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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

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

£1700 Prize List for Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 December 1945 · page 2

Prizes totalling £1700 will be given at the Newcastle Show in February, This is the most ever given for Newcastle shows…

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Revue Show for Victoria Tonight

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 12

Memories of the Victoria Theatre's early days will be revived for many people when the curtain goes up again tonight for a revue and…

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Show Society To Run Trots

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 December 1945 · page 15

Prize money for trotting at Newcastle Show next February will total more than £400—a record amount. After the Show…

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Swansea School Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 December 1945 · page 5

About 250 parents and visitors attended the exhibition of art and handiworks held at Swansea School. During the afternoon exhibitions of…

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"Carnival—trams or No Trams"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 December 1945 · page 10

OFFICIALS of Nobbys Surf Club decided yesterday to proceed with the club's carnival to-morrow despite the ban on…

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At Nobbys Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 6

Top: Stockton team, which won the march past at the annual carnival of Nobbys Surf Club on Saturday. Left: Bob Newbiggin, Australian surf and belt champion, who won the open belt race and the senior surf race. Picture shows him about to don the…

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West Maitland Maitland Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 4

A holiday bowls carnival will begin at East Maitland Bowling Club next Saturday, and will be continued on New Year's Day. Singles will be…

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To Give Own Show Striking Actors Decide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 December 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—As a sequel to the strike of the principal artists of the Tivoli Theatre Christmas pantomime, Actors' Equity is…

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Public Holiday For Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 December 1945 · page 3

Thursday, February 21, 1946, has been gazetted as a public holiday for Greater Newcastle, Lake Macquarie Shire and A…

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Greek Boys to Show Sporting Ability

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 December 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An inter city athletic and cricket contest between Greek youth, aimed to break down prejudices that might be held…

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Her Husband "Saw Fair Play"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—While her husband, Charles Phippin, stood by to see fair play, George Jensen shouted' instructions to his mother…

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Britain Builds Show Houses

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 December 1945 · page 4

LONDON.—A start on building 60 permanent houses—for show purposes only—is to be made in Britain. Afterwards, it will be decided which…

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Newcastle's Non-Stop Variety Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 December 1945 · page 5

THE coastline from Nobbys to the Bogey Hole—never completely deserted—presents a non-stop variety show, with an accent on humor…

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