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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

562 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 29

Levante Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 4

Owing to transport delays, the Levante show, billed to open in the Merewether-street marquee to-night, will not open its season till…

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Y.W.C.A. Exhibition Of Handicrafts

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 July 1951 · page 6

Hand-worked articles have been sent by Semco, of Melbourne, to be shown at the exhibition of handicrafts by Y.W…

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Jubilee Bowls Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 8

To arrange details for the Jubilee Bowls Carnival, to be held from September 3 to 8, a meeting of bowls club presidents and secretaries will…

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False Rail Down For N.J.C. Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 July 1951 · page 8

The false rail at Broadmeadow has been dismantled for the Cup carnival on Thursday, Aug. 16. and Saturday, Aug. 18…

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Athletic Carnival Postponed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 August 1951 · page 9

The condition of Vaughan Park (Speers Point) following the heavy rain has resulted in the postponement…

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Show Society's Profit £1642

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

Newcastle Show Association made a profit of £1642 in the year ended May 31, despite a loss of £993 on night trotting…

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Bulldog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 5

THE 12th two-point championship show of the Northern British Bulldog Club will be held on the Newcastle Showground,…

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Around the Schools National Athletic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 4

Trials to select State teams for the national schoolboys and schoolgirls jubilee athletic championships in Hobart on December 15 will be run in Sydney in October…

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Children's Art Show Pictures For Culture Centre

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 August 1951 · page 3

Pictures again will be chosen from "The Newcastle Sun" eighth annual Children's Art Show to form the nucleus of…

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Show Society Fees Doubled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

The annual subscription to Newcastle Show Association will be increased from £1/1/- to £2/2/-. The price of women's badges…

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Levante Show To Aid Lake Home

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

The Levante Show, which is being staged in Merewether St., behind Civic Station, will be held next Sunday night in aid…

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Show May Conduct Big Foot Race

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 August 1951 · page 2

NEWCASTLE Show Association Committee will consider holding a major foot-running race similar to the…

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Soccer Carnival (To the Editor.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 12

WE DESIRE to express deep appreciation to the organisers of the Secondary Schools Soccer Carnival for the splendid treatment…

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Shipowners 'Must Show Defect'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Shipowners had to show that shortages of labour on the waterfront were due to some defect or default by the…

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Antique Silver Show Pieces Worth £11,000

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 August 1951 · page 5

Silver valued at more than £11,000 will be on display in Newcastle from Aug. 15 to Aug. 22. The exhibition is the first of its kind to be held here and at…

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Pictures Arrive For Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 August 1951 · page 2

Pictures for "The Newcastle Sun's" eighth Children's Art Show are being received at the City Hall today, tomorrow and…

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School Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 4

Newcastle East School Parents and Citizens' Association will hold a fair at 2 p.m. on Saturday It will be opened by Senator J…

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Puppet Show Used By Police Squad To Teach Safety

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 August 1951 · page 3

A puppet show, illustrating the danger of children speaking to strangers, was shown for the first time in Newcastle today, to the Infants' Department of Junction Demonstration School. It was part of the campaign…

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Puppets Show In Safety Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 3

Puppet shows, illustrating the danger of children speaking to strangers, will soon be shown in Newcastle schools. Constable R. W. Mann, of the Newcastle Police school lecturing staff, will give the demonstrations. He is shown at right…

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Newcastle Scenes In Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 August 1951 · page 5

The exhibition of paintings by Miss Dorn Toovey in the Legacy Shop Bolton-street is pleasing without being exciting…

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