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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

562 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 29

Industrial Fair For Jubilee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 2

Newcastle Institute of Professional and Technical Organisations will hold an industrial and scientific exposition as part of the…

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Attendance At Easter Show Down

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—When the Jubilee Royal Easter Show ended to-night, the aggregate attendance was 1,089,626—well below that of…

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No Motor Pacing at Amateur Cycling Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 12

Because of divergent views as to whether motor pacing improves amateur track racing, it is intended to make the races unpaced at the…

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W.E.A. Club To Show French Film

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 29 March 1951 · page 6

The film adaptation of Andre Gide's play "Pastoral Symphony" will be screened by the W.E.A. Documentary Film Club…

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Bodies Invited To Industrial Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1951 · page 2

Manufacturers, industrialists, Government bodies, the Joint Coal Board, University of Technology, Department of Mines, C.S.I.R.O…

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Mass Of Colored Patterns For Schools' Big Jubilee Show

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 March 1951 · page 3

Thousands of rolls of multicolored crinkle paper and material have been distributed to district schools in preparation for the Jubilee Celebrations at Newcastle Showground on April 18…

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Aero Club's First Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1951 · page 1

The Mayor of Maitland (Ald. J. Harvey and Mr. D. G. McDonald, Vice-president of the newly-formed Maitland Aero…

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Jubilee Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 6

The Jubilee championship cycling carnival at Mitchell Park, Merewether, on Saturday night, will be the biggest amateur track gala held…

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Hopes for Show Cattle Exhibits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

One thing Newcastle Show needed was cattle, the President of the Show Association (Ald. Cane) told the Show Committee last night. Ald. Cane, who was commenting…

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Fewer at This Year's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1951 · page 2

Attendances on the four days and nights of this year's Newcastle Show were 116,457, compared with 131,167 last year, the Treasurer…

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Women's Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 10

The Australian women's bowling carnival will be held in Brisbane from April 8 to 20. The Secretary of…

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Menzies Asks for "Fair Chance" Pledge On Prices, Communism

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mr. Menzies appealed to-night for renewal of the mandate given in the 1949 general elections and for a majority for the Government parties in the Senate…

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Show Crowd's Jokes About Road Toll

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Transport Minister (Mr. Sheahan) seriously doubts whether a large section of road users can be taught to act "decently and safely" on the roads. He bases this believe on re-…

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Miners' Officers To Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Vicepresident president of the Miners' Federation (Mr. W. Parkinson) to-day told the Central Executive of the…

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Veteran Show Member Is Still Active Member 49 Years

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 April 1951 · page 4

Mr. J. Whittaker, of Donald-st., Hamilton, is believed to be the only surviving member of the original band who held…

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Jubilee Cycling Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 5

Handicap events in all sections at the Jubilee cycling carnival at Mitchell Park tonight are expected to provide a grand struggle…

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Gun-dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 April 1951 · page 6

At a meeting of the Northern Gun-dog Society. Messrs. P. Sheppard, B. Breeze, Hoole and MacKensey were appointed a…

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Give Zoning Plan Fair Trial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 April 1951 · page 2

The public should respond to Mr. Canill's appeal to give the power zone plan a lair trial, although that does not debar…

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Art Exhibition On April 16

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 April 1951 · page 4

The Jubilee Art Exhibition, which begins in the Cultural Centre Hut on Monday, April 16, will be officially opened by…

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Junior Women's Guild Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 April 1951 · page 5

Hamilton Presbyterian School Hall was crowded yesterday afternoon when the Junior Women's Guild held a Jubilee fair…

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