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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

710 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 36

Boolaroo-Speers Point Red Cross Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 6

Miss Grisdale opened the annual flower show and cooking competition for the Boolaroo-Speers Point Red Cross branch…

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Show Individuality In Planning Your Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1946 · page 5

Many people will be satisfied with mass-produced homes—part of the policy to overcome the housing shortage—but most of that great army of ultimate home-owners will show individually and demand their own expression in design. Individuality in design…

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Juvenile Runners at Sports Ground Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 8

Achilles, Myers Park and Newcastle Harriers' Athletic Clubs competed in a carnival at the Sports, Ground on Saturday…

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Star Athletes, Cyclists To Appear At Night Sports Ground Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 November 1946 · page 11

Keen interest is being evinced in the possibilities of the combined athletics and cycling carnivals, to be held each Wednesday night on No. 1 Sports Ground, commencing next Wednesday night…

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New Handicapping System For Show Trots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 3

Newcastle Show Society has adopted the assessment system of handicapping trotters. It will be the first Show Association in the State…

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Huge Crowd At Cup Carnival Beau Gem Scores In First Race: Win For Burnevoke

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 November 1946 · page 16

With a crowd of more than 80,000 at Flemington before the first race today all attendance records were expected to be broken for Melbourne Cup Day. Beau Gem won the Byron Moore Stake s from Two Kings and Variation, and the…

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Southern Districts Racing Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1946 · page 8

Southern Districts' mid-summer racing carnival will open on December 4 with the Cootamundra Diggers' Race Club meeting, for which…

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Bridal Gowns at Fashion Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1946 · page 4

Murmurs of admiration went up from the feminine section of the audience as six bridal gowns were shown as the finale of the "Rustle…

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Hollywood Stars Dominated Command Show "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 5.—The famous British film stars who made mute appearances at the Royal command performance last Friday are angry…

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Suburban and District Exhibition of Work at Wickham School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1946 · page 5

A number of watercolour landscape paintings by Irene Gall, a 13-year-old first year student, was the outstanding attraction in a particularly…

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Mannequin Show for Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 7

A children's mannequin parade, the first of its kind in Newcastle, will be held on November 20, in aid of the Adult Deaf and Dumb…

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To Move Trainees From Show Pavilions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1946 · page 2

Showground pavilions which have been occupied by returned soldier trainees under the Government Re-establishment Scheme will be…

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Raymond Terrace School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 8

Mr. R. L. Fitzgerald, M.L.A., opened a continental organised by the Parents and Citizens' Association at Raymond Terrace yesterday…

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Southern Districts Race Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 10

Summer carnival of the southern districts race clubs will commence with the Cootamundra Diggers' meeting on December 4…

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Suburban and District Teralba Fair for Memorial Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 7

The Teralba Returned Soldiers Women's Auxiliary realised £48 towards their memorial fund at the fair which was opened by the auxiliary patroness,…

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Barkless Dogs on Show in London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 November 1946 · page 15

LONDON.—Not a bark was heard at a dog show at Trinity Hall, Great Portland Street. W. (London), recently…

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Making Dolls for R.a.a.f.—y.w.c.a. Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 5

After canvassing from friends for scraps, these girls make dolls to sell at the doll and toy stall of the Air Force Association and Y.W.C.A. fair to be held in King Edward Park next Saturday. The girls have given up two nights a week for six weeks to sew at the home of Mrs. J. A. Wood. From left: Misses B. King, B. Gallingan, K. Maroney, A. Boydell, J. Peters, L Douglas, Mrs. N. B…

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M.C.C. Batting Did Not Show Up So Well

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1946 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—With seven wickets falling for 143 to-day, Bradman must be very well satisfied. The M.C.C. batting did not show up as well as usual, but I don't worry very much about this. They will get plenty of runs…

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Fair at Baths

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

The Northern District Amateur Swimming Association will begin a fancy fair at the eastern end of the Ocean Baths on Friday night,…

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English Exam Was "Fair"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1946 · page 2

"Fair, but the pupils had to know their subject," was the opinion of teachers of yesterday's Leaving Certificate English paper…

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