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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

540 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 27

Newcastle Show Sidelights

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 7

(Top from left); Victor Waimsley, five-years-old, learned to ride when he got his first horse a week ago, now he is riding at the Newcastle Show. Pat James with her pony, Bob's Pal, a competitor in the women's riding contests. Down the straight in the…

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Tennis Exhibition Now on March 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 8

The tennis exhibition, in which the outstanding Australian players, John Bromwich, G. Brown, W. Sidwell, J. Dart and Misses M. Bevis…

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Show Picnic Lunches Again

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

Some members of the Show Committee said today that while they regretted the absence of sideshows they felt that the Show offered sufficient attraction to ensure good attendances. The secretary (Mr. P. Legoe)…

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Bread Judges at the Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 5

Bread Judges should know on which side their bread is battered. Messrs. E. Carpenter and J. Edward keenly judge the quality of bread at Newcastle Show yesterday…

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Record For First Show Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

Newcastle Show opened yesterday with a record first day attendance of 2338. Takings amounted to £112/17/, compared with £110/18/6 last year…

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His Topper Stole The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

SINGAPORE, Feb. 25. A.A.P.—Malaya's colourfully dressed Federal Legislative Council, when it met for the first time at Kuala…

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Two Pals at Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 1

There's mutual sympathy and understanding in these two faces Coral Robinson, 8, of Wyong, and her horse, Midge, made a…

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Did You Lose It At The Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

Variety was the keynote of property lost at the Newcastle Show today. It included one purse…

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World High Jump Record Holder At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 2

Mark Radium, holder of the Australian and unofficial world record high jump for ponies, will jump at Newcastle Show to-day…

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Newcastle Show Officially Opened By British High Commissioner

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 3

There was a very great market at assured prices in Great Britain for all the staple primary produce that Australia could produce, the High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Mr. E. J. Williams)…

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Show Snapshots

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 5

(Above left): Minnie Moore was a proud girl when she paraded with Paint…

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Show Topics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Sideshows are definitely on the outer at Broadmeadow this year. In the photographer section, there's a neat entry showing crowds along…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

Choosing what I thought would be a fairly quiet day on Wednesday I took my three children to Newcastle Show. They soon were bored…

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Opened Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 4

The High Commissioner for the United Kingdom (Mr. E. J. Williams) opened the Newcastle Show yesterday afternoon. Left to right: President of the Show Society (Ald. F. J. Cane), Secretary (Mr. P. G. League), Patron (Mr. A. Smith), and Mr. Williams…

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Sidelights on the Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 7

Miss Towler, the show secretary's right hand, had an unusual inquirer at the office to-day…

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£5000 Prize Money For Cup Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 8

Prize money for the Newcastle Cup carnival on May 1 and 3 will be £5000. Chief races are the…

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Minute May Be Bettered At Baths Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 6

The Australian swimming champion, Frank O'Neill, said yesterday that he felt certain the Australian record of 60sec. would be broken…

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Actress Still Ill, Show Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. announced to-day that the reopening of the stage show, "Under the Counter,"…

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Small Attendance at Show Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Only a few thousand people attended the Newcastle Show today and all stalls and pavilions reported quiet business. It is expected however, that…

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50 Ambulance Cases At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

St. John Ambulance officers attended, to 50 cases at Newcastle Show yesterday. They were mostly minor. The most serious accident…

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