700 for Tennis Carnival
More than 700 entries have been received by Newcastle Tennis Association for its County of Northumberland…
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Shows & fairs, 1953
578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 29
Woman Controls Show
When Newcastle Show opens next month, Miss Sedley Towler, of Hamilton, will make local history; she will be the only woman to have organised the show since it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Gardener Says: Plan For Winter Show Now
The time for planting the winter show of flowers is moving on; if it has not already been done, seeds should be bought and sown…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →M'wether Surf Carnival
Merewether Surf Club made a bright showing: for its Australia Day carnival this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Coronation Fabric on Show in U.s
NEW YORK, Sunday (O.S.R.). — Half a yard of the royal purple silk velvet woven for Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tennis Exhibition Trophies
Newcastle Tennis Association will present trophies to the winning pair in the doubles match between V. Seixas and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kurri Swim Carnival
C. Garland, a five-year-old Muswellbrook girl, will compete at Kurri Kurri swimming carnival on February 7 in a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Paterson Show
Paterson Show Society has advised the Lord Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Purdue) that the date of the show has been…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Surf Carnival Breaches Investigation
SYDNEY.—Surf officials will meet tonight to decide whether clubs will suffer for an infringement by an…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →'Chop Title At Show
Mr. Tom Kirk, of Mount Wilson, holder of the 15in. Australian underhand wood-chop championship, would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Champion For Sheep Work At Show
One of two sheep dogs to give exhibitions at Newcastle Show had won the Australian championship for five years,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Bantam Show At Merewether
An entry of more than 100 exhibits was received for the season's first Sunday parade held by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Selectors Show Initiative
MELBOURNE (From R. S. Whitingtony): Australia's cricket selectors, Messrs. Jack Ryder and Bill Brown, omitted Miller and Lind wall from Australia's fifth Test team on their…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Country Wins Most Fights At Carnival
SYDNEY, Monday.— Country boxers proved too strong for city men in a country versus city boxing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exhibition Tennis
Australia's Mervyn Rose (left) and Vic. Selxas, America's Davis Cup captain, who will meet in one of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Exhibitor At Show Has Won 2000 Prizes
Biggest exhibitor in the needlework section at Newcastle Show will be Mrs. E. L. M. Ford, of Mayfield, who has won more than 2000 needlework prizes in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Around the Schools Wider Arts, Crafts List For This Year's Show
Newcastle Show Committee has introduced a more varied list of arts and crafts competitions this year because of the increased interest created by evening colleges. The Principal of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Exhibition Tennis Tonight
Tennis stars Vic Seixas and Straight Clark (U.S.) and Merv Rose and D. Candy (Aust.) will appear…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sheep Supply At Waratah Fair
Supply of sheep and lambs was moderate at Newcastle saleyards yesterday. Most consignments in the lamb section were…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Jumping Practice For Show
Obstacles for Olympic jumping at Newcastle Show would arrive on Monday from Lismore, where they were last…
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