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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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Canaries Fly From Melbourne For Show At Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 July 1946 · page 4

Canaries flown from Melbourne be plane for exhibition in Newcastle are the first interstate birds to compete here, and…

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Record Entries for School Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 9

Record entries had been received for the annual sports carnival for Mayfield East, Mayfield West, Tighe's Hill, and Islington schools, said the…

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Mayfield Sports Carnival Set For July 20

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 July 1946 · page 4

The third annual schools' sports carnival sponsored by May-field East Amateur Sporting Club will be held in Dangar Park…

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Cage Bird Show At City Hall

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 July 1946 · page 7

The five canaries, which were brought by plane form Melbourne to compete in the second annual show of the Hunter District Canary…

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Dog Show for Legacy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 8

Newcastle and Merewether Combined Canine Club will hold a dog show at Newcastle Showground tomorrow. Proceeds will benefit Miss…

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Mystery Bird Puzzles Show Judges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1946 · page 2

Claimed to be the first bird of its kind shown, a cross-bred finch is puzzling judges at the Newcastle District Canary and Cage Bird Society's…

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Nigger Minstrel Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 4

An old-time Nigger Minstrel show, featuring cornermen, concerted numbers, and all the other highlights of that form of entertainment, will be…

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Tests Show That New Drug Is Erratic

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 July 1946 · page 8

WASHINGTON, Sunday: A grave shadow has been thrown over the future of streptomycin, hailed as a miracle drug for various infections, because of experiments just concluded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…

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Grafton Race Carnival Gallops And Gossip

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 14

GRAFTON: Four Square, whose only start at the Grafton Victory Cup carnival meeting will be in the Grafton Cup on Thursday, ran a sterling six furlongs this morning. Working on the outside of the course proper she was going easily alongside her…

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Prize Money of £6000 for Cup Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 12

Prize money totalling £6000 has been allocated for the Newcastle Cup carnival on August 31 and September 7…

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Oriental Favored For Ramornie Handicap At Grafton Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 July 1946 · page 16

GRAFTON: Oriental, to be ridden by W. Cook, is favored for the Ramornie Handicap at the opening day of the Grafton Cup carnival tomorrow. Debenture appeals in the C.R.J.C. Handicap…

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Poultry Show Judges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 4

Messrs. H. G. McKittrick and Athol Giles will judge exhibits at the Newcastle and District Poultry Society's annual show at the Show…

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Seek Fair Trade, Says Truman "Herald" Service and A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1946 · page 3

WASHINGTON, July 16.—President Truman yesterday signed the British loan bill in the presence of a large gathering of notable personages. He said the loan would go far toward removing the…

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Show President Retires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 7

GLOUCESTER, Wednesday.—Gloucester A.H. and P. Association paid tribute, at its annual meeting to the work of the retiring President (Mr…

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Carnival Queen Charged With Hitting Umpire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 8

MELBOURNE.—A charge against Miss Marie Buckley, of Latham Street, Northcote, of having behaved in an offensive…

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Expert Committee To Judge "Newcastle Sun" Art Show Exhibits

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 7

All entries in the "Newcastle Sun's" art show will be judged by a committee experienced in all phases of art. Although the art show is not a, competition, each entry will be ex…

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Skater to Get £300 a Week In Musical Show "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 July 1946 · page 1

LONDON, July 17.—The British and European amateur figure skating champion, Cecilia Colledge, who has turned professional, will star soon in…

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Record Entries In School Sports Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 12

Record entries had been received for the annual schools sporting carnival to be held in Dangar Park tomorrow, said the…

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Metal Badge Show in August

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 4

Newcastle Metal Group will conduct an O.K. badge show in the steel industry next month. This was decided last night…

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Films Will Show New Education Methods

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 July 1946 · page 12

New methods in education will be illustrated by films to be shown next Monday by the Documentary Film Club of the Workers' Educational…

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