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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

710 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 36

Industry Needs a Fair Deal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 2

The most casual observer of the, industrial scene can hardly escape the conclusion that something is radically wrong . This…

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Lester Dale Best Pitcher In Baseball Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 8

Giving a flawless exhibition on the slab for New South Wales in the interstate baseball carnival at Peter-sham Oval on Saturday. Lester Dale,…

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Sheep Dog Show in London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 4

Dignified and bewhiskered, these four magnificent old English sheepdogs posed for a picture at their club's open show, held recently in London…

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"Newcastle Sun" Art Show Has Children's Enthusiastic Support

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 August 1946 · page 5

Junior artists from Wyong to the Coalfields and as far north as Singleton and Gloucester are showing a keen interest in "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show. Organisers for the show who have…

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Duchess at Horse Show

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

The Duchess of Kent, seen with Princess Alexandra, presented some of the prizes at the Aldershot Horse Show, arranged for the military police benefit fund…

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Debut at Car Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 4

The Healey 16 all-weather roadster, on parade at the Motor Industries' Jubilee at Regent Park, London. It is for export to America and Europe…

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Cricket Country Carnival Plan Before English Match

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1946 · page 5

NEWCASTLE District Cricket Association will ask the Australian Board of Control to define the area from which the team to play at…

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Police Carnival for Anti-t.b. Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 4

Amount raised to date for the anti-T.B. appeal in Newcastle is £4760/13/4. A police carnival will be held, to…

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New Show Secretary For Hunter Assn

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 August 1946 · page 12

Mr. R. E. Holroyde, former organising secretary of the Hunter Zone of the Hospital Benefits Association, has been appointed Secretary of the…

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Training for High Schools' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 12

Marist Brothers' High School athletes, Terrence Higgins and John Newton, training for the combined High Schools' carnival. to be held in Newcastle next week. Higgins is regarded as one of the best hurdlers the school has produced. New ton will compete in the under 17 high jump. Last year he won the under 16 State championship, clearing 5ft. 9in…

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Putting on a Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

WOMAN CANDIDATE WOOS ELECTORS WITH SONG AND DANCE — WHY DON'T SOME OF THE OTHERS…

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Aboriginal Art Will "Newcastle Sun" Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 8

Children attending the school for aborigines at Karuah will submit entries for "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show again this year. Their excellent color work was a…

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4 Days, 3 Nights For 1947 Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 August 1946 · page 2

Next year's Newcastle Show, planned as a curtain-raiser to the sesqui-centenary celebrations in September, will be held for…

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Champion Dog Show at District Park

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 6

The Kennel Board of Control of N.S.W. held its annual two-point championship show at the District Park tennis court ground…

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Leading Professionals To Play At U.L.V.A. Golf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 14

Leading New South Wales professional golfers will compete at the U.L.V.A. Golf Carnival to be held at Cockie Creek on September 4 and 5. Proceeds…

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Children's Art Show Entries Close On Friday, August 16

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 August 1946 · page 6

Entries for both the school and non-school sections of the "Newcastle Sun" children's art show are now being received at an office opened at the City Hall. The office, which is located at the…

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Show for Legacy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 9

Pirate ballet for Scott's Legacy Show at the City Hall on August 19.—Left to Right: Kath Foley, Aileen Driscoll, Gladys Johnson, Avril Murdoch, Mavis Sheppard, Maisic Junor, Joyce Sharp, Flo Kelly, Joan Kennedy and Pat Junor, Below: Scene from the Pirate and the Pastrycook. TWO BAGS FULL.—Ruth Teasdale and Nancy O'Brien in the sack…

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Suburban and District Belmont Fair for Crippled Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 5

A "home-made" afternoon was held in the Methodist School Hall in aid on crippled children and the Ladies' Church Ald. Mrs. Pinch was the instigator…

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O.k. Card Show in Industries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 4

The Newcastle Metal Group's O.K. Card Show started yesterday. The Secretary (Mr. A. Ailwood) reported that men in the shops visited by…

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Legs on Show in Shadow Slacks

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 August 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—"Shadow Slacks." through which the legs can be seen, will be launched as a fashion for women by a Sydney firm…

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