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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 29

Girls' Swim Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 March 1953 · page 14

About 600 children from secondary schools as far south as Gosford and as far north as Muswellbrook, competed in a swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday. A Cessnock group clusters around Janice Fogg, who won…

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Puppet Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1953 · page 7

A puppet show, of "Little Red Riding Hood," "Punchinello" and "Little Sambo," will he held at the kindergarten In…

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Exhibition By Architects

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 2

Exhibits from the Netherlands and New Caledonia, as well as from Sydney and Newcastle, are…

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Dahila Show At City Mission

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 9

A large decorative dahlia exhibited by Mr. W. Bagnall was judged the best exhibit at a dahlia and flower show held in the Newcastle City Mission Hall, Wickham, on Saturday…

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Architects' Show Opens To-Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 March 1953 · page 3

Newcastle Division of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects will open an exhibition of architecture in Nesca…

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Architectural Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 11

MR. E. C. SARA, Newcastle architect, Mrs. B. Murray (Mayfield) and Miss Jan McDonald (Bar…

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Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1953 · page 5

St. Luke's Church of England will hold a flower show and exhibition in Wallsend Masonic Hall next Saturday,…

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Show Price 5/-

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The price of admission to Royal Sydney Show would be increased by 6d to 5/ for adults, it…

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Ruling On Quiz Show Cheque

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A cheque for £1500 post-dated to 1962, given by radio compere Jack Maybury to a…

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Dog Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 4

Mr. H. C. Phipps, of Sydney, will judge a championship Collie dog show to be held in the grounds of…

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No Bar To Show Or Easter Parties

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 March 1953 · page 23

CANBERRA: There was no reason why parties connected with the Royal Show and other Easter…

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Japanese Art Show Opens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 7

GOSFORD, Thursday.—Before about 40 people the wife of Professor E. G. Waterhouse open on exhibition of…

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Expensive Opening For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday. —Sydney's 124th Royal Easter Show, which will open to-morrow, will be the most…

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Royal Show Has Begun In Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 March 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY: The 1953 Royal Easter Show opened its gates to the public today amid noise, bustle and scenes of final preparation. A record number of…

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Fair Response To Security Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1953 · page 2

Applications in Newcastle for the 17th Security Loan were coming in "fairly well" a Loan officer said yesterday…

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Record Sydney Show Crowd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY. Sunday.—A record crowd of 119,464 people attended Sydney Royal Show yesterday. This brought the two days'…

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At Collie Club's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

Studies at the Newcastle Collie Club's championships at New-bolds' yesterday. Above: Kelva Gibbous, 2, of Marylands,…

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Collie Dog Show At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Watts's "Delmar Superior" was judged the best exhibit at the championship show conducted by the Newcastle and Northern District Collie Club in…

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Bull Attacks Boy At Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY: A bull charged a family party in the cattle pavilion at the Royal Show today, knocking a…

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EDITORIAL- One-Man Buses Should Have Fair Test

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1953 · page 10

FACED with a desperate financial situation in its transport services, the Government is clearly determined to go ahead with its plans to put the undertakings…

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