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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

817 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 41

Champions Give Jitterbug Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 8

Australian jitterbug champion, Clive Parker, and Victorian champion, Connie Ellis, gave an exhibition at the Federation of Parents and Citizens'…

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Coal Features In Industrial Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 2

A model coalmine and a display of coal plastics are likely to be features of the Industrial Fair at the Newcastle Showground from September 8…

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Roman Fair, Caboose Were Smartest In Broadmeadow Sprints

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 20

Roman Fair, Caboose and Cutaway were smartest sprinters at broadmeadow this morning in final trials for Saturday's race meeting at Wyong. Mr. Punch and The Cheat also impressed in half mile and six furlongs gallops…

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Demand for Fair Space

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 5

Space for exhibits in the Industrial Fair at Newcastle Showground from September 6 to 13 is being rapidly booked, the Fair Liaison Officer…

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The "Champ" Has Fair Helpers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 10

While in Chicago arranging the radio broadcast of the Tony Zale-Rocky Graziano middleweight title fight, former heavyweight champion of the world, Jack Dempsey, is assisted by his daughters Joan 12, and Barbara, 10…

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Davis Cup Players' Exhibition Game

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 14

NEW YORK, July 17. A.A.P.—The Australian Davis Cup players, after two days in New York, left by train for Montreal last night…

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Artists to Show Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 5

Newcastle artists' work will be exhibited in the Technical College, Hunter-street West, from August 23 to 30, as part of the general 150th…

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The Bank Show Went On

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1947 · page 5

At one time or another during the war, the London branches of four Dominion banks were located in the one building—8 Old Jewry, City…

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Davis Cup Team in Exhibition Games

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 3

OTTAWA, July 20. A.A.P.—Members of the Australian Davis Cup team played exhibition matches at Rideau Tennis Club yesterday…

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Bantam Club Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 7

The Bantam Club of Newcastle will hold its third annual show at the Poultry Pavilion, Newcastle Showground, on Friday and Saturday…

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Wallsend Baby Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 5

In a Baby Show held in St. Luke's Parish Hall, Wallsend, yesterday prize-winners were: Cheryl Frazer, Robert Ambler, Jeffrey. McCormick,…

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Entries for Art Show Close To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 4

Entries for the Newcastle Art Society 150th Anniversary Exhibition would close to-day, the Exhibition Secretary (Mr. L. A. Hill) said…

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Historical Show Preparations Are Well In Hand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 5

Preparations are well in hand for the Historical Exhibition to be held in Tyrrell Hall from September 8 to 18…

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Calwell Shocked by Nude Girls at Theatre Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 3

GENEVA, Wednesday: Australia's Minister for Immigration (Mr. Calwell) was shocked when he saw a show at the Casino de Paris last week-end. The Casino is a theatre with the…

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Prize Money Of £7000 At N.J.C. Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 18

Prize-money for the Newcastle Jockey Club's 150th Anniversary Celebrations two-days Cup meeting on September 6 and 9 is…

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Comprehensive Exhibits At Industrial Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

A feature of the Industrial Fair to be presented at Newcastle Show-ground from September 6 to 13 will be a number of working models…

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Horses, Trick Cycle Riding At Police Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 4

Horsemanship and motor-cycle trick riding will be features of the Police Carnival at the Newcastle Showground as part of the 150th…

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United Nations in Doll Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 6

These dolls of nine nations were exhibited at an international handcraft exhibition in Westminster's Central Hall. They were made by Girl Guides in Switzerland, Holland, the U.S., France, Czechoslovakia, Norway, Canada, Belgium and Great Britain…

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Expect Art Show To Be Best Yet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 3

The Art Show being arranged as a feature of the [?]th anniversary celebrations promised to be the best held by local artists, said a member…

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Show Society Made £8089 Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 4

Newcastle Show Society made a profit of £8089 for the year ended May 31. This was disclosed in the annual report, issued yesterday…

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