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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 22

Surf Carnival Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1944 · page 4

Cook's Hill Sure carnival, which was to have been held at Bar Beach on Saturday. was postponed. Officials will ask the Newcastle branch of the Surf…

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Year's Crime Sheet Some Classes Show An Increase

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1944 · page 3

Although there was a decrease in the total number of cases brought before the Courts in Newcastle, there were…

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Young Bird Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 4

Large entries have been received for the "First Feather" Bird Show arranged by the Newcastle District Canary and Cage Bird…

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Prime Minister May Open Cessnock Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1944 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) has advised Cessnock Agricultural Association that, if pressure of Parliamentary duties…

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Popeye the Sailorman Fair Question

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 6

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Nazis Show Corpses

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 2

LONDON.—That the world-famous philips' lamps and radio works in Eindhoven (Holland), which has recently suffered severe…

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"First Feather" Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 4

Newcastle and District Canary and Cage Bird Society will hold a "first feather" show at St Peter's Hall, Hamilton, on Saturday. The…

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Fair Trial for Meat Rationing Senator Keane's Plea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. —"The public is advised not to take notice of reports supplied by anonymons meat authorities in Sydney,…

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War Display at Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 2

If Cessnock Agricultural Association gains the cooperation of the Department of Information of the Ministry of Munitions, a war…

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Show Me Way to Get Home

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

VANCOUVER. Sun.—Merchant seaman Pat Jays (or Mellen) and William Solomon, of Sydney, have been…

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Sydney Turf Club Candidates Show Form in Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Candidates for the first meeting of the newly-formed Sydney Turf Club were out for their semi-final trials this…

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50-50 Army Show in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

The 50-50 Army Show, with a male cast of 60 American and Australian soldiers, played to a big military and civilian audience last…

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Bush Fire Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 January 1944 · page 3

Bushfire dangers are vividly represented in the Bushfire Exhibition which opened at Winn's Ltd., Newcastle, to-day…

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Wallsend Carnival Proceeds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 January 1944 · page 4

Representing the United Buffalo Appeal Committee. Ald. Quinlan told Wallsend sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday that its share…

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Supervising His New Musical Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 3

Mr. Irving Berlin in London to supervise the production of his all-soldier musical show, "This is the Army," in which he plays…

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Sunday Doa Show Barred By Council Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 4

Permission to hold a dog show on the Wickham Park on a Sunday was refused by the Works Committee of Greater Newcastle…

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No Park for Dog Show "Looks Like Sunday Sport"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1944 · page 2

"This looks like Sunday sport," said the Chairman of Greater Newcastle Works Committee (Ald. Dunkley), when application was made for…

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Lady Wakehurst to Open Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 6

The President of the Women's Committee of the Australian Comforts Fund (Mrs. W. E. Young) has been advised that Lady Wakehurst…

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Play Centre Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 2

The Newcastle Regional Organiser of the National [?] Committee (Mr. E. Delves) said that arrangement have been completed for the holding of an…

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Play Centre Activities Handicraft Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 2

Newcastle play Centres' Handicraft Exhibition was opened to-day by the Mayor (Aid Norris). Introducing the Mayor, Mr. Deives, the National…

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