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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Morisset Show On February 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

Mr. D'Arcy Rose, M.L.A., will open Morisset District Show at 2.30 p.m. on February 2. The show will continue to next day, when horse…

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Our Gardener Says: Plant Poppies Now For Winter Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

Iceland Poppies may be safely sown from now till about the end of April. By making several small sowings in the next three months, a long period of winter and spring flowering may be had. The…

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Migrants Work For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 7

Luy Tonitto and Vincente de Martin, two migrants, work on a gutter at the Showground in preparing for the opening of Newcastle Show…

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Cornel Wilde In "Greatest Show On Earth"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 5

HOLLYWOOD, Fri. (O.S.R.). — Cecil B. DeMille has signed another star — Cornel Wilde, — to fill one of the six top roles…

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Carnival To-day In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Transport officials have completed arrangements to handle more than 500,000 people when Sydney's Australia Day…

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Merewether Wins March Past At Home Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 4

Merewether Surf Club added to its long list of successes by winning the march past event at its home carnival this afternoon. Stockton was second, New-…

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New Holden Truck on Show To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The new Holden utility truck, the first Australia-made commercial motor vehicle, will be shown for the first…

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Tropical Fish Display at Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 11

An exhibition of tropical fish will be on display in the Horticulture Pavilion at this year's Newcastle Show…

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Show Date Stands At Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 6

The executive of Maitland Show Association, which yesterday inspected the ground to ascertain whether the flood caused damage,…

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£1000 Fireworks Show Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 4

The Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) said last night that £1000 had been tentatively set aside for Jubilee fireworks. The Jubilee Celebrations…

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R.A.A.F. To Exhibit Jet At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 2

A Vampire jet aircraft from No. 78 Fighter Wing, Williamtown, would be exhibited at Newcastle Show, an R.A.A.F. officer said…

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Caves Beach Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 12

Redhead Surf Club members will be present in force at the Northern District branch carnival at Caves Beach on Sunday…

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Big Entry For Newcastle Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 15

Although entries from Metropolitan clubs for the Newcastle Surf Club's annual carnival, to be held on…

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Bowling Carnival at Lorn

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

The annual Easter Bowling Carnival of the Hunter District Bowling Association will be held at Lorn this year…

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Companions At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 1

Janet Moncrief found her pet Alsatian a protective friend when they went to Morisset Show yesterday…

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Morisset Holds First Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

Horse and sporting, events at Morisset's first show yesterday were postponed till to-day because timber millers in the district had to recoup time lost by two wet days this week…

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Trio Spent Day At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

Margaret McCarthy, Margaret Smith and Glendon Gordon, all of Bonnell's Bay, spent a happy day at Morisset Show yesterday…

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Flooded Farmer Handfeeds Stock For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 4

A Maitland dairyfarmer, although flooded out, is handfeeding his stud cattle to exhibit them at Maitland Show this month…

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Carnival Made £75 Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 5

A profit of £75/4/5 including donations, was made from the Christmas carnival it was reported to Warner's Bay Progress…

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Display At Show By 12 Surf Clubs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1951 · page 2

At least 12 surf clubs would give a display at Newcastle Show, the Secretary of Newcastle Show Association (Mr. P. G. Legoe) said…

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