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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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