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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 36

Helicopter Service for U.k. Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 7

LONDON, May 4. A.A.P.—Visitors to the British Industries Fair opening next week in London and Birmingham are to have a…

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Fair To Mark School's 21st Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 May 1950 · page 6

Newcastle Girls' High School P. and C. fair and garden party this year will be a celebration of the 21st year of the school's operation…

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Kennel Club Show on May 21

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 May 1950 · page 14

A championship show, with proceeds to the Newcastle Dogs' Home building fund, will be conducted by the Newcastle and Northern…

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Catholic Fair at Civic Park

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 5

Newcastle Council Works Committee decided yesterday to recommend approval of an application by the Legion of Catholic Women to…

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Tennis Carnival Yields £104

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 May 1950 · page 3

Maitland and District Lawn Tennis Association took £104 at its May Day tennis championships, the treasurer (Mr…

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Music Lessons Were By Dumb Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 6

Giving piano and singing lessons to Chinese and Malayan children was an exciting experience for Mrs. Jim Styffe, of Bar Beach. A double licentiate, Mrs. Styffe…

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Royal Show Praised In "Life" Magazine

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 May 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.) —Parades at Sydney's Royal Show last Easter were on a scale to excite the envy of…

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Trade Fair Planned for 1952

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A delegate to the annual conference of the National Association of Junior Chambers of Commerce of…

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Happiness Club Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1950 · page 6

SIX branches of the Happiness Club held a combined fancy fair at the City Hall yesterday to raise money for charities. The…

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Thin, Fair Man Sought In Strangling Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 May 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Homicide detectives investigating the murder of Carmen Walters, 19, railway woman porter, of…

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Cessnock Canary Show Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 2

Cessnock District Canary and Cage Birds' Society has received good entries for its fourth annual show to be held…

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Tests Show Army Clothing Defective

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 May 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE: The present issue clothing han been found defective for use in action, Army authorities have found. At Puckapunyar men of the…

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Finches Superior At Cessnock Bird Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 May 1950 · page 4

An outstanding feature of the Cessnock Canary and Caged Birds Society's fourth annual show which opened yesterday…

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This Year's Royal Academy Is Dull Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 May 1950 · page 6

LONDON, Mon.: Although it has its "problem" pictures which are attracting gogglingeyed hordes of visitors, this year's Royal Academy is a pretty dull show…

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Combined Dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 6

A Newcastle and Merewether combined canine club show will be held at Newcastle Showground on June 4. Entries will be received till…

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Czech Goods Barred From U.S. Trade Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 2

CHICAGO, Mon. (A.A.P.).— The directors of the first U.S. International Trade Pair, to be held in Chicago this summer,…

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Morisset To Hold Show This Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 May 1950 · page 4

A public meeting at Morisset last night decided to conduct a show in October. It will be the first show at…

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Handicraft Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 6

Oil-painted georgette scarves and print curtains and covers, embossed by line cuts, were among the original handicraft exhibits…

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Propaganda At Memorial Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two men who are alleged to have waved propaganda banners at, the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) yesterday…

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Individual Help To Bay Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 7

Warner's Bay Parents and Citizens' Association advised Warner's Bay Progress Association that it was not prepared as a body to join…

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