Weightlifters to Contest at Show
The President of the Northern District Amateur Weightlifting Association (Constable W. Mackinnon) announced at the monthly meeting last…
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Shows & fairs, 1947
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Show Floodlights to Arrive Soon
Floodlights to provide 100,000-wat[?] illumination at Greater Newcastle's 1947 Show will arrive at Newcastle early next week…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fine Weather May Bring Records At Surf Carnival
Given fine weather and even a moderately lively surf the organisers of Newcastle surf carnival on Saturday expect the biggest crowd since 1931 to watch the afternoon's proceedings…
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Shark repellent tablets will be used for the first time this season at Newcastle surf carnival on Saturday…
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Members of Newcastle Surf Club were busy to-day preparing the beach for their annual carnival…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Cessnock Swimming Carnival
Cessnock Swimming Club officials expect some of the keenest racing in the north for years when many of the State's best swimmers and divers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Making Carnival Visitors Cosy
Members of the Newcastle Surf Club are seen handling bales of straw at Newcastle Beach yesterday Surfing visitors taking part in the carnival to-day will sleep on the straw in the surf club building as accommodation cannot be obtained in hotels. The military authorities have lent blankets…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Preparing for Surf Carnival
Members of the Newcastle Surf Club are seen getting the Newcastle Beach ready yesterday for the surf carnival to-day. Members were hard at work erecting wire and hessian barriers…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →London Spring Fashion Show
London is thinking of spring these days only as a far-off dream that will come when the snows cease and the ice melts. However, dress designers are thinking of spring more directly. These fashions were seen in a recent show. Right: A satin…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Large Crowd Views Surf Carnival: Girls Win Applause
Brilliant sunshine, tempered by a fresh north-easterly breezet made conditions ideal for the Newcastle Surf Club's Carnival this afternoon. The programme began with the march past of visiting girls' teams…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Accommodation Booked Out For Newcastle Show
Accommodation in Newcastle has been booked out for this year's show which will be held from February 19-22. The Show Association Secretary (Mr P. G. Legoe) has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Louis' Exhibition Irked Crowd
MEXICO CITY Feb. 9. A.A.P.—The first of the world heavyweight champion (Joe Louis) exhibitions on his Latin-American tour, that with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Trick Horse for Show
An attraction at the Newcastle Show will be the Queensland trick horse, Don, a well-bred chestnut colt owned by former police constable, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's March Past Teams At Newcastle Surf Carnival
EIGHTH WIN: Bob Newbiggin, Nobbys Club, winning the Senior Surf Race at the Newcastle carnival. MAROUBRA GIRLS, who won the Women's March Past event, created a fine impression…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prizes at Show Exhibitors Can't "Scoop the Pool"
To encourage new exhibitors in the Arts and Cra[?]s section, Newcastle Show Society this year will allow only one prize to any…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plan Weightlifting for Show
The Northern District Amateur Weightlifters' Association will meet at Lester's Gymnasium at 8 o'clock to-morrow night, to discuss the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Coogee Team Will Fly To Surf Carnival
SYDNEY: Coogee sun club members will charter a Skymaster, and S.L.S.A. officials have booked a special train to take…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Still Time To Show Well Groomed Legs
SUMMER, with its shorts, swimming costumes, and general uncovered "leggy" look, is almost past. But some of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Topics of the Day "Fair Dinkum"
ALDERMEN of the Greater Newcastle Council seeking election to the Hunter District Water Board were "put on the spot" last night…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Show Improvements Cost £20,000
NEWCASTLE Show Society has spent £20,000 in the last 12 months in preparation for the Sesqui-Centenary Show,…
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