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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 36

Metal Unions To Show Cause On Overtime Ban

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Six metal trades unions, with a total membership of 200,000, have been summoned to show cause why they…

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Air Show for Mr White

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1950 · page 1

LONDON, May 24. A.A.P.—Britain's top aircraft firms yesterday put on a show for the Australian Air Minister (Mr. White)…

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"Sun" Art Show Annual Meeting

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 7

Top left: At the annual meeting of "The Newcastle Sun" Art Show at the City Hall, Messrs. R. C. Smith, G. H. Coates, Inspector D. Drake, Misses R. Samuels, K. Ballantyne, Mesdames E. I. Rutter, V. Ninness and M. Lovett. Top right: Misses W. Lawson and K. Ballantyne discuss some of the outstanding contributions with Mr. A. J. Young at the annual meeting yesterday. Centre left: President of the Y.W.C.A., Mrs. Trimble, receiving Mrs. Roberta Regala, wife of the Minister for the Philippines, on her arrival in Newcastle with Mrs. Baja. Mrs. Regala will receive the debutantes at the Y.W.C.A. Ball tonight. Below left: Medium machine-gun team from the Third Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, at Haramura,…

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King Buys Gloves at Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 6

LONDON, May 25.—The King bought a pair of lined gardening gloves when he and the Queen attended a private view of the…

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"Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show For 1950

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 May 1950 · page 3

A meeting of "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show Committee yesterday afternoon decided that the 1950 Art Show be held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 inclusive. A motion congratulating "The…

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Northern Fleeces Score At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 May 1950 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Awards for fleeces at the sheep show to-day included— Grass fed, unhoused, unrugged…

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Free Wine At Canadian Trade Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—A specially-designed display of Australian wine worth £3000, for the International Trade Fair at Toronto,…

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Newcastle Girl In U.K. Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 5

Mrs. David Williams, formerly Barbara Cooper, of Newcastle, with her husband in England. Mrs. Williams is broadcasting under the name of Barbara Leigh in the B.B.C. show, "Much Binding in the Marsh."…

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Poultry Show Record Likely

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 5

Record entries are expected for the 35th annual show of the Newcastle and District Poultry Society at the Showground on June 16 and…

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C.w.a. Fair at Teralba

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 8

A Mexican scene was depicted in the decorations at the Teralba C.W.A. International Day fair, opened by the…

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Carnival Spirit At Younger Set Ball

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 8

A carnival spirit prevailed at the Legacy Younger Set Ball last night at the City Hall. Heads of laughing clowns painted in bright colors were…

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E.L.M.A. Revue Is Bright Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 June 1950 · page 5

"Highlights on Parade," the first full-length public revue to be shown by the E.L.M.A. Revue Company, provided an…

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C.W.A. Fair At Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 June 1950 · page 7

Teralba Country Women's Association raised about £250 at its International Day. Mexico was the country featured…

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Show Ban on Cameramen Being Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 4

A recommending that street photographers be banned from Newcastle Shows was made at the meeting of the Newcastle Show…

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Maitland Polo Carnival Opens To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

The influx of visitors for the Hunter Valley Polo Association's Dudley Cup carnival at Rutherford began yesterday. The carnival will…

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Rain Postpones Opening Of Maitland Polo Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 6

Owing to the rain today, commencement of the polo carnival at Rutherford was deferred until tomorrow and officials hope to condense the four-day programme into three days. The carnival was not insured…

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Shop Assistants' Union Summoned to "Show Cause"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 3

Newcastle Shop Assistants' Union has been summoned to show cause before the Industrial Commission in Sydney tomorrow why an order should not be made against it under Section 100 of the Industrial Arbitration…

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Musician Awarded State Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 12

Yvonne, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Coaldrake, who like her sisters, Moira (Sister M. Hyacinth)…

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Letters To the Editor A Fair Go

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 2

JUST what does the council think the ratepayers of Tudor-street Extended are—a lot of tama cats to do as they like with? Surely…

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Rain Prevented Polo Carnival Again Today

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 11

In view of the heavy rain up till midnight the Hunter Valley Polo. Association again abandoned play in the Dudley Cup Carnival today. Four matches will be played…

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