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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 36

Night Exhibition of Tennis

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 10

Part of the crowd which watched the tennis exhibition at District Park last night. Right: Billy Sidwell starts a smashing drive…

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Stop Press Golf Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 12

MELBOURNE:. Ossie Pickworth 3 up on Dai Rees after 18 holes of exhibition match, Pickworth had stroke round of 65, six under par. Rees…

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Exhibition Tennis At Kurri

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 6

Exhibition matches between Maitland and Cessnock players will be played at Kurri Kurri on Tuesday night…

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East Cessnock School Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 9

A carnival will be held in East Cessnock school grounds tonight to raise funds for the school library and to buy school…

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School Carnival At Cessnock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

Cessnock East End Parents and Citizens' Association will hold a carnival and doll show in the school grounds to-night. Proceeds…

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Shelter For Show Exhibit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 4

SHELTERED: Margaret Davis of Quirindi took no chances of her Jersey cow getting wet at the Sydney Showground yesterday. A man-sized umbrella protected them both from early morning showers as she took the cow—for a…

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East Cessnock School Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 5

East Cessnock School Parents and Citizens' Association cleared more than £100 from, the carnival held in the school…

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Sprint Champion Will Miss Stawell Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE: The Australian professional sprint champion, John Stoney, will nocompete in this year's Stawell…

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Big Queues Early For Royal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY—Despite threatening weather, hundreds were waiting outside the Showground gates when the Royal…

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Royal Show Scenes to Be Televised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Ring events, show scenes and outside news events will be televised on to screens in the Shell building at the…

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Bolger, Want Star in Golf Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 3

Bill Bolger, former Australian open golf champion, and Reg Want, Queensland professional champion, stole the show at Cockle Creek yesterday afternoon…

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Owner Says Show Dog Poisoned

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

SYDNEY, Monday.—A Campsie woman thinks her champion bull terrier was poisoned on Saturday night to prevent it from entering…

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18 Teams Will Play In Easter Hockey Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 8

Eighteen teams, including one each from Tamworth and Northern Districts (Sydney) will play in the Newcastle District Men's…

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Rain Drives Many From Royal Show

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

SYDNEY, Monday.—Many thousands of people went home from the Royal Easter Show when the rain became heavy at 3 p.m. to-day. Drenched, bedraggled children…

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Newcastle Baker Wins Tamworth Show Cup

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

The President of the Newcastle Master Bakers' Association (Mr. W. S. Evans) won the Cyco Cup at the Tamworth Show last week. The…

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Art Society To Hold Its First Open-Air Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Council Works Committee last night approved an application by the Newcastle Art Society to hold an open-air…

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First Sunshine For This Year's Easter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1950 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—For the first time since the opening, the Royal Easter Show was favoured by brilliant sunshine to-day. It…

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Bulldog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 4

The Northern British Bulldog Club will hold a championship show at Newcastle Showground on Sunday, April 16. Judges will be…

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Rain Reduces Attendances At Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Heavy rain again to-day and to-night greatly reduced attendance figures at the Royal Show…

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Bulldog Show at Broadmeadow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 2

The Northern British Bulldog Club of N.S.W. will hold it[?]ninth bi-annual two - poin[?] championship show at…

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