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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

432 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 22

Students Threaten Lord Mayor's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 9. A.A.P.—During the Lord Mayor's show, Kings College students burst through a police cordon in Fleet Street and…

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Suburban and District Wallsend Carnival for Lake Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1945 · page 6

The Secretary of the New South Wales Axemen's Association (Mr. Ivor Roberts) has promised that 12 of the State's leading choppers will compete…

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Doll And Toy Show At Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 November 1945 · page 4

An exhibition of school work was held in conjunction with a doll and toy show at Lambton Infants' School yesterday. The Mothers' Club arranged the show to…

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Miniature Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 4

Mrs. Batty opened the miniature fair, held by the Cathedral Women's Guild at the home of Mrs. Phillips, "Stafford," High-street The…

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Dolls Slept Through Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 November 1945 · page 4

Pat Gillard and Wendy Nickisson rock dolls to sleep at the Cathedral Women's Guild miniature fair, held at the home of Mrs. Phillips, in High-street, the Hill…

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Shortland Methodist Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 5

Rev. R. H. Campbell, of Sydney, opened the Fair held by the Shortland Methodist Ladies' Church Aid in the church grounds. There were stalls, and the…

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£1060 for A.C.F. From Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1945 · page 2

The Australian Comforts Fund will benefit by £1060 from the month's carnival held in Newcastle near the Trades Hall…

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Leaving English "Fair Test"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1945 · page 2

General comments of teachers and boys on the Leaving Certificate English paper were favourable. One question, an imaginary letter to the…

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Fair for Crippled Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1945 · page 6

Proceeds of a sale of work in the City Hall supper room yesterday will assist crippled children. The sale was organised by…

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School Exhibition at Carrington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 7

At the kindergarten at Carrington Public School yesterday afternoon, parents attended an exhibition of modelling, drawing, voice training exercises,…

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Sydney Side-Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 November 1945 · page 5

When Kylie Tennant's satirical novel, "Ride on Stranger," was published some time ago, it was acclaimed in Britain and America—but…

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Lambton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 5

Under the leadership of Mesdames T. J. May and G. G. Eddie, and Miss Grierson, the Women's Guild of the Lambton Presbyterian Church held a…

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Nylon Boosted in London Fashion Show "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 November 1945 · page 5

LONDON, Nov. 18.—Nylon developed in wartime was given its fashion parade in London on Friday. It was boosted as material for…

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Chelsea Flower Show for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 November 1945 · page 4

To give Newcastle people an opportunity of seeing the Chelsea Flower Show, which created such widespread interest in Sydney…

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Kurri Flower Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 November 1945 · page 6

A flower show held by Kurri Soccer Supporters' Club was well attended. The judge (Mr. R. Ferguson, of Young Wallsend, made the…

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Police Carnival For War Veterans

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 3

The police carnival, which opens at the Newcastle Showground tonight, in aid of the War Veterans' Appeal, promises to eclipse all previous…

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Police Carnival Opens To-night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 November 1945 · page 2

The Newcastle Police Carnival for the War Veterans' Appeal will open at the Showground to-night. It will be continued to-morrow afternoon…

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Police Carnival Brought Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 3

Section of crowd which attended the opening of the Police Carnival last night at the Showground. It will be…

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Ten Thousand at Police Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 4

It was like old times to see the ring at the Showground encircled by spectators when the Police Carnival in aid of the…

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10,000 at Police Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 4

More than £775 was collected at the gate at the New South Wales Police Carnival at Newcastle Showground last night. Proceeds from…

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