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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

710 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 36

Roman Fair Is Fit For Gosford: Final Test Pleased

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 21 March 1946 · page 16

Roman Fair galloped brilliantly at Broadmeadow this morning in a final trial for his engagement in the Nurses' Flying Welter Handicap at Gosford. He recorded 1.6 for five furlongs. Beline led The Cuan over half a mile in 51, and Chinook was…

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Mayor Opens Pope Art Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 3

Newcastle would be richer in cultural development through the collection of books and pictures which had been given to the city by Dr. Roland Pope, the Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Aid. R. Norris) said this afternoon…

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Gala Exhibition For New Loco

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 5

Railway officials have arranged a gala atmosphere for the exhibition at Newcastle Station on Sunday of the new 38 Class engine recently built…

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No Cream for Factories Dairymen Want Fair Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 March 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Dairymen will stop sending supplies of cream to butter factories until the Prices Branch allows the cost of…

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Cessnock Rotary's £160 Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 10

A street carnival conducted by Cessnock Rotary Club at Cessnock last night in aid of the Food for Britain Appeal raised £160…

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Cardiff-built Locomotive on Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 6

A large crowd inspected the new 38-class locomotive. No. 3807, built at Cardiff Loco Workshops, when it was on show at Newcastle station yesterday afternoon. Boys spent a happy afternoon climbing over the engine and tender. Cardiff Workshops Employees' Band, conducted by Mr. Les. Goddard, played…

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Gipsy Show women On Stealing Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 March 1946 · page 2

Two Gipsy show women. Annie Sterio, 40. and Mary A. Sterio, 50, were charged at Newcastle Police Court today with stealing, at Woy…

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50 Paintings in Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 6

Fifty, paintings by European masters, reproduced in colour, will comprise the travelling art exhibition of the National Art Gallery of New…

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Art Show Popular At Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 March 1946 · page 4

More than 3000 visited the National Art Gallerys exhibition of Australian art during the three weeks the display was at Cessnock…

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Show Girl Issues Writ for £20,000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A writ was issued to-day out of the Supreme Court by Diana Hartt, show girl, claiming £20,000 from Tivoli Circuit…

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Carnival Aids Legacy Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 10

Highly efficient organisation was a notable feature of the carnival held at Broadmeadow Showground last night. Trotting and other ring events…

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Merewether R.s.l. Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 8

The carnival organised by Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will begin at Mitchell Park at 8 o'clock to-night. Newcastle Pipe Band…

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London Fashion Show Jewel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 10

An evening coat of Magenta wool, shown by Hartnell, at a recent London fashion show, features cartwheel sleeves embroidered with sapphires, and a sapphire blue satin dinner dress and elbow-length satin gloves. Built-up red shoes completed the ensemble…

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"Stolen Books to Show Tax Fraud"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 March 1946 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When Eric William Barnard, 39, pleaded "'Not guilty" at Kogarah Court to-day to a charge of having stolen documents…

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£45 Raised at Teralba Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1946 · page 6

The President of Teralba Red Cross (Mrs. G. W. Swan) opened Teralba Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary fair, which realised £45…

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Autumn Fair For Scout Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 4

To raise funds for the purchase of land adjacent to the Scout Hall, an autumn fair was organised by the women's committee of the First New…

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Newcastle Bantam Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 6

More than 200 birds were exhibited at the second annual young stock show of the Bantam Club of Newcastle at the Showground on…

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Jap General Freed Not Forced to Give Fair Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 April 1946 · page 5

RABAUL, Sunday.—A high Japanese officer was freed in the war crimes court on a charge of having failed to ensure that two natives…

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Adamstown Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 4

A one-night fair organised by members of the Adamstown Methodist Women's Church Aid and held in the school hall was opened by Mrs. C. L…

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Exhibition Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 April 1946 · page 14

John Bromwich (Australian singles champion), Geoff Brown and Missed Fitch and Bevis (Australian women's doubles champions) will appear in…

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