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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Art Show In Schoolchildren's Vacation Plans

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 3

Newcastle and district school children have planned to spend at least a day of their spring vacation at "The Newcastle…

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Edna Horton Lewis Advises: Furnish For Use, Not Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 August 1949 · page 6

When we enter a home that pleases us with its sense of friendliness and well-being, we should try to discover what makes it "tick," why it produces this happy effect, even though this quality is one of…

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Fillies Show Best Form In Hobartville Stakes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 5

SYDNEY: Fillies dominated the Hobartville Stakes at Randwick today when Chastise (G. Moore) scored a runaway win by three lengths from Mona's Choice (A. Ward) and Field Boy (W. Briscoe). Chastise, after being second…

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"Sun" Children's Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 5

Newcastle's most crowded and liveliest art show opened in the City Hall yesterday. It was the "Sun" Sixth annual Children's Art…

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Young Artist at Children's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 4

The "Sun" Children's art show opened yesterday. Barbara Harris, of Cook's Hill (left), points out one of her paintings to Delma…

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Show Society Made £2798 Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 6

GOSFORD, Monday.—A profit of £1764 on greyhounds, £994 on horseracing and £40 on trotting was made by the Wyong District…

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Home Blooms Sought For Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 2

The Secretary of the Newcastle District Horticultural Council (Mr. W. Curry) yesterday appealed to Newcastle home gardeners to…

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2000 at Sun Art Show Yesterday

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

Upwards of 2000 adults and school children visited "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show at the City Hall…

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Hundreds See Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 3

Hundreds of school children and adults are again visiting "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show at the City…

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Art Show Attracts Hundreds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 7

"The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show is still being visited by hundreds of school children, parents and art…

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Young Migrants To Visit Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 2

Two hundred and fifty children from the Greta Camp migrant school will visit Newcastle tomorrow to inspect "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show…

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Found Political Speech No Vaudeville Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Maltese migrants who thought they were going to a vaudeville show, but instead heard a political speech by the Reconstruction Minister (Mr. Dedman), want a refund of their bus fares…

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W.A. Girls Show How To Kick

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 18

GIRLS SHOW HOW.—Western Australian girls have formed a football club and are determined to show they are as good as boys on the playing field. Delys Edwards, of Perth (left), is shown finishing a good kick, while at right…

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Oversea Flowers For Display At Red Cross Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 13

Rendezvous for country visitors to Sydney this month will be the Red Cross flower festival to be held in the Sydney…

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Art Society's Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 4

An impressive collection of oils, water colors and black and white drawings will be exhibited at the Newcastle Art Society's…

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Preparing for Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 4

Mr. M. Ellerington, council gardener for King Edward Park, sorts some of the flowers he helped in grow in preparation for the opening of the Newcastle flower show in the City to-day…

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Flower Show To Open To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

The Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Quinlan) will open Newcastle Flower Show, to be held in a marquee on vacant land near Hunter-street, at…

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Yugoslav Soccer Team At Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 9

The Yugoslav Soccer team today visited "The Newcastle Sun" 1949 Children's Art Show and through their interpreter expressed their interest in and admiration of the work by the children…

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Art Exhibition Opens To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 2

The winning picture at Newcastle Art Society's 15th annual exhibition, which opens at the Cultural Centre Hut to-day, will receive…

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Flower Show Entries Double

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 2

Entries in the Newcastle District Horticultural Council's annual flower show, which began yesterday, were more than double those…

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