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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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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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Wins Again In Show To North

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The North had more success in cattle sections at Sydney Royal Show to-day…

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Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 10

Stockton Bowling Club is looking for one four for its £100 Easter carnival. The vacancy occurred because a…

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Stockton Hockey Teams For Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 12

Stockton first and re-serve grades hockey teams will journey to Gardiner Park, Banksia, on Easter…

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Strange Exhibit At Sydney Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 5

SHAGGY BULL: If you mistook this animal for a black sheep, we'll understand, but it's really a bullcalf, one of the Galloway breed, being exhibited for the first time at the Sydney Easter Show…

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102,112 Attend Sydney Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— A total of 102,112 people attended to-day's Royal Easter Show. Last year, on the…

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700 Entries For Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 10

GOSFORD, Friday. — Entries total 700 for the 19 events at Terrigal Surf Club's carnival on Sunday…

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Big Show Crowd In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Autumn weather attracted 153,655 people to Sydney Show to-day. This figure is 13,591 more…

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"Pilgrim's Progress" Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 2

ELSTOW (England). (Reuter).—John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," the world's best-seller next to…

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Bright Tennis At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 6

Play was bright at Maitland District Lawn Tennis Association's Easter carnival at the week-end, particularly in…

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Show Once More 'Best Ever'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Sydney Show this year was the greatest ever staged, the Registrar (Mr. H. N. Sarina) said…

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Millionth Show Patron Is Expected Today

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY. — A crowd of 85,000 thronged the Showground this afternoon, but the millionth patron is not expected till later in the day. It needs an attendance of 147,146 people for that…

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It's Fun To Get Lost At The Royal Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 April 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: Many of the 700 children who have been lost so far at the Royal Easter Show have been reluctant to leave the lost children's tent when claimed by relatives. There is good reason for…

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Hurt At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Donald Schutz, buckjump rider, of Warialda, fractured a leg when he was thrown in a rodeo event…

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Show 'Taken Over' By Children

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY: — Children really made it their day at the Show today and by noon there were at least…

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Show Lost Children Eat Well

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Seven hundred children have been lost at Sydney Show this year. The lost children have…

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Successful Finish To Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The 1953 Royal Easter Show closed to-night after a total crowd of 1,110,195 had seen the…

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Art On Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Nan Gardner, of Church-street, Newcastle, will shoe 19 portraits and flower studies in her first…

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Championship Dog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 19

The Northern All Breeds Kennel Club show, at which Mr. R. H. Philp, of Sydney, will judge, will be…

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Notification to Clubs on Surf Carnival Teams

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 April 1953 · page 18

District surf clubs will be told that it is essential to inform the local branch before sending…

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