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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

540 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 27

New Art Show at Cultural Centre

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 3

The Cultural Centre Hut art show opened its second selection of pictures by district artists yesterday. Mr. T. Ninnis, a…

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Ford Plans Rich Car Show "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1948 · page 4

NEW YORK, June 25.—The Ford Company is reported to be spending £186,000 on a six-day show in the fabulous Waldorf…

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Ocean Honeymooners Saw Show And Shops

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Captain Nicholas Chryssonitis and his bride, who were married on Sunday night in the wheelhouse of the Atlantic Wave, berthed at Lee Wharf, spent the first day of their honeymoon yesterday shopping and at…

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Some Good Work In Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1948 · page 5

The new selection of pictures at the Cultural Centre Hut contains some first-class work. Even recently it was a common…

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Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 6

The bowls carnival at Hamilton yesterday was won by J. Burton, Mrs. Kefford, Mrs. Lane and C. Laing. Runners-up were G…

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Government Exhibits at Show "Lacking"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 July 1948 · page 2

Government departments had been lacking in their support for Newcastle Show, the President of Newcastle Show Society (Mr. F. J…

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Hockey Umpire for Junior Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 6

Mr. A. Twaddell, Secretary of Newcastle Hockey Umpires' Association, has been appointed an umpire for the Australian junior…

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Newcastle Exhibition By Woman War Artist

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 July 1948 · page 2

Miss Norma Bull, the first woman artist commissioned by the Commonwealth Government as an official war artist, will shortly hold an exhibition of her paintings in Newcastle…

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Paterson Show February 11, 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 4

Paterson district's first show will be on February 11 and 12 next year. This was decided by a meeting…

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Extra Police Needed At Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— Extra police were called to control the crowd at Killara Soldiers' Hall this afternoon when Lady Olivier opened…

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Newcastle Spring Flower Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 3

A spring flower show in aid of the Woodland Boys' home and the Legacy Club will be held in Civic Park on…

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13 Local Players In Carnival Hockey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 4

Thirteen Newcastle hockey players will leave during the week to take part in Australian hockey carnival matches. Two brothers, D…

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Let's Be Fair, Even If We Are Cold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

It is cold in homes and offices this weather, but a number of metropolitan newspapers are generating a degree of heat which…

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Let Miners Be Fair And No One Will Be Cold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 2

The miners' organisation has its responsibilities. Some of these it has not faced squarely. The heavy coal loss during the first six…

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Union Ticket Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Representatives of 13 unions will confer in Sydney to-morrow on a request by the Australian Workers' Union…

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Letters To the Editor. "Miners, Be Fair"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 2

The sub-leader ("N.M.H.,") 12/7/,18), "Let miners he fair and no one will be cold," is commended, but the miners have never been…

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Union Show-Card Day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 July 1948 · page 9

SYDNEY.—A conference of unions today endorsed a proposal for a show union cards day on Oct. 11 throughout…

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"Show of Force" By U.S. s In Berlin Crisis

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, Sat. (A.A.P.): Political circles here interpret the despatch of 60 U.S. Superfortresses to British bases as a major show of force directly linked with the Berlin crisis. They discount the official statement that the move is part of…

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Show Ex-Soldier Art

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 July 1948 · page 3

About 70 canvases and 30 pieces of sculpture, the work of returned soldiers doing the Department of Reconstruction's art training scheme,…

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Made £4157 Show Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 July 1948 · page 2

A profit of £4157 was made on the 1948 Newcastle Show, it was disclosed in the annual report. The association will hold its…

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