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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

817 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 41

9000 Saw Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 3

More than 9000 people visited the fourth "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show at the City Hall last week Total proceeds from the sale of…

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Art Show Benefits Home Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 6

The sale of programmes of the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show which ended at the City Hall on Saturday night, yielded more…

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Doll and Toy Show at Waratah School

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 September 1947 · page 2

The funds of the Waratah Infants' School Mothers' Club will benefit by £7 7s 10d as the result of a doll and toy show in the school grounds…

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Binding Display; Book Week Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 2

Displays showing methods of preserving and binding books are among the exhibits in the Children's Book Week show at Scott's. It was opened…

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The Letter Box Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 6

"The Newcastle Su[?] Children s Art Show, which was inaugurated for the special purpose of developing juvenile art talent, was…

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Columnist And Victory Lad show Fine Spe[?] In Trials For The Epsom: Silver Link Also Pleased

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 September 1947 · page 12

SYDNEY: Spring topliners, with Epsom favorite, Columnist, putting on the star turn, hit out brilliantly in semifinal gallops today. Carrying his race rider, G. Weate, Columnist ran a dazzling six furlongs in 1.16$ at Victoria Park. Victory Lad took the honors at Randwick, where he was going much better than his stable mate, Clipper, at the…

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Gardens on Show for Legacy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1947 · page 6

The flower gardens at the home of Mr. A. Newbold, sen., New Lambton Heights, will be on show between 2 and 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday…

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Careful Customer at Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 3

Mrs. E. Ashcroft had to employ all her sales technique with Margaret Reid. 20 months, seen inspecting baby shoes at the Central Methodist Mission Spring Fair yesterday. The picture was taken at the fancy goods stall…

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Singleton Show Made £774

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1947 · page 5

SINGLETON, Wednesday.—After the year's expenditure was deducted from the receipts of the recent Show, the Northern Agricultural Association…

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Vetoed Library Show Of Bank Petition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday. — The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Rosevear) to-night vetoed a move to display in the Parliamentary library to-morrow a petition protesting against bank…

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Yearly Industrial Fair Suggested For Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 2

"There is certain to be an Australasian Industrial Fair as an annual event and Newcastle will be its venue if decisive action is taken. Otherwise it will go to Melbourne or Sydney," said the Celebrations Organiser (Mr. G. D. Mitchell) today…

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Hockey Carnival Won by Corobba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 7

TAMWORTH, Sunday.—Showing more experience than its opponent, Tamworth, Corobba won the men's division of the hockey carnival at…

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Won Treble at Cycle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 7

D. McKenzie, Newcastle League cyclist, won a treble at the combined amateur and league cycling carnival at Newcastle Sports Ground on Saturday…

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Went Up Top for Yacht Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1947 · page 1

Mrs. D. Carling and Mrs. M. Todd took a gallery se at on a launch cabin yesterday for the opening of the Royal Motor Yacht Club on Saturday…

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Spring Fair At Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 6

Mrs. P. Goodenough, of Lambton, opened the spring fair held by the Women's Guild of the Lambton Presbyterian Church at the Rechabite Hall…

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Teralba Church Fair Raises £53

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 5

"The centenary fair in aid of St. David's Church of England Women's Guild at Teralba, opened by Mrs. Bullough, of Wallsend, realised £53…

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150th Organiser Says Show Committee Was "Unenthusiastic"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 2

"My report that part of the A.H. and I. Association Committee was unenthusiastic about the Industrial Fair was an understatement," said the Celebrations Organiser (Mr. G. D. Mitchell)…

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Move To Have Newcastle Show Extended Over Full Week

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 October 1947 · page 6

The increased public interest shown by exhibitors and the public had caused the A.H. and I. Association to consider a Show which would last a whole week, said the President (Ald. [?] J. Cane) today…

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U.k. Enterprise Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 7

A "British Enterprise in Australia" exhibition was held in Australia House, London, recently. Joe Colgate, of Sydney, and Lucy Fairweather, of Brisbane, are seen arranging quarter size replicas of fur coats exhibited. The fur on the left is mink, valued at £400. On the right is an ermine…

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Lambton C. Of E. Centenary Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1947 · page 3

The Women's Guild of Lambton Church of England has arranged a Centenary Pair on October 18. The opening ceremony will be…

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