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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

609 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 31

East Maitland's Easter Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 11

East Maitland Bowling Club will hold an Easter Carnival on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Monday…

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EDITORIAL— Menzies Asks For A Fair Hearing

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 6

FIRST stops on the extensive political tour upon which Mr. Menzies embarks today are Newcastle, Kurri and Maitland. which, with pretty understatement, he describes as…

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Concord Election "Fair and Clean"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The three candidates for Concord by-election said to-day the contest had been fair and clean…

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Truman's Answer To 'Fair Deal' Opponents

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

WASHINGTON, Mon. (A.A.P.): President Tru­man confidently asserted today that a "great deal of legislation for the good of the people will be en­acted this year."…

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Women's Team for Terrigal Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 8

The Terrigal women's rescue and resuscitation team which will compete in a women's surf carnival at Terrigal on Easter…

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Hold Women's Surf Carnival At Terrigal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 8

A women's surf carnival, with all events except boat races, will be held at Terrigal Beach on Easter Sunday…

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Surf Carnival For Byers Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 10

Nobbys, Stockton and North Stockton Surf Clubs will hold an interclub surf carnival at Stockton Beach to-morrow afternoon…

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Defends Surf Carnival to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 7

The statement by "Kaybee" that Newcastle surf carnival was one of the worst conducted in the season would indicate that either he was…

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Truman's Fair Deal Baulked By Congress Don Iddon's New York Diary—part I.

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 4

NEW YORK, Thursday: It is spring-time for Harry Truman, but Congress is gripped by a winter discontent. Almost everything Truman has recommended has been rejected or stalled…

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Lambton Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 12

Lambton Bowling Club will continue on Monday the series of men's carnivals it started last Monday…

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Mr. Sharkey Will Have a Fair Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

Communists and their dupes appear to be engaged in a campaign to harmstring the processes of justice in Australia. It would…

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Dungog Show Beats Weather

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 4

Increased prizemoney in cattle sections and extensions to the grounds for its second postwar show marked a step forward by Dungog Show Society to retrieve its prewar show standard after a six-year…

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Watching Events at Country Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 4

Dungog Show opened yesterday. Equestriennes at the show included (left to right) Miss M. Abbott, Mrs. A. Cameron, Miss…

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Cleared Jump at Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 12

K. Oakleigh takes Radiant Chief over the poles in the pony high jump at Dungog Show yesterday…

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Dog Show At Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 10

Mr. F. Farr's Beirnfels Chris was adjudged the best exhibit at the Championship Show conducted by the Great…

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Soviet Women Failed To Show Up "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, March 27.—Six Russian women visiting England did one of their disappearing acts yesterday…

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Nudes Stolen in Show Crowd

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 10

LONDON: Four photographic slides of women in the nude were stolen from the Windlesham Camera Club…

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Bulldog Show at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 5

A record entry has been received for the Seventh Bi-annual Championship Bulldog Show arranged by the Northern…

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Record Entry for Bulldog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 March 1949 · page 2

The bi-annual show of the Northern British Bulldog Club will be held on Sunday at Newcastle Showground. Judging will start at 2…

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Choral Society's Colourful Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1949 · page 2

The Civic Choral Society's production of "The Belle of New York" is bright in song, word and costume…

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