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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 36

Keen Buyer At Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 4

Dennis Cahill seemed a keen buyer at the Mereweather Methodist Church fair yesterday. With him are Mrs. F. Adams (left) and Mrs. E. Stration…

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Methodist Church Fair Dispirited Prisoners From Inchon

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 11

The cake stall was rushed at the Park-st. Methodist Church Spring Fair yesterday. The fair was opened by Mrs. R. Gibson. RED PRISONERS: North Korean soldiers, captured after landings at Inchon, sprawl dispiritedly in a gully near the…

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O.k. Show Card Day at Rylands

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 9

A joint O.K. Show Card day conducted by the Ironworkers' Association and the Australian Workers' Union at Rylands…

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Students Show Promise In First G. And S.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1950 · page 6

The first attempt at Gilbert and Sullivan light opera by the Newcastle Teachers' College Musical Society last night was a promising…

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School Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 7

Top left: Physical culture display by boys from Junior High at their school fete yesterday. Centre: Two little girls who really enjoyed themselves at the Junior High fete, Elsie Arnold (6) and Janette McKenzie (3½). Top right: Debutantes who will be presented at the Newcastle Masonic Ball at the City Hall tonight.—Front row ([?]. to r.): B…

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Boys Help At Junior High Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 6

Classrooms at Junior Boys' High School, The Hill, were turned into bazaars yesterday for the Parents and Citizens'…

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Cox Bros. Show Record Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 8

Cox Bros (Australia) Ltd., sales for 1950 were a record, the Chairman (Mr. H. F. Richardson) said at the annual meeting…

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Show Schedules Now Under Revision

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1950 · page 3

Sectional committees are revising the schedules for Maitland Show, which will be held from February 28 to March 3…

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Jack Davey Show For Legacy

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 6

Radio star Jack Davey will present his Quiz Show at the Newcastle Stadium on Oct. 12 to raise funds for Newcastle…

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Femininity Accented In Autumn Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 10

To sum up, forget that last season you masqueraded as a boy! This season Paris accents femininity…

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Service Equipment Show-Down Likely

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Sat. (O.S.R.): Britain is headed for the biggest political showdown for a generation over army equipment, if the need comes for action in Western Europe. This is the opinion of some…

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Wharf Union Called To Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE Friday.—The Chief Judge of the Arbitration Court (Mr. Justice Kelly) has granted a rule nisi to Melbourne…

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The World of Stamps Memorial Issues Show Recent History In Korea

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1950 · page 4

Philatelists interested in South Korea, which has issued approximately fifty varieties of stamps since its liberation from Japan f'we years ago, are showing increased interest in that country's current postal…

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Annual Fair At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1950 · page 4

The annual fair of St. Luke's Women's Guild, Wallsend, was opened in the Masonic Hall on Saturday afternoon by Mrs. N. T…

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Lambton Church Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1950 · page 4

Lambton Presbyterian Women's Guild Spring Fair was opened on Saturday afternoon in the Rechabite Hall, Lambton, by Mrs. W. G…

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Scotch Fair at Belmont

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 12

A Scotch Fair conducted by Belmont Presbyterian Women's Guild was officially opened by the Lady Mayoress of…

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Holy Year Art Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 6

VATICAN CITY, October 2. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The first great exhibition of modern sacred art to be organised in Rome is being held…

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Space Rates at Show to Rise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Show Committee decided last night to increase space charges at Newcastle Show by 25 per cent. in pavilions and 100 per…

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Higher Rates For Space At Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 11

Space charges at the Newcastle Show will be increased 25 per cent, in pavilions and 100 per cent in the motor…

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Diabetic Tests Show Mote Than 20p.c. Positive

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 October 1950 · page 12

In nine days 1928 people have been tested at the Diabetic Detection Clinic in the Newcastle Cultural Centre Hut…

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