Flowers Show Opens Floral Festival
A mass of blooms has transformed the City Hall supper room into a garden of riotous color for the first day of the Horticultural Society's floral exhibition…
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Shows & fairs, 1951
562 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 29
Neville Sellwood Has Good Mounts For Spring Carnival
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Neville Sellwood, who arrived by plane from England to-night, has been engaged to ride fancied horses at the spring meeting. He will resume riding at Randwick on Saturday, and his…
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Flowers from three States arrived in Newcastle by air yesterday for the Spring Flower Show of the Newcastle Horticultural…
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Large crowds last night visited the display in the Newcastle City Hall supper room of blooms arranged by members of the Newcastle Horticultural Council. Inspecting some of the exhibits were, from left, Mrs. I. Stephenson, and Mrs. D. Payne, both…
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Junction School Parents and Citizens' Association decided last night to hold a fair on Saturday, September 29. There will be stalls and a…
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LONDON, Sept. 11. A.A.P.—An Englishman was acclaimed by a congress of 400 magicians from 20 countries…
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NINE stalls, decorated with flowers, were stocked ana staffed by members of the Women's Guild at the annual…
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One of the highlights of the Floral Festival today was the Orchid Circle Annual Show in the City Hall. Pictures show: 1. Mrs. A. Weatherburn and Mrs. G. Tomkin (Waratah) examining some of the rare orchids. 2. Ids and Ronald Groenhout, Dutch children now living at Wallsend, showed keen interest in the fish bowl in the orchid display. 3. Two keen orchid fanciers at the display today were Jennifer Gibson and her mother, Mrs. R. F. Gibson, of Mayfield 4. Floral Festival princess and…
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Mrs. R. Richards and her 12-month-old daughter, Anne Louise, with a doll from the stall conducted by Mrs. E. McMorrine and Mrs. S. A. Shaw at St. Andrew's Laman St. Spring Fair. At left: Secretary of St. Andrew's Guild…
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Newcastle Orchid Circle's show in the City Hall attracted many visitors yesterday and last night. Among them was Judith…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fashion Show Rehearsal
Bert Millington tries on, and Eric Duguid admires, an American screen-printed shirt which will figure in a male mannequin parade in Newcastle City Hall next Thursday. The shirt, and other examples of imported beachwear, were delivered from the…
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A committee formed at Stockton to promote State-wide tourist interest in the district is planning a big Jubilee carnival in December as the opening of its campaign…
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Top: "Chinaman" Bruce Playford, 8, pours tea for Helen Garnham, 9, and her sister Marilyn, 4, at a children's frolic in…
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At Hamilton Methodist Church spring fair in the Westley Church yesterday, Mrs. D. Lloyd (left), and Mrs. E. Growthrone (right), admire a cake presented to Mrs. D. Lloyd, sen., centre, after she opened the fair on behalf of the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Purdue)…
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Hamilton Wesley Church Hall was decorated with spring flowers for the spring fair yesterday. Colourful stalls added to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Male Mannequin Show
Miss H. Comerford provided feminine relief to a predominantly male mannequin parade in the City Hall last night, to aid Broadmeadow Red Cross. Newcastle retailers combined to present the show. The men in the picture from left, are K. Gosper, A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →First Annual Branxton Show
Branxton will have its first annual agricultural show on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 5 and 6…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Quiet Drink At Fair
Dennis, 4 (left) and John, 7, Sjostedt, of Hamilton, enjoy lemonade and a comic at a Spring Fair for St. Peter's Church of England Women's Auxiliary, Hamilton, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Continental Cooking For Exhibition
A demonstration featuring continental cooking will be a highlight of Newcastle Book Exhibition from October 15 to 19. The demonstration, to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butterfly Theme At Church Fair
Dozens of coloured cardboard butterflies, covered with tinsel, decorated Park-street Methodist Church Hall. Merewether, for the…
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