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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

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Basketball Exhibition For Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 4

The first meeting for the year of Maitland Women's Amateur Basketball Association would be held on Jan. 24 owing to an…

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Carnival Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 8

Newcastle branch of the Surf Lifesaving Association granted permission to South Newcastle Club to postone its carnival from…

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Fashion Fair For Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A fashion fair on a lavish scale has been planned by the Australian Guild of Fashion Designers, to be…

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Cessnock Show Success Anticipated

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

Although entries have not yet been called for Cessnock Show on March 10 and 11, indications are that it will be…

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Innisfail Entry For Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 2

Entries for Newcastle Show were arriving from farther afield than ever, the Secretary (Mr. P. G. Legoe) said yesterday…

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Grounds Improve, But Wickets Only Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 12

ALTHOUGH most of the grounds used for Newcastle District Cricket Association first grade matches have improved…

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Space Booked For Cessnock Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 2

Preparations for Cessnock Show, to be held in four sessions on March 10 and 11. were well under way, the Show Secretary (Mr. W…

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Increased Junior Farm Entries For Show This Year

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 6

Entries for the Junior Farmers section at the Newcastle Show this year are expected to exceed 1000, an increase of…

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Jack Crawford In Newcastle Exhibition Play

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 6

Jack Crawford, former world champion tennis player, will appear in exhibition matches in Newcastle in March…

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Newcastle Show To Stage Gun Dog Trials

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 10

Gun dog trials will be held for the first time at this year's Newcastle Show, the secretary (Mr. P. G. Legoe) said today…

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Early Start on Show Stalls

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 6

Show exhibitors would be able to erect stalls and prepare their pavilion exhibits during the first week of February, the…

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Heavy Track For Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 10

THERE is little prospect of fast times being recorded to-night at the athletic carnival at Newcastle Sports Ground. Special tracks,…

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Newcastle Show "Biggest In History"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

Entries for this year's Newcastle Show were a record in almost every section, and there was little doubt it would be the biggest in the…

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Record Number Of Junior Farmer Entries For Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

Entries for the Junior Farmers' section at the Newcastle Show had far exceeded expectations, the show secretary…

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Suburban and District Junior Farmers' Exhibits For Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 4

Morisset and Cooranbong Junior Farmers' Clubs will combine in staging a J.F.C. district exhibit at Newcastle Show this year…

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At Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

TOP LEFT: Dorothy Evans, of the News Club, winning the women's high jump at the Athletic Carnival at the Sports Ground…

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Tractor-Jeep For Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 3

Two lightly constructed tractors, designed overseas, will be exhibited in Australia for the first time at this year's…

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Maitland Show Expected To Be Outstanding

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 4

Although schedules for Maitland's 90th show had only gone out a week ago, a number of…

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Show To Have Four Night Sessions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 January 1950 · page 2

For the first time since its inaugural Show in 1901, the Newcastle Show Association will stage four night as well as day sessions…

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Army Tattoo To Highlight Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 January 1950 · page 12

AN ARMY miniature tattoo, with the colourful Parade of the Toy Soldiers and a motorised review of many types of…

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