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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 22

C.W.A. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 4

Stallholders at a meeting yesterday made plans for the C.W.A. village fair on September 22. The City Hall will be transformed into an old English…

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Crowds Again on Second Day of Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 September 1944 · page 2

The "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show at the City Hall is proving an overwhelming success. A check made on the door this morning showed that 700 adults had visited the show in the first two hours. No count was kept of the many…

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"Pictures at an Exhibition": an Art Show Tour

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 4

If you want to enjoy the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show at the City Hall properly, it is a good idea to go more than once; perhaps three or four times. Unless you are an expert art…

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League Cycling Carnival At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 September 1944 · page 6

Newcastle and Cessnock League Cycling Clubs will conduct a special inter-club cycling gala on the Cessnock Showground on Sunday…

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Spring Fair at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

The Wallsend Masonic Hall was decorated yesterday afternoon when the Wallsend Devon street Methodist Church Ladies' Church…

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Y.W.C.A. Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 6

The Y.W.C.A. will hold a fair in the Y.W.C.A. lounge on September 15 and 16. Proceeds will assist the fund to erect a hut on a camp site at Lake…

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Schools' Carnival At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

The final meeting of the committee formed to conduct the recent school children's sport carnival at Dangar Park,…

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Children's Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

Sir,—A visit to Newcastle City Hall discloses a brilliant show, of youthful art. The sponsors of the exhibition are, to be congratulated…

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Housing Exhibition Here on Oct. 18

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 2

The Ministry or Post-war Reconstruction's housing and town-planning exhibition, which is touring big cities, will be made…

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Baby Show at Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

At a baby show organised by Mrs. Gearing and members of the Women's Guild of St. John's Church of England. Lambton, yesterday, in aid of church…

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Scholarships For Art Show Talent?—City Council's Praise

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 September 1944 · page 5

The "Newcastle Sun" Art Show, now drawing huge crowds to the City Hall, was commended by the Mayor (Alderman Norris) at Greater Newcastle Council meeting last night, and it has given rise to the suggestion that art…

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Wallsend Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 6

The spring fair conducted by the Ladies' Aid of the Devon-street Methodist Church. Wallsend, cleared £153 for circuit and trust funds. This Was…

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Baby Show at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 September 1944 · page 4

More than 350 entries were received for a baby show organised by the Kingergarten Sunday School teachers of the Broadmeadow Methodist Church…

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Sunday Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 4

Sir,—I must enter an emphatic protest against the running of the Anzac House appeal sports carnival at Hamilton, on Sunday. While…

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Children's Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 4

Sir.—After viewing the Children's Art Show at the City Hall I am convinced that Newcastle is a "treasure house of budding artists."…

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Art Show Was an Outstanding Success: Another Next Year

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 September 1944 · page 3

The "Newcastle Sun" Art Show closes at 5 tonight after an outstandingly successful week. Up to last night, 14,000 people had seen the show, and it is expected that at the very least another 1000 will visit it today…

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New Lambton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 4

By a spring fair on Saturday in New Lambton Parish Hall, New Lambton Happiness Club, of which Mrs. J. Campbell is President, Mrs. W. Taylor…

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Worimi Scouts' Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

A large number of exhibits was shown at the hobby and handicraft exhibition arranged by the Worimi District Scouts and held…

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Spring Fair for Happiness Club

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

The benevolent fund of the New Lambton branch of the Happiness Club will benefit by more than £50 as the result of a spring fair held in the…

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Salvation Army Fair At Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 September 1944 · page 2

The Merewether Salvation Army held its annual Australia Pair, organised by Captain and Mrs, L.H. Gilbert, in aid of the self-denial appeal. The…

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