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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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Fair Rents Board. (Before Mr. J. Byrne, S.m.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 November 1945 · page 10

RENTALS LOWERED.—Rentals were lowered in the cases of two tenants of dwellings in Cook's Hill, who sought fixation of fair rentals…

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£3000 from Police Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

More than £3000 will be credited to the War Veterans' Appeal as a result of the New South Wales Police carnival at Newcastle…

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Police Carnival Gate £3097

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 2

Gate receipts at the Police Carnival held at the Showground in aid of the War Veterans' Appeal totalled £3097. That amount will be…

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Royal Marines at Police Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 November 1945 · page 4

A squad of Royal Marines from H.M.S. King George V. go through a routine of drill and physical training at the Police Carnival at Newcastle Showground on Saturday…

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Austrian Elections Were Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 28. A.A.P.—British representatives who watched the Austrian elections at the week-end reported to London that the…

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Big Trotting Programme for 1946 Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 2

Feature at the 1946 Newcastle Show in February will be a £341 trotting programme, with £100 for the principal event…

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Arts And Crafts Show For National Fitness

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 November 1945 · page 8

A feature of the forthcoming National Fitness Youth Week in Newcastle will be an arts and crafts exhibition. A wide range…

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"Atom Car" Show Had An Anti-Climax

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 30 November 1945 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—Large crowds gathered in Smith Square, Westminster, yesterday for a demonstration of the "Atom Car" were disappointed when the inventor arrived and reported the car had been "sabotaged."…

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Onlookers at Pet Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 4

John Hicks with "Trixie" at the Wickham Primary School pet show yesterday. "Trixie" a broken leg…

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Night Swimming Carnival on December 15

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 4

What is stated to be the most ambitious swimming carnival of the kind ever organised for Newcastle Baths has been planned for…

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Ant, Goats and Walking Fish Were Show "Hits"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 December 1945 · page 2

A DOLL and pet show at Wickham Primary School yesterday began with a dogfight. It ended when John Franks, 12, of Wickham,…

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Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 8

Newcastle South Bowling Club will hold a gait in aid of Red Cross funds on December 22. Entries close on December 20…

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Fair at Blackall House

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 9

Christmas bells and Christmas bush made a very effective background for the gaily decked stalls at a fair at Blackall House today, opened by…

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School Exhibition at Swansea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 5

Swansea Parents and Citizens' Association and Mothers' Club, in cooperation with the staff of Swansea Central School will present an exhibition of…

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Former Cricketer Drove Train to Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1945 · page 8

STEVE TURNER, former Broadmeadow Loco cricketer, and father of five sons, Bob, Douglas, Lin, Jock and Bert, who played in…

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Blackall House Fair

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

Blackall House had a festive air yesterday when the annual fair for the Adult Deaf and Dumb Society funds was held. Christmas bells and…

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Maitland Cricket Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 13

Maitland Primary was leading when play ceased yesterday afternoon in the third series of fixtures in the Hunter…

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Princess Saw Show From Stalls

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1945 · page 3

LONDON, Dec. 4. A.A.P.—Princess Elizabeth and seven young friends, Including four officers of the Guards, saw a thriller. "Duct For Two…

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Smaller High School Roll Depression Years Show Effect

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 December 1945 · page 2

Depression year birth rates were reflected in decreased enrolments in Newcastle secondary schools for 1946. Mr. J. W. Mann, Inspector of…

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National Fitness Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 6

Beautiful needlework one of the attractions at the National Fitness arts and crafts exhibition in the City Hall supper room…

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