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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1952

522 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 27

"Greatest Show" Is Exactly That

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 5

Cecil Blount de Mille has done most things—he has parted the Red Sea, burnt Rome and crumbled the Temple of Gaza, but all his past achievements seem…

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Show Horse In Cross Actions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 12

Judge Brereton returned a verdict in favour of the plaintiff in two actions at Newcastle District Court yesterday…

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Cessnock Tennis Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

Cessnock Tennis Club reports heavy bookings for the exhibition match by Australian champions on…

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Surf Carnival Starts Brought Forward

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 8

Entries for Newcastle Surf Club's carnival on Saturday are so numerous that it has been necessary to decide the heats of the belt race in the morning and bring forward the starting time of the boat races to…

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Parlor Coach Appeal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 3

A special display of hypnotism will be given by Kee, the Newcastle hypnotist, at the City Hall…

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Vacancies For Show Membership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

Newcastle Show Association committee decided last night to reopen its membership list to absorb unclaimed tickets…

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Native Art Show To Return

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 2

The exhibition of aboriginal art which closed yesterday will be brought back to Newcastle for a one-day display…

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Photo Display At Maitland Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 3

Entries for the photographic display at Maitland Show had been received from Victoria, Tasmania,…

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New Bus Run For Newcastle Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 February 1952 · page 4

A new bus service will be introduced for the duration of the Newcastle Show…

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Premier Explains Fair Rents Act

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 8

The amended Landlord and Tenants Act which came into operation on Dec. 28, 1951, did not in…

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Carnival Test For Surfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 8

Newcastle surf carnival on Saturday will be a splendid trial for Newcastle surfers for the State championships…

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Talks On British Film Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Wed. (A.A.P.): Mr. John Davis, managing-director of the J. Arthur Rank organisation, will…

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No Youth Group Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The Surf Lifesaving Association of Australia has rejected a proposal by the Youth Carnival…

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Championship Ribbons For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 3

Messrs. Keith Michael and Les. Helmer, of Cook's Hill, have 1800 show championship ribbons—but they did not win…

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Show Rodeo Events: Big Entry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 9

A number of Newcastle boys will have their first ride on a bullock at the Newcastle Show this…

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Many Apply For Show Membership

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1952 · page 4

Newcastle Show Association received more than 100 applications for membership yesterday…

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Air Photos Show Natural Resources

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK: All of the United States' 3,000,000 square miles except for about 5 per cent of mountainous or sub-marginal land in the far west, have been mapped by aerial…

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More Paid For Show Stands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1952 · page 4

Privileges for the Maitland Show, other than publicans' booths, realised £887 at auction at Maitland yesterday,…

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Close Watch For Sharks At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 2

Special precautions had been taken against shark attacks at the Newcastle surf carnival to-morrow, the…

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Meeting To Complete Show Plan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 3

Programme arrangements for Newcastle's 1952 Show will be completed at a meeting of the Show Association's ring…

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