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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

718 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 36

Arc Lights for Rules Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 12

For the first time in the history of football in Australia a national championship is to be mainly decided under electric light. Most Australian Rules…

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Hot Weather Promised For Morisset Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 19 July 1950 · page 4

Long-range weather forecaster, Mr. Inigo Jones, has advised Morisset District Agricultural Show Committee that it…

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Morisset Show in October

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 10

The following sections have been provided for the Morisset District Show to be held on October 20 and 21: Citrus fruit, cut flowers,…

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Pottery On Show After 10 Lessons

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 July 1950 · page 6

ARTICLES displayed at the Y.W.C.A. handicrafts exhibition yesterday included pottery made by pupils after…

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Rules Team To Show Teacher How

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1950 · page 10

The Australian Amateur Rules team, to arrive at Williamtown Aerodrome to-morrow morning, will lecture and demonstrate marking…

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Condition of Gas Victims "Fair"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 4

The condition of Victor Skinner, 40, of Throsby-street, Wickham, and Adrian Duel, 37, of Roxburgh-street, Stockton, who…

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Canterbury Gapes at "Red" Dean's Leg Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 July 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Thurs. (O.S.R.).—People stopped and gaped at the legs of the "Red" Dean (Dr. Hewlett Johnson) as he walked home from a Canterbury cinema on Tuesday night. He had taken his wife and two daughters into the…

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Glasgow Exhibition For U.K. Festival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 6

GLASGOW. Fri. (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Spectacular displays to boost British engineering will greet visitors to Glasgow's…

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Flood Havoc Delays Show Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 July 1950 · page 8

New losses through flood damage would delay permanent improvement works on the Maitland Showground, the President of the…

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Exhibition By Dave Sands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 3

DAVE SANDS, Australian triple boxing champion, will box an exhibition with Frank Maguire, the son of…

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Royalty At Horse Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 8

The King and Queen drive around the arena in an open landeau at the first International horse show in London…

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Show Profit Despite Night Trot Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1950 · page 4

Newcastle Show Society made a profit of £1507 last year, despite a loss of £701 on night trotting. This is shown in the report to…

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Exhibition Bout By Dave Sands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 8

British Empire middleweight boxing champion, Dave Sands, throws a long left at his partner, Frank Maguire, in an exhibition…

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Show Association's Committee Ballot

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 July 1950 · page 6

The result of the Newcastle Show Association's postal ballot for the 14 retiring committee members will be declared at the…

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Suggestions on Show Exhibits

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 August 1950 · page 6

Many suggestions to improve the layout of exhibits at Newcastle Show were made by committee members at the annual meeting in the Chamber of Manufactures rooms last night…

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Letters To the Editor Trade Fair Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 2

AT the recent discussion on incentives in industry, held in Newcastle by the Australian Institute of Political Science. I was…

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Mud Cleared For Brisbane Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 7

Mud is being scraped off the sodden Brisbane Exhibition Ground in preparation for the Brisbane Show, which opens on…

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Kindergarten Exhibition Off This Year

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 August 1950 · page 6

Because of staffing difficulties in district kindergartens and the absence of the district supervisor on sick leave, the exhibition of…

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Pedlars' Fair At Branxton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 4
Also in The Newcastle Sun

The Parents and Friends' Committee of Branxton Methodist Church held a pedlars' fair afternoon in the Parish Hall at the…

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