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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Record Entry For "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 2

A record number of entries from all parts of the district and extending as far North as Muswellbrook, Singleton, Gloucester and Girvan to Wyong in the South were, judged this…

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3 Show Promise At Caulfield Melbourne Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 August 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—La Taraise, Flying Halo and Rondalee gave pointers to early success by their displays…

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Show Society Has £3530 Profit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 4

Newcastle Show Association made a profit of £3530/18/ over all its activities, including night trotting, for the year…

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National Art Show At Nesca House

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 13

Director of the National Art Gallery of N.S.W. (Mr. Hal Missingham) has agreed to the use of Nesca…

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Rival Show In Berlin 'Battle' Of Parcels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 August 1953 · page 1

BERLIN, August 3. A.A.P.—The Communist administration of East Berlin started to-day…

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2525 Pictures At 1953 Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 August 1953 · page 6

Due to the high standard of entries for "The Newcastle Sun" 1953 Children's Art Show, the judges had to include more pictures for this year's exhibition and 2525 pictures will be hung. Judging of the pictures…

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Interest High In Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 August 1953 · page 3

School children who have entered pictures for "The Newcastle Sun" 1953 Children's Art Show are…

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Happy Fair Group

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 3

At Newcastle Cathedral Women's Auxiliary Fair yesterday were Rev. R. Porter, who was awarded on O.B.E…

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Heavy Poll For Show Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1953 · page 2

Voting for the committee had been particularly heavy, the returning officer (Mr. G. Beath) told the annual meeting…

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Church Fair Donations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 5

District firms and friends of Brown-street Congregational Church Girls' Fellowship had given generously to the annual…

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Girls Prepare For Fellowship Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 4

Helen Sullivan, Margaret Evans and Joan Bowles fill sweets baskets at Brown-street Congregational Church Girls'…

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3 Show Promise At Caulfield Melbourne Correspondent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1953 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Sunday. — Indications of early successes were given at Caulfield yesterday by Silver Hawk (third in…

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Henricks Beaten In Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 10

HONGKONG, Aug. 10. A.A.P.—One thousand wildly cheering spectators saw Hongkong's Chinese. Olympic…

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Australia's Test Attack Still A 2-Man Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 August 1953 · page 16

MANCHESTER, Tues. (from R. S Whittington): Though Australia has as good as beaten Lancashire without Lindwall and Miller bowling in the second innings, no…

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"Fair Go" For New Bus Stops

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 16

Ald. H. Braye today appealed to the public to give the new bus-stop arrangements in Hunter-st. a fair trial before they condemned them. Ald. Brave was the only…

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Children Show Better Physique

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1953 · page 20

LONDON.—Between 1939 and 1949 London school-children gained an average of three-quarters of an…

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Orchid Show At Mayfield

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 3

The Lord Mayor (Alderman F. J. Purdue) will open the 1st annual Orchid Show held by…

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R.S.L. To Assist Spring Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1953 · page 5

Waratah-Mayfield R.S.L. last night decided to co-operate and assist at the Mayfield Spring Carnival…

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Exhibition At Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1953 · page 16

Some of Newcastle's leading tennis players will play in an exhibition at Stockton Club's Courts to-morrow afternoon…

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Women Bowlers' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 August 1953 · page 5

The Northumberland District Bowling Association has been granted permission by the State Association to conduct a bowls…

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