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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

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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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Show Opening Is Outrage, Says Dr. Mowll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Packing St. Andrew's Cathedral, about 2000 people sat and stood to hear an address on the significance of the…

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Show Fails To Collect £10,000 Rain Insurance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Although rain this morning reduced the attendance at the Royal Easter Show, the society failed to collect on rain…

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Cycle Carnival For Lord Mayor's Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 4

A combined league and amateur cycling carnival at Federal Park, Wallsend, this afternoon will open the Lord Mayor's fund for…

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Millionth Visitor To Royal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: The millionth visitor to the 1950 Royal Show passed through the turnstiles early this afternoon…

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Record Crowd Expected At Show To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Hundreds of men worked to-day cleaning up debris and preparing the ring for the huge crowd expected at the Royal…

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40 Teams in Women's Hockey Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 8

At least 40 teams will take part in the Women's Hockey Association carnival at National Park next Saturday. The five-a-side carnival,…

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Meat Seized, Destroyed At Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 400lb. consignment of meat has been seized and destroyed by health inspectors at the Royal Show…

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Show Crowds Not Far Short Of Last Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Despite a heavy shower early to-night, the attendance at both sessions of the Royal Show to-day was only about…

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Royalty at Easter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1950 · page 3

The Queen chats with a lad after an Easter service at Westminster Abbey, where the King distributed the traditional gift of specially-struck Maundy money to old men and women. In the group is the Bishop of Lichfield (Dr. Edward Woods),…

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Maitland Milk Samples Show Sediment

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

Evidence of sediment was shown by 13 samples taken from milk carts on March 15, the Chief Health Inspector (Mr. J. Taylor) told the…

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Royal Show Ends; 38,624 Attend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Despite light rain all this morning, 38,624 visitors attended the final sessions of the Royal Show. The aggregate…

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"Gorgeous Gussie's" Designer To Show Trends For Tennis

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 13

LONDON (O.S.R.): More glamor on the tennis courts is the battlecry of genial 6ft. 6in. 40-year-old Teddy Tinling, who designed Gussy Moran's famous lace panties at last year's Wimbledon…

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Collie Dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 7

Record entries have been received for the Newcastle and Northern District Collie Club championship show in the grounds of Newbold's…

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Students To Stage Variety Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 13

Members of Cessnock High School teaching staff are preparing a verity show to take the place this year of the customary Gilbert…

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Figures Show U.K. Economy Firmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

LONDON, April 14. A.A.P.—Britain simultaneously reduced her dollar deficit and increased her surplus of soft currencies in 1949. The balance of payments…

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Motor Pavilions At Cessnock Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 2

The Cessnock Agricultural Association may build permanent pavilions for motor exhibitors at future Cessnock shows…

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Britain Stages Motor Show In United States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, April 16. A.A.P.—The first all-British motor show in the United States was opened yesterday with 3 million dollars…

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1952 Industries Fair Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The holding in 1952 of a construction industries fair and convention was being considered, the Minister for…

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Statistics Show Increase Hospital Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

Statistics for February submitted to the Royal Newcastle Hospital Board last night showed that the inpatients' daily average was…

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