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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1950

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14 In Costa Rica Air Mail Series For National Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 November 1950 · page 7

Costa Rica has commemorated the 1950 National Agricultural, Livestock and Industrial Fair, at Cartago, with fourteen black-centred air mail stamps…

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Rainbow Fair At Hamilton North

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1950 · page 4

Hamilton North Infants School grounds were crowded on Saturday afternoon when the annual Rainbow Pair…

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Newcastle Show Holiday

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 2

Thursday, Feb. 22, has been proclaimed a public holiday in the Newcastle District for the Newcastle Show…

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Soekarno Won't Show Hand on N.G.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 1

DJAKARTA, Nov. 13. A.A.P.— Reuter.—The President of Indonesia (Dr. Soekarno) would not reveal the "trump card" his…

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Sorlie Variety Show To Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 4

The Sorlie Variety Company will make a return visit to Newcastle in the week preceding Christmas…

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M.l.a. to Open Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 2

Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., will open the Wangi Carnival on December 23 and Mr. J. Simpson, M.L.A., will open the Speers Point carnival…

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Carnival Noise "Nuisance"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 4

Amplification of speech and music from a carnival run by surf clubs in Parnell Park was creating a public nuisance, the President…

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Only Exhibition For Desert Warrior

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—Desert Warrior, who before to-day had shown his best form in Queensland, where during the winter he won three races in succession, made an exhibition of the Strand Handicap field at…

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Soviet Bans Art Show to Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 November 1950 · page 7

RBELIN, Nov. 17. A.A.P.-Reuter. —The Soviet authorities have banned organised groups of East German school children from…

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Hospital Carnival At Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 November 1950 · page 5

SINGLETON, Sunday.—A boxing exhibition in the showground pavilion was the first part of a programme of a carnival being held…

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Toronto Infants' School Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 4

Toronto Infants' School held a doll and pet show and decorated bicycles, scooters, and prams, in the school grounds…

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Selection Of Judges For Dogs At Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 November 1950 · page 3

A meeting of all dog clubs in the Newcastle and northern district will be held at the Show Office at 7.45 p.m…

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Carnival Spirit In London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1950 · page 5

Giant grotesques prance down Ludgate Hill, London, in the Carnival of Malta tableau of the Lord Mayor of London's Show. Although drenched by fine rain, thousands of spectators lined the streets…

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Family Man— Fair Warning

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 11

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Congregational Fair At Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 6

Lambton Congregational School Hall was decorated with ballons and streamers when the Women's Guild held its annual…

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Waratah-Mayfield Red Cross Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 6

Waratah-Mayfield Red Cross held its annual fair in the R.S.L social hall. The president of Hamilton…

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Cessnock Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 November 1950 · page 2

Cessnock branch of the Art Council have arranged an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and handicrafts by local…

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NJC Christmas Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 13

The Newcastle Jockey Club has arranged a two-day Christmas carnival on Tuesday, December 26, and Saturday, Dec…

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Wallsend Junior Farmers' Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 11

Nearly 200 exhibits were received for the 15th Annual Show of the Wallsend Junior Farmers held in Wallsend R.S.L. Hall last night. The Show was opened by Mr…

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Junior Farmers' Show At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 November 1950 · page 3

Wallsend Junior Farmers held their 15th Annual show at Wallsend last night. Two proud members, Barbara Loudon, 12, and Allan Findlay, 13, Secretary, display produce…

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