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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 29 of 36

Fortune In Gems Worn At Wool Show "Herald" Service

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

LONDON, Oct. 2.—Jewellery worth £40,000 was used as accessories in 45 woollen outfits from autumn collections of London's…

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Home-Made Day Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 6

THE ANNUAL Home-made Day fair run by the William Lyne Hospital Women's Auxiliary will begin at 2.30 p.m. to-day at the…

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City Mission Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 6

At the City Mission annual Spring Fair yesterday, Mesdames R. Gamble and E. Hardyman examine expertly a bottle of pickles, one of the many articles for sale on stalls…

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Glamor Wool Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 October 1950 · page 10

A mannequin parade of wool models designed by the members of the Incorporated Society of London Fashion Designers was presented by the International Wool Secretariat at the Savoy Hotel…

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Marks Point Fair Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 6

Marks Point Red Cross is preparing for its fair to be held in Rankin Park Hospital grounds on October 21, it was stated at a…

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Kurri P.S.A.A.A. Athletics Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 26

Kurri School won the Booth Cup and Buchanan School the James Cup at Kurri P.S.A.A.A. athletics carnival at Kurri…

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£1,000,000 Jewel Show In Brisbane

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 October 1950 · page 4

BRISBANE: Brisbane's £1,000,000 jewel show in the City Hall is the most elaborately-guarded affair since the visit of the present King as Duke of York in 1927…

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Cathedral Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 7

(1) Mrs. E. Tyer shows some of the goods from the handcraft stall at Newcastle Cathedral fair to Mrs. E. Brent and Mrs. J. Williamson. (2) Children crowd round while Katherine Elder tries her luck in the lucky dip at the Cathedral Fair. (3) Marilyn Burn and Janice McGuiness from Mayfield West School snapped…

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Church Fair At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 8

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church fair was opened in the Church Hall. Wallsend, yesterday afternoon by the Moderator of the Hunter…

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Two Day Fair At Cathedral

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

Christ Church Cathedral's two-day fair began yesterday, with the official opening at 3 p.m. by Mrs. H. W. K. Mowll,…

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Large Crowd At Cathedral Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 9

Christ Church Cathedral's annual two-day fair continued to-day at the Cathedral Hall. This afternoon students of…

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Singleton Show Quality High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 October 1950 · page 8

SINGLETN, Thursday.—The quality of exhibits was high at the 78th annual Northern Agricultural Association show at Singleton, but…

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Toronto Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 9

The Secretary Toronto Methodist Church Women's Aid (Mrs. A. Morrison) said the proceeds from the Spring Fair were about £107…

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Boxing Exhibition by Dave Sands

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 2

Dave Sands will give a boxing exhibition at Wallsend to-night in aid of the Y.W.C.A. Girls' Hostel Appeal…

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N. Lambton South School Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 October 1950 · page 3

To raise funds for sporting equipment, pictures, an amplifier and duplicator, New Lambton South P. and C. .Association and the Mothers' Club staged a carnival in the school grounds last night. One of the outstanding attractions was a demonstration of highland dancing. The lassies in this picture are: Merron Bunning, 10½, Whitebridge; Janice…

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Birmingham Gardens Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 4

Birmingham Gardens Methodist Church Spring Fair was opened on Saturday afternoon by Mr. F. J. Purdue…

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EDITORIAL Show-Down Would Clear The Air

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 October 1950 · page 6

THERE is nothing very new about the delaying tactics of the Labor Party in the political manoeuvring that is currently going on at Canberra…

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Wanted: Fat, Thin Men At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 6

A carnival in Federal Park, Wallsend, from Wednesday to Saturday, will include competitions for the fattest man, thinnest man, and…

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No Drop in Show Space Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1950 · page 2

An increase in space rates for the next Newcastle Show had not affected the demand for exhibitors' space, the Secretary of Newcastle…

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Spring Fair At Maryville

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1950 · page 6

MRS. C. R. FURNER opened Maryville Presbyterian Church Spring fair, organised by the Women's Guild. Rev. S. Axon…

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