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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs
562 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 29
Provided the weather holds, Newcastle Show officials are confident of completing the scheduled ring programme before tomorrow night. The Show Secretary (Mr. P.)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bellbird winning the second heat of the N.R.M.A. trot at Newcastle Show yesterday. In a fast run, Ladies' Pick (on the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Teralba Red Cross will hold its annual fair in May and the gift evening in March and April. Delegates to the Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Keen interest was shown at Newcastle Show in the polocrosse exhibition given by teams from Sydney. Picture shows the players reaching for a high throw. The passing was very good, with excellent riding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night lighting at the Show had been made possible by the State Dockyard, the President of the Show Association (Ald. Cane) said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Different styles in jumping at Newcastle Show yesterday. Top: Radiant, ridden by G. Sidebottom, easily clears the hurdle;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle City Council health officers yesterday stopped about 12 photographers taking pictures without permits outside the main gates…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a record Friday attendance of 28,088 at Newcastle Show yesterday. Last year there was an attendance of 27,620 at the show…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dave Sands, British Empire middleweight champion, drew a larger crowd to Jimmy Sharman's boxing show last night, when he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Menzies advised Mr. R. James, the Federal member for Hunter, yesterday that he would open Cessnock Show on March 16…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two high jump riders who hold Newcastle Show records smiled with pleasure when they heard the high lump events might be included in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE.—The Olympic Organising Committee has adopted a plan to hold the 1956 Olympic Games at the Show…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Silvya Miller, 2, daughter of a showman, was bitten on the face and neck by her father's dog at the Showground yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Between 50,000 and 60,000 people are expected to take advantage of today's fine weather to visit day and night sessions at the last day of the 1951 Newcastle Show. Show officials are confident…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A feature of the ring events at Newcastle Show was the display by Army Technical School motor-cyclists. 1. A matter of balance. 2. The Army cyclists did not keep to the road safety rules. 3. At Dixon Park, R. & R. team during the mass examination for Bronze Medallions at Nobbys Beach. 4. Men from the Army Technical School discard a sidecar wheel during: their display at the Show. They changed the wheel while in motion. 5. Mrs. L. Farley competing in the second…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"IT'S a carnival now, more than a show" was the comment of one regular visitor to the Newcastle Show. That seems to be the case if one examines the annual effort closely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Show gate takings of £9868/7/ were a record, but attendances were almost 15,000 fewer than the previous best. The rise in gate takings this…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TORONTO Methodist Church will hold a flower show in the School of Arts to-morrow. The Lady Mayoress (Mrs. Purdue) will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Respite the big flood which devastated surrounding farmlands last month, Maitland's 91st. show had very bright prospects, the president (Mr. W. E. Sparke) said today…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A record entry of 625 horses was an outstanding feature of Maitland's 91st annual show, the principal judging of which began today. The Show, which will run for…
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