must Show Fruit Prices in Shops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday. — Retail prices of potatoes, onions, carrots, oranges, apples and pears must be displayed in shops by traders…

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Junior Hockey Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 4

Newcastle Hockey Association is hopeful that the district will be worthily represented at the State junior carnival in Sydney on Saturday, July 1[?]…

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Suburban and District Waratah N.E.S. Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1943 · page 3

Waratah (O Division) N.E.S. proposes to hold a big procession and demonstration on Sunday, June 20. The event had to be postponed from…

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Baby Show Awards at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 2

beverley Osborne was judged the champion baby at a baby show organ[?]d by the New Lambton Happiness Club, and held in the New Lambton…

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Rationing Must Be Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

BUTTER rationing was not unexpected, and will be accepted by the people, who realise the necessity for meeting our…

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U-boats Show Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, June 7.—U-boat commanders are believed to be getting desperate because of Allied planes successes, says the aeronautical…

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Dora Creek C. of E. Women's Guild Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Highly satisfactory results were achieved by the Dora Cree[?] Church of England Women's Guile at the annual fair, which was of…

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Photos Show Damage to Italian Ports

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON. Wednesday. — Severe damage to the hull of a cruiser is revealed in photos of Spezia Harbor (Italy), where 100 Flying…

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Lambton Patriotic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 June 1943 · page 3

Alter marching down the main street. Lambton school children gave singing, dancing, drill and tableau items on Saturday afternoon at Lambton Soldiers'…

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