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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 22

Maiden Dogs Show Out in Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 8

Gaylor and Chatrock who won their qualifying heats in the Maiden Stake conducted by Newcastle Jockey Club at Hamilton dog racing track…

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Epsom Favourites Show Out in Track Trials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The favourites for the European Handicap, Versailles and Modulation showed out in a strong light at Randwick and…

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Parnell Place Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 5

Greater Newcastle Health Committee approved an application from Newcastle branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association for the holding…

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C.M.M. Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 6

The stalls at the Central Methodist Mission Spring Fair yesterday seemed to belie present-day conditions. They were well stocked with…

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Athletic Carnival at Sports Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 8

THE ATHLETIC carnival arranged by Achilles Club for Saturday will be held at Newcastle Sports Ground, instead of…

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Athletic Carnival on Sports Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Council Works Committee last night approved of No. 1 Sports Ground being made available to the Amateur Athletic…

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Athletic Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 September 1944 · page 15

The club which gains most points in senior events at the Achilles Amateur Athletic Club's carnival at the Sports…

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Art Exhibition for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Seven exhibitions of art would be taken to 40 country centres,, including Newcastle, this year said the Premier (Mr…

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Art Show Was "Outstanding"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1944 · page 4

"The Art Show organised by "The Newcastle Sun" was outstanding and showed that a large number of children in this district had great…

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Fair Play for Youth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 2

Having shifted his grounds several times in his campaign against a number of Geelong Grammar School boys, Mr. Ward now…

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Germans Show Their Hands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1944 · page 1

With the Nazis violating the white flag of surrender during the Italian campaign, these Canadians in France are taking no chances and compel German prisoners to show their hands. A column of prisoners marches back from St. Lambert-Sur-Dives…

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Suicide Attacks on Raiders Japs Show Flash of Old Fanaticism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1944 · page 3

Japanese fighter pilots showed some of their old fanaticism in fierce air battles over active Celebes air bases which were raided by Mitchells and Liberators, accompanied by Lightning fighters, on Saturday…

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Art Exhibition for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Fifty-one of the finest paintings of Australian artists were railed from Sydney to Wagga today as vanguard of the country travelling exhibition, which gallery trustees and the Education Department are arranging in collaboration with the…

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Singleton Has Show Again

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1944 · page 5

The success of the first day of the 72nd Singleton Show yesterday was a triumph for the committee which had been in recess…

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Housing Exhibition at Nesca House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 6

Mrs. D. I. Jeffery (second from left), with Mesdames M. McLagan, Lagan, M. Gluyas and B. Roberts, at the W.E.A. rooms yesterday studying photographs of postwar homes. THE Chief Research Officer of the…

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Singleton Show Takings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1944 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday.—The gate takings of £515/14/ at Singleton Show to-day were a record for the Northern Agricultural Association…

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£980 from Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 2

Over the two days and one night of Singleton Show the takings were in the vicinity of £980. Takings on the three days and one night of…

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New Cyclists Show Form

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 11

Saturday's amateur club races at Stockton revealed limit markers in good form over the shorter road distances…

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Outburst of Hysteria at Hypnotist's Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 October 1944 · page 2

NEW YORK, Sunday: A demonstration of power over the subconscious mind given by Dr. Ernest in Springfield (Philadelphia) High School auditorium ended in mass hysteria. Thirty-five students acting as…

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Housing Exhibition Opens At Nesca House Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 October 1944 · page 5

Hints on home-building and city planning are given in photographic, blueprint and model form in the Postwar Reconstruction Department's housing and town-planning exhibition which opens in Newcastle tomorrow afternoon…

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