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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1945

432 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 22

O.k. Badge Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Representatives of all metal unions were present at Lysaghts gates yesterday to check on unfinancial members. Messrs. V. Hanson and N. Clark,…

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Life Savers Condemn Report Alleging Carnival Loss

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 12

Delegates to the Surf Life Saving Association branch meeting last night strongly condemned reports that the Red Cross had lost £150 at the surf carnival conducted at Newcastle last Saturday. The president (Mr. C. J. Nightin-…

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Bantam Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

Newcastle Bantam Club held a Pekin Bantam show at Hamilton South. Mr. H. Weaver made the following awards: Mr. T. Friend (Blacks), Messrs. T…

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Japs in North Show New Aggression

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

NEW GUINEA, Wednesday.—Australian troops pushing along the north coast of New Britain are meeting stronger Japanese opposition, and repeated contact has been made with forward enemy patrols…

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Fair Supplies at Newcastle Markets

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 5

Supply of both fruit and vegetables was fair at Newcastle market this morning. Peas were not as well supplied as yesterday. but beans were plentiful. Carrots…

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Swimming Carnival at Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1945 · page 6

The Northern District Amateur Swimming Association will hold a carnival at Maitland to-morrow. Entries total almost 200, and include…

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Six Paintings Missing From Exhibition

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

SYDNEY. Friday.—Police have not yet located six paintings which disappeared late last month from the exhibition of works of Hilda Rix…

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Dangar Park Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 6

Arrangements for a sports carnival at Dangar Park on April 6 will be discussed by Mayfield East Amateur Sporting Club to-night. The meeting…

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Family Man Side Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 7

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Cycling Carnival at Sports Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 12

Amateur champions, C. Bazanno (N.S.W.) and J. Nestor (South Australia), will be among the 70 cyclists from Sydney and Cessnock competing…

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Carnival Banned, Tram-Bus Strike Cancelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—By Federal withdrawal of the permit to hold the Boys' Town Carnival at Sydney Sports Ground to-morrow night a…

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School Swimming Carnival Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 11

The Cook's Hill Intermediate High School annual swimming carnival was postponed today until next Monday…

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Secondary Schools' Swim Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 5

The Combined Secondary Schools' Boys' Swimming Carnival will be held at the Ocean Baths. Newcastle, on March 8. Entries close on…

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Housing Show Next Month

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

A housing exhibition will be held at Nesca House, Newcastle, from March 12 to 24, inclusive. Latest designs in houses constructed of asbestos and cement will be…

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City, Country Teams for Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 4

Teams representing Tamworth, Cessnock, Gosford and Sydney sporting organisations will compete with local teams at the 1945 carnival to be…

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"Surfer Did Not Try" Disqualified at Carnival

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

SYDNEY, Sunday.—K. Hurst, North Bondi Surf Club junior, was disqualified at the surf carnival at Maroubra yesterday for "not trying."…

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B.W.I.U. Show Card Day

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

The Building Workers' Industrial Union is holding a show card day today throughout the State. The Newcastle secretary of the…

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High School Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 8

Newcastle Boys' High School held its annual swimming carnival at the Newcastle Baths today…

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Carnival at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 5

To enable the West Wallsend Patriotic Committee to continue forwarding monthly canteen orders to servicemen, an appeal will be made…

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Carnival at Lake

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 4

Sir.—A recent meeting of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council merely received a letter protesting against gambling in the Lake Park at a…

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