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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 29

Wool On Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 5

When Mrs. Ewen Waterman received guests at the third of the International Wool Secretariat's fashion shows, she her…

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Art Show Offered For October

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 May 1953 · page 3

The National Art Gallery has offered to arrange an art exhibition in Newcastle from October 13 to 27, if suitable…

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Woodlands Dog Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 May 1953 · page 5

Entries for the Woodlands dog show close with the organiser, G. J. Whalley, 26 Barker St., Mayfield…

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Newcastle Art Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Aid. Purdue) will call a meeting next month to set up a local organisation to help…

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Morisset Junior Farmers' Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1953 · page 6

Junior farmer from Awaba, Wyee, Lake Eraring, Mannering Park and Morisset have decided to hold a show at…

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Baseball Exhibition For Cessnock

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 14

Cessnock Council last night granted permission to Cessnock Ex-Services Club to conduct, a baseball…

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Nothing To Show After It's All Over

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 10

LONDON, Thur. (O.S.R.) —As tens of thousands of visitors continue to pour' into London, there's…

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200 Entries For Tennis Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 12

More than 200 entries have been received for the Cessnock district tennis annual championships to…

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Fair Fit For Rosehill

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 19

Last start winner Fair sprinted smartly over three furlongs in 38 on No. 2 grass track at…

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"Not Given Fair Go", Says Trainee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 5

A National Service trainee told Newcastle Court today that he did not attend an obligatory camp because he "did not get a fair go from the officers."…

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Army Trainee Says 'Not Given Fair Go'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 9

A National Service trainee yesterday gave as his excuse for having failed to attend an obligatory camp that he was…

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Prince Charles's Show Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.PD. —Spectators at the ringside at Bath Show yesterday applauded loudly when…

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Show Crowd To Camp In Open Air

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.— Thirty-two bulls from 14 of Australia's most famous studs will be flown to Brunette…

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Pugs Show Disdain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

Three pugs owned by Mr. R. Taylor, of Bolton Point, stare disdainfully at other competitors in a dog show…

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Annual Poultry Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 9

At Newcastle Show-ground on June 12 and 13 Newcastle Poultry Club will hold its annual show…

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Labels To Show Wool Used

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday. — The Federal Government to-day introduced a new system for the labelling of imported…

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Dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 6

Woodlands Home championship dog show will be held at Newcastle Showground on Saturday. More than 250…

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Fourfold Return On Show Sheep

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

About 80 sheep brought from Moree to Newcastle for a shearing exhibition at New-castle Show in February provided: A cheque for £223/1/7…

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Guild Afternoon To Aid Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 5

Money from a floral after noon held by St. Andrew's Presbyterian Women's Guild yesterday will go towards the…

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8 Teams For Polo Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 9

Six N.S.W. and two Queensland teams have entered for the Hunter Valley Polo Association's three-day carnival…

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