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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

817 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 41

Family Man Fair Go

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 7

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Council Opposes Show Holiday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 5

Port Stephens Shire Council decided that it did not favour a public holiday within its area for the Newcastle Show in February…

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Indians Show Up As Fighting Side

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—India's batsmen showed enough form yesterday against New South Wales to suggest Australia will have to work hard for victory in the Test matches…

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Pakistan Won't Show "White Flag" To India

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 2

NEW DELHI, Mon. (A.A.P.): "If India is determined to force war upon us, we won't show the white flag," the Pakistan Minister for Home Affairs (Chazanfar All. Khan), told units of the Pakistan Army…

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Sunday On The Beach: Dog Show: Youthful Pilot

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 November 1947 · page 7

SOME of the many exhibitors in the first special show of the German Shepherd Dog League at the Newcastle Showground yesterday…

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Newcastle Films, Nesca Exhibit For Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1947 · page 2

Moving pictures of Newcastle, illuminated photographs, and maps with moving rights indicating Nesca's reticulated area, would be features of…

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Dancing At St. Mark's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 7

A programme of Highland, national and toe dancing and ballet ensembles was the feature of St. Mark's Anglican Fair, held at the Parish Hall. The…

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Show Your Ankles

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 7

It's smart to show your ankles when you wear an evening frock. The frothy Chantilly-type lace which makes the frock on the left gives it the name "Pink Champagne." The ruffled collar and hem of the dress are scalloped out of the lace itself. The sash is dark green velvet ribbon. Navy taffeta and an accordion-pleated skirt swishing below moulded midriff are the ingredients of the American model on…

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Close Nobbys Beach For Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Beaches Liaison Committee last night rejected a request that Nobbys-Beach be thrown open to the public on Boxing Day, when…

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Army Exhibition Week to Start

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) announced to-day that Army Exhibition Week in Sydney would open next…

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To Plan For Card Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 4

A combined meeting of shop delegates will be held on Saturday at 10 o'clock to settle plans for the Commonwealth Steel Ltd o.k. card day on…

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U.N. Leaders Show War Fear "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 1

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—The fear of another war ran like a dark thread through at the speeches at the Foreign Press Association annual dinner. The 600 guests included the heads of all the…

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Mr. Dedman Denies New Bank Will Show Discrimination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 November 1947 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The nationalised Commonwealth Bank would have to select carefully industries and individuals to which it made advances the Minister for Reconstruction (Mr…

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Scotch Fair At New Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 6

Piper McWilliams played the bagpipes for his daughter, Allison, in an exhibition of Scotch dancing at New Lambton Presbyterian Church's Scotch…

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Girls' Exhibition Of School Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 6

The annual exhibition of work was held at Newcastle Home Science High School yesterday afternoon. The exhibits included needlework,…

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Carnival Plan For Warner's Bay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 4

A special meeting of Warner's Bay Progress Association accepted the offer of Warner's Bay-Speers Point branch of the Communist Party to assist to…

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Fair To Aid Deaf And Dumb

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 6

The Lady Mayoress of Greater Newcastle (Mrs. Quinlan) will open the Christmas Fair in Blackall House on Thursday in aid of the Adult Deaf…

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Florists Show Royal Bouquet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 5

Top: The wedding bouquet which Princess Elizabeth will carry on Thursday—a gift from the Worshipful Gardeners' Company. The floral…

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Christmas Fair For Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 6

Hamilton Red Cross branch will hold a Christmas fair in Hamilton Council Chambers on Tuesday. It will be opened by the Lady Mayoress…

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£3000 Expected From Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1947 · page 3

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—The Northern Travellers' Cot Fund and Guyra War Memorial Hospital carnival concluded last night. The profit is…

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