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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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

No Royal Easter Show Till 1947

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There is no possibility of a Royal Easter Show until 1947. This was stated by the President of the Royal Agricultural…

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Bob Dyer's Show Is Bright Entertainment

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1945 · page 11

Bob Dyer and his company of star vaudeville artists, who opened a three nights' season at Newcastle Stadium last night, provided one of…

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Exhibition Baesball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 15

The Newcastle Baseball Association has arranged for an exhibition game between the two leading teams—Kangaroos and Siouz—to be played as an early match…

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Local Artists' Brave Show First C.E.M.A. Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 6

In an exhibition which contains magnificent American woodcuts and photographs, the first-class work of Frank MacNamara, Newcastle born…

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Methodist Fair at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 8

The women's church aid of the New Lambton Methodist Church will hold a miniature fair and flower show in the school hall next Thurs…

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Children's Art Show Studies

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 9

MOST of us have become depressingly familiar with the daily tobacco queue during the war, and Marjoric McCloskey's splendid picture in this year's Children's Art Show will arouse much interest. An exhibitor in the non-school section. Marlorie is 16 year of age. FOR HALSEY.—Lavish silver-mounted saddle. a gift from…

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1780 Pictures To Be Displayed At Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 August 1945 · page 5

So much excellent work has been entered for this year's Children's Art Show that extra space has been made available, and 1780 pictures will be hung. Last year it was possible to hang only 1200 exhibits…

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Wallsend C.W.A. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 6

ARRANGEMENTS for the annual flower show in the Wallsend Masonic Hall on September 8 were made at yesterday's meeting of…

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Bishop Batty to Open Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 September 1945 · page 3

The "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show will be officially opened by the Bishop of Newcastle (the Rt. Rev. F. de Witt Batty) at the City Hall at 3 p.m. next Monday. The doors will be opened at 9 a.m…

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C.m.m. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 5

The Central Methodist Mission alone has maintained horticultural competitions through the war years. There are prospects, however, of a…

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"Sun" Art Show Opens To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 2

The "Sun" children's art show, which will, be opened at' the City Hall at 3 p.m. to-day, by the Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. de Witt…

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"Art Is Essential To Life" Says Bishop At Art Show Opening

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 September 1945 · page 6

Art was one of the few things absolutely essential to a nation's life, the Bishop of Newcastle (the Rt. Rev. F. de Witt Batty) said this afternoon when he opened the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show…

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Keen Interest in "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 7

M[?] AFTER FIVE YEARS.— L.A.C. Arthur Cow[?]n, R.A.F., 25, and Signaller Denis Cowlin, R.N., 19, of Plymouth, brothers who met in the barber shop at the British Centre the other day after five years. Their home was destroyed in a raid in 1940…

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Proud Children Take Relatives to "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1945 · page 3

Schoolchildren brought their younger brothers and sisters, their parents and grandparents, and one small boy even brought his black cocker spaniel this morning to visit the Children's Art Show at the City Hall…

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"Brazilian Fair"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 6

The International Day of Newcastle Country Women's Association will take the form of a "Brazilian Fair" in the City Hall supper room on September…

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"Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 5

Forgetful ol his broken leg in its plaster cast, 10-year-old Jeff Miles wore a happy smile this morning when he was driven to…

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Show Girl Dies From Burns

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—June McKenzie, 23, of Church-street, Leichhardt, one of the three Tivoli show girls "severely burned on Saturday…

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Went To Art Show On Crutches; Boy's Determination

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 September 1945 · page 5

Rather unsteady on his unaccustomed crutches, a young artist with a broken leg limped into the Newcastle City Hall this morning. He had come to see his picture. "The Football Match.", which had been selected for hanging in the Children's Art Show…

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Husband Ignorant of Show Girl's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 September 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Captain Eugene Lanphear, 29, American Army" dock not know that his brids of II months, the Tivoli show girl,…

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Miniature Fair And Flower Show At New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 6

An outstanding exhibition of needlework and crochet work was a feature of a miniature fair and flower show held by the Women's Church Aid of the New Lambton Methodist Church yesterday…

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