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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

562 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 29

Buck Ryan Giving the Show Away!

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 4

AFTER YOU'VE DROPPED US AT THE HOSPITAL, BE WISE AND REPORT THAT DOMELESS INCIDENT TO THE POLICE, DRIVER…

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Suburban and District Tests Show Ramp Area "Very Clear"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1951 · page 3

Tests taken of air pollution at the coal loading ramps at the pit paddock, Lambton, showed the area was very clean and compared…

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Art Show Opens On

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 6

"The Newcastle Sun" 1951 Children's Art Show will open in the City Hall Supper Room next Monday at 9 a.m…

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All For Show In Argentine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 5

South Americans placed great emphasis on outward show, and little on appearances in the home, Mrs. J. C. Richards said in a talk…

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Floral Show Film For City Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 4

Arrangements had been made to take coloured films of every floral exhibit in Civic Park in this year's Floral Festival, the Chairman of…

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Army Band's Visit For Floral Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1951 · page 2

The Eastern Command Band will visit Newcastle for the opening of the Jubilee Floral Festival on Sept. 11…

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Publishers Rush Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 2

Interest from publishing houses in the Newcastle Book Exhibition from October 15 to 19 was so great that firms wishing to exhibit…

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Dog Show October 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 August 1951 · page 4

Newcastle and Merewether Combined Canine Club decided to hold a championship show at Broadmeadow Showground on Sunday,…

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Charlestown Fair Raised £44

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 4

A fair, at Charlestown raised £44/16/1 for the Charlestown Mothers' Club. The fair was opened by the…

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Selecting Art Show Pictures

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 August 1951 · page 2

Three thousand pictures for "The Newcastle Sun" 1951 Children's Art Show will be hung in the City Hall supper…

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Children's Art On Exhibition Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 3

Children and their parents commenced inspecting "The Newcastle Sun" 1951 Children's Art Show when it opened at nine o'clock this morning and by this afternoon hundreds had already seen what…

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"The Sun" Art Show Opens

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 1

Newcastle schoolchildren crowded into the City Hall as soon as the doors were opened today for "The Newcastle Son" 1951 Art Show. Th are was a steady stream throughout the day and critics praised the exceptionally high standard of the children's work…

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Sides Show Poor Form in League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 August 1951 · page 6

Lakes United beat Kurri Kurri, 20-7, in the second semi-final of the Newcastle Rugby League competition on Saturday, but both teams disappointment…

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Exhibition Bout

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 8

Don Johnson, the most discussed boxer in Australia, will appear in a three-round exhibition at Newcastle Stadium next Saturday night…

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Art Show called "Outstanding"

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

Everyone who has visited the "Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show in the Supper Room of the City Hall considers that this year's exhibition is outstanding in all respects…

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Film Show By Airlines

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 3

Representatives of two oversea airways showed films on the attractions of countries their airlines touched at a function in Newcastle last night. The Sales Representative of the B.O.A.C. (Mr. R. J. Geddes), left, talks with the Public Relations Officer of T.E.A.L…

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"sun" Art Show Eisteddfod

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 5

"The Newcastle Sun" Art Show is creating keen interest at the City Hall and the Cultural Centre Hut. 1. One of the first arrivals this morning was Joan O'Leary, who found much to interest her in the pictures created by fellow students. 2. Denise Blackwell and Marlene Batterham, winners of the 16 years and under duet, at the City of Newcastle Eisteddfod today. 3. Tony Sternbeck playing his violin solo in the instrumental section at Newcastle Eisteddfod today. 4. Stephenia Lloyd…

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Youth At "Sun" Art Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1951 · page 4

Newcastle youth takes its art seriously, judging by the expressions on the faces of most of these young people at the "Sun" Art Show yesterday. The opening day of the exhibition brought a steady steam of visitors to the City Hall…

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Big Crowds Attend Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 August 1951 · page 6

Large numbers of children, parents and others interested in child art have already inspected this year's "Newcastle Sun"…

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Letter Box "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 August 1951 · page 6

"The Newcastle Sun" Art Show has become an essential part of the artistic life of Newcastle and district…

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