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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

609 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 31

Maitland Show Was Record This Year

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 8

Reporting that financial takings for the 1949 Maitland Show were the highest in the history of the Association, the President (Mr. W. E. Sparke) told the annual meeting last night that his council would use…

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Bus Tyres 'Did Not Show Heavy Braking'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 July 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Alan Gordon Parker, Transport Department engineer, told the City Coroner today that when he examined the bus…

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Film Heroes Have To Show Their Chests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1949 · page 5

ROBERT RYAN was asked what he thought of the new public trend to see their film heroes stripped to the waist, in…

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Cripples To Benefit From Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 August 1949 · page 4

Proceeds from the sale of catalogues at "The Newcastle Son" 1949 Children's Art Show will be used by the Crippled…

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Mutt and Jeff Fare's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 4

FARE PLEASE!…

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U.S. Headmistress Praises Newcastle Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 August 1949 · page 5

Miss Lillian Armstrong, Principal of the U.S. Grant Elementary School, Long Beach, California, considers that "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show is a splendid idea for increasing children's interest in drawing and painting…

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Junior Farmer Competition For Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 5

The table bird competition for junior farmers being conducted by the Australian Broadcasting Commission at next Newcastle Show…

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Infants Keen On Art Show Work

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 August 1949 · page 6

Children at the Hamilton South Infants' School will enter 450 pictures for "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art…

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Show Profit £2626

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 2

Despite bad weather for the annual show in February, in the year ended May 31 Newcastle Show Association made a profit of £2626,…

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£6062 Profit For Show Association

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 3

The Newcastle Show Association made a profit of £6062 last year. Of that amount, £3400 was…

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Women Show Taste In Reading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1949 · page 6

The idea, still widely-held, that the average woman reads only tales of lurid love (that is, if she reads at all), has been conclusively denied—at least so far as Newcastle women are concerned…

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Entries For Art Show Close Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 6

Entries for "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show close today and pictures will be selected from the entries for…

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For Women...Doll's House, Spanish Lace At Curio Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1949 · page 3

A Spanish lace handkerchief, which took 40 three months to complete, and a 108-year. old doll's house, were among exhibits at a curio afternoon, held yesterday…

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Mrs. Roosevelt Says Cardinal's Statement Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 3

NEW YORK, August 7. A.A.P. —Cardinal Spellman, in a statement described as "fair" by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, to-day clarified…

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British Bulldog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 4

Excellent entries have been received for the eighth bi-annual championship' show arranged by the Northern British…

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Sprinting Stars Show Promise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—St. Razzle and Ellerslie, who were Victoria's sprinting stars last Autumn, indicated bright prospects this Spring by their forward showings in the Moondah Plate at Caulfield…

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Entries For Art Show Close

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 August 1949 · page 4

Entries for "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show will be received at the City Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and…

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"Sun" Art Show Pictures For U.S. And Europe

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 6

A selection of pictures from "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show will be sen to America and Europe to…

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High Standard Of Work In 'Sun' Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 6

Entries now being received at the City Hall, for "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show are of a particularly…

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Judge Directs Parties: Show Cause In Doberer Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Summonses are to be issued calling on the parties to show cause why Alfred Eugene Doberer, who was dismissed from the employ of Newcastle City Council on July 29 for not being…

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