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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1944

426 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 22

Talks on Coal Control Act Lodge Members Show Little Interest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1944 · page 2

Little interest was shown by members of miners' lodges in the North in talks by Central and Northern executive officers on conferences of…

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Exhibition of Model Animals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 4

An exhibition of farm animals modelled by Mrs. Penrose-Johnston, of Armidale, was opened in Winn's Shortland Room yesterday…

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Bowls Carnival for Acf

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 3

So great was the number of players who attended Hamilton bowling green to-day to take part in the carnival arranged by the…

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All Hotels Must Show Price List

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Monday.—An order was published in the Commonwealth Gazette to-night requiring all hotel-keepers to exhibit in their bars a…

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Drastic Plan to Show Bad Workmanship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Edward George Benjamin Down, 30, admitted in the Central Police Court that he had damaged three aeroplane airspeed…

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Mayfield Carnival Arrangements

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 8

Arrangements have now been made for opponents for local teams in most of the sports to be catered for at the Mayfield East Amateur Sporting…

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Cycling Carnival at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 8

The League Cycling Club will conduct half mile and one mile handicaps and also a three-mile scratch race in conjunction with the sports gala to…

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Fair Rationing of Milk Is Aim

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

Newcastle householders will be treated fairly when the new milk rationing scheme operates to-day. That was…

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Milk Cuts Fair Deal Pledge by Vendors

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 3

Newcastle Dairymen Vendors' Association decided officially to—day to cooperate with the Milk Board's order to reduce…

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Exhibition to be Continued

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

Model farm animals, made by Mrs. Penrose-Johnston, of Armidale, will be displayed at Winn's Shortland Room for another week. The…

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Cycling Carnival at Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4

A large team of League Club riders visited Cessnock yesterday to como[?] at the sports [?] held on the show ground. A big crowd of spectators…

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Civic Choral Society's New Musical Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1944 · page 4

By arrangement with J. C. Williamson Ltd., the Newcastle Civic Choral Society will give performances of the musical play, "Wildflower,"…

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Hamilton Fair for School Piano

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

A successful jumble fair organised by the Hamilton North Infants' School Parents and Citizens' Association was feld in St…

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Dog Show for Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 6

Newcastle and Northern District Kennel Club is to hold a championship dog show on the Hamilton coursing grounds on Sunday, May 7…

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Mayfield Carnival on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 8

Many Sydney athletes will participate in the Mayfield East Amateur Sporting Clubs annual carnival…

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"Sydney Morning Herald" to Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 April 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Mr. Justice Maxwell, of the State Supreme Court, granted an order nisi calling upon John Fairfax and Sons Pty…

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Australian Prisoners in "Fair Conditions"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 1

NEW YORK, Thursday: Australians captured in Malaya and elsewhere in the Pacific and now prisoners of war in Formosa, are living in fairly healthy surroundings. This is stated in authentic news…

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Baby Show at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 May 1944 · page 2

New Lambton branch of the Happiness Club held a baby show in the New Lambton Pariah Hall on Saturday afternoon and a…

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Woodchop Carnival for Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 May 1944 · page 4

More than 60 entries have been received for the £60 woodshop handicap, to be held next Sunday on the Crystal Palace Soccer Ground in aid of the…

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£70 From Mothers' Day Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 6

Hamilton Council Chambers was crowded yesterday afternoon when members of Hamilton branch of the Red Cross hell a Mothers' Day gift…

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