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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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Victory Dog Show For Legacy Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 October 1945 · page 4

Northern All Breeds Kennel Club's Victory Doc Show for the Legacy Appeal to be held at Newcastle Stadium tomorrow, has…

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Fair to Help Buy Mission Launch

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 6

Following a suggestion by the Bishop of New Guinea (Right Rev. P. N. W. Strong), proceeds of the missionary fair held by the Women's…

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Punch and Judy Show at Fete

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 6

A Punch and Judy show. "bashem" stalls, ponies, "Majik," the magician, and ice cream and sweet stalls combined to make the fete held by…

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Spring Fair at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 5

The Mayoress of Greater Newcastle (Mrs. Norris) opened a spring fair in Lambton Parish Mall, which was organised by the Women's Guild of St…

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£170 for Christmas Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 6

More than £170 was raised at the Christmas Fair held in the All Services Canteen on Saturday. The fair, which was opened by…

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State Surf Carnival at Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 8

It was reported at a meeting of Newcastle Surf Life-saving Association last night that February 2 had been allotted for the State branch…

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Children's Art Show At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 4

Entries for the Maitland Children's Art Show, arranged by C.E.M.A., close tomorrow, and will be received at the Maitland Methodist Hall…

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School Champions Will Clash in Carnival Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 October 1945 · page 15

Newcastle P.S.A.A.A. will hold a Champion of Champions Carnival for primary schools at No. 1 Sports Ground tomorrow, as climax to a successful season for school track and field athletes. President of the P.S.A.A.A. (Mr. S…

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Art Society Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 2

Newcastle Art Society will bold and exhibition of work by members in the Central Methodist Mission next week, opening on…

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Newcastle Art Show On

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 October 1945 · page 8

An exhibition of work by the Newcastle Art Society will be held in the Central Methodist Mission, opening on Saturday at 3 p.m…

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Holmesville Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 5

The Holmesville Latter Day Saints Spring Fair was opened by Mrs. M. Davies of Newcastle, and Mesdames F. Snushall, F. Davies and D…

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Zinnias Make Fine Summer Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 8

Tall zinnias, such as "Mammoth," "Robusta," "Grandiflora Robusta," and "Giant Dahlia Flowered," are ideal as summer cut flowers…

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Junior Farmers' Show at Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 October 1945 · page 5

A Spring Show will be held at Plattsburg Rural School tomorrow afternoon by the District Junior Farmers' clubs and will be followed…

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Fair at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 6

Mrs. N. M. Durie opened the Welcome Home and Send-off Committee's fair at Teralba, which realised £20. Judges were Mesdames Hamonet…

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150 Paintings in Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 6

Approximately 150 oil paintings water colours, and pen and pencil sketches by local artists are in the Newcastle Art Society's 11th…

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Newcastle Art Society's Annual Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 October 1945 · page 5

Newcastle Art Society's 11th. Annual Exhibition was opened this afternoon at the Central Methodist Mission by the Mayor…

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Lambton Methodist Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 4

A locket, 150 years old, made of human hair, and an ornametal spray, 100 years old, made from the hair of nine children of one family, were…

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Spring Fair at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 4

Mrs. Maskell, of Hamilton, was judge at the Spring Fair in aid of the building fund at the Saints' Church. Tudor-street Extended, Hamilton, on…

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Church Spring Fair at Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 4

A spring fair organised by the Women's Committee of the Tudor Street Hamilton Church of the Latter Day Saints was held in the…

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Introduced Realism at Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 October 1945 · page 2

A Speaker at the opening of the Newcastle Art Society's Exhibition at the Central Methodist Mission on…

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