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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

609 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 31

School Fair At Charlestown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 November 1949 · page 4

More than £20 was raised at a school fair held by Charlestown Mothers' Club on Saturday. Items were given by the children's…

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Hamilton Evening College Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 November 1949 · page 12

Unusual exhibits of painting on cloth, barbola and ceramcraft work will be displayed by students from Hamilton…

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British Woman Film Producer's Battle To Show Coal Picture

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 18

LONDON: Jill Craigie, slim, dark-haired and 34, is battling with the Big Three cinema circuits to show the film "Blue Scar" to British audiences. "Blue Scar" is a story of…

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Maitland Show Council To Hold Trotting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 4

Maitland Show Council last night deputed three members—Messrs. C. G. Mead, W. R. Pryke and A. McKimm —to interview the contractor…

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Queenslanders Show Art Of Bream-fishing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 November 1949 · page 2

In an interstate competition for bream at Port Stephens last night, the Queensland team was the only one to catch any of the variety…

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Greyhound Show Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1949 · page 12

Entries for the third annual Greyhound show at Newcastle Showground on December 4, close with the Secretary (Mr. C. Hodge)…

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Anglican Fair At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 November 1949 · page 4

Beverley Brogden, of Deepwater, was a star artist at the Wentworth-street Church of England annual fair at Wallsend on Saturday…

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Purse Sold in Error at Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 November 1949 · page 1

LONDON, Nov. 21. A.A.P.—Business was so brisk at a charity fair at the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lana to-day, that…

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Show Pavilion Space Booked Out

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

Pavilion space for Newcastle Show in February was booked out, and it appeared that all space on the Showground would be…

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Give Britain A Fair Deal On Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 2

Australia's contract prices with Britain for the sale of primary products are in general based on sterling, and therefore are not…

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Australian at Royal Film Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 5

The Australian actor John McCallum, his wife, Googic Withers (left) and the American star Rosalind Russell at a reception…

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Men's Hat Show Failed To Hold The Audience

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 November 1949 · page 2

LONDON, Wed. (O.S.R.).—When it comes to headwear, women are usually well to the fore, a situation apparently which has caused some misgivings among members of the British Hatters' Association…

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"Fair Deal" Attacked Democrats Urged to Revolt "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 4

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—A call to Democrats to join the Republicans in resisting the growth of the so-called "welfare State" was made by Mr. James Byrnes yesterday…

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S. And L. Bowls Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 12

Stewarts and Lloyds' bowls carnival will definitely be held next Sunday, Bob Waugh advised today…

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Poster Exhibition At Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 7

The International Exposition which opens at Wesley Hall, Beaumont-st., Hamilton, on Thursday next provides a…

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Holiday Carnival For Toronto

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

Toronto-Blackalls Amenities Committee will hold a Christmas carnival in Goffet Park, Toronto, over the holiday period. Proceeds will…

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Ella Raines Refuses To Show A Leg

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 26 November 1949 · page 10

HOLLYWOOD, Fri. (O.S.R.): Ella Raines, who praised U.S. glamor girls on her return from Europe recently, has temperamentally vetoed a bit of movie , giamor for herself…

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Schoolboys See Photo Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 3

Newcastle Photographic society's annual exhibition is now in the Cultural centre but. It will be officially opened on Thursday, Interested visitors yesterday…

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Photographic Society Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 3

The annual exhibition of the Newcastle Photographic Society at the War Memorial Cultural Centre embraces a wide…

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Methodist Fair at West Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 6

West Wallsend Methodist Church held its annual fair in the School of Arts. Rev. M. B. Reeve Presided. It was opened by Mrs. D…

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