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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

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Fair at Georgetown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

Cut flowers and bowls of pasteltinted lilies banked the stage for St. Mathew's Church of England Spring Fair, at Georgetown, opened…

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£55 From Belmont Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

Belmont Church of England Fair, opened by Mrs. R. Spinks, of Newcastle raised £55. The judges, Mesdames Farley…

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Record Entry At Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1948 · page 3

SINGLETON, Thursday.—A record of about 3800 general entries was received for the Northern Agricultural Association's…

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Lambton Church Holds Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1948 · page 4

Miss M. Short, of Lambton, opened Lambton Presbyterian Church spring fair, held in the Rechabite Hall. Rev. R. J. Toggart presided…

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Spring Fair At Wallsend

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 October 1948 · page 6

A record crowd attended St. Andrew's Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary's spring fair at Wallsend…

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Spring Flower Show At Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 5

Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall was beautifully decorated yesterday when a spring flower show, organised by the Junior…

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Lord Mayor's Portrait for Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 1

Mr. Reg Russom, well-known Newcastle artist, completing a portrait of the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan). The portrait will be…

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Blindfold Chess Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 October 1948 · page 6

An exhibition of simultaneous blindfold chess will be given by Mr. C. L. Shoppee at a social in the G.U.O.O.F. Hall, Steel-street,…

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Church Fair at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 4

A sale of work and fair, arranged by the Ladies' Guild of Stockton Congregational Church, was opened by Mrs. E. Davies. The visitors…

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League Tour Should Show Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 October 1948 · page 8

LONDON, Oct. 22, A.A.P.—The Australian Rugby Leage tourists are likely to make a profit from this season's visit. They have…

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Mutt and Jeff. Fair And Square

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 4

COME ON, BOYS! TRY YOUR LUCK! THREE BALLS FOR A ZAC!…

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Bright Show By Choral Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 2

"Viktoria and Her Hussar," the Newcastle Civic Choral Society's current production which opened for a season of five nights at the…

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Magistrate To Hear Fair Rent Cases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 4

By proclamation in the Government Gazette, all fair rent determinations outside the County of Cumberland are to be heard by the…

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School Interest In Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 2

Children at the Hamilton South Infants' School had been discussing for weeks the pictures they would submit for "The Newcastle Sun" 1948 Children's Art Show, the headmistress (Miss R. Samuels) said today…

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School Art Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 2

ART EXHIBITION.—Peter Dalton (left) and Brian Banfield, pupils at Hamilton South Infants' School, arranging pictures in the school classroom which will be entered in "The Newcastle Sun" 1948 Children's Art Show. The 215 pupils at the school have submitted more than 400 pictures for the exhibition…

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Methodist Fair At Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 3

Mrs. I. Winn opened a spring fair conducted by the Ladies' Church Aid of Toronto Methodist Church. Rev. Moore presided. Revs…

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Ready for Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 6

Top left: BILL MURRAY was so interested in these matchbox models of ships at Hamilton infants School yesterday that he failed to notice the photographer. Top right: Lynne Pomfrett and Faith Shepherd putting the finishing touches to their entries for "The Newcastle Sun" Art Show, which opens at the City Hall on Monday, Nov. 8. They are pupils of Hamilton South" Infants' School…

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Pupils From 250 Schools to Exhibit: "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 October 1948 · page 4

Pupils from 250 schools throughout the Hunter, Hastings and Manning districts will submit pictures for "The Newcastle Sun's" 1948 Children's Art Show…

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Grevhound Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 4

Newcastle branch or the N.S.W. Greyhound Owners and Trainers Association will bold its second annual show at the Broadmeadow…

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Show Army Films Sunday Nights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 3

The 2nd Infantry Battalion (City of Newcastle Regiment) from November 7, will conduct a series of Sunday night documentary film…

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