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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

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Beach Girls To Parade At Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 3

Twenty-two of Newcastle's most attractive girls will parade at the Newcastle Beach tomorrow afternoon. The parade will be one of the highlights of the…

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Runs to Show Chances in Sydney Cup

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 February 1953 · page 14

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The chances of Longford and Advocate in the Sydney Cup will be assessed by their performances in the Canterbury Handicap (9f.) on that course on Saturday…

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Trade Exhibit For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

Trade exhibits at Newcastle Show are taking shape, Inspector H. Boadle, of Newcastle Gas Company supervise erection of the company's exhibit yesterday…

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3 Hurt In Spill At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 2

Three youths were taken to hospital unconscious after their boat capsized at Newcastle surf carnival on…

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Dixon Park Take March Past At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 8

Dixon Park soundly defeated the district champions, Merewether, in the march past at Newcastle surf carnival on Saturday. The win was the second in…

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Bigger Show Receipts At Paterson

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 5

Gate receipts at Paterson Show on Saturday were £374, to make a total of £414, compared with £315 last year…

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Six N.D. Title Swims At Premier Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 February 1953 · page 11

Six Northern District championships and special scratch races and flying squadron events, apart from numerous handicap events, have been included in the programme…

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Waterfall Shower At Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 8

A small natural waterfall at Caves Beach has been converted to provide the only shower for the State surf…

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Dog Owners Show £252 Credit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 8

Newcastle branch of the Greyhound Owners, Trainers and Breeders' Association ended the 1952 financial year with…

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Caves Beach Surf Carnival Entries An Aust. Record

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 11

Caves Beach Surf Life Saving Club has received 2714 individual entries for its N.S.W. surf championships carnival next Saturday. This is claimed to be an all-time record for a surf carnival for Australia…

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Hunting Horses To Be Tested For Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 5

Newcastle Show Society will erect recently arrived Olympic-type obstacles at the Showground so that local horsemen may test hunters this week. The obstacles were sent…

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Barry For Premier Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 10

Australian backstroke champion Bob Barry will swim at Premier Club's carnival at the Ocean Baths on Sunday…

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Wrestling Bout At Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 16

Leo Jensen is to wrestle at the Ocean Baths during the afternoon session of the combined…

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Pensioners to See Ice Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 4

The first 100 old-age pensioners to present their cards at the Victoria Theatre to-day will be admitted free to the…

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Architects' Show At Nesca House

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 5

Newcastle division of the New South Wales Chapter of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects had been…

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Flying Squadrons A Highlight Of Premier Swimming Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 February 1953 · page 15

A highlight of the Premier men and women's swimming clubs combined all day carnival at Ocean Baths on Sunday will be the two flying sqaudron races—one for men and the other for women. In the men's flying…

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Maitland Show Photo Awards

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 20

Exhibitors from New Guinea, Tasmania, S.A., Queensland and Victoria, in addition to N.S.W. and…

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Once Champion Show Rider

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 5

One of the most interested spectators of horse events at Newcastle Show will be Mrs. Myra Hall, of The Hill. Mrs. Hall, slightly built…

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Junior Farmers Show Feature

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 6

The number nod quality of entries from junior farmers' clubs indicated that their display at Newcastle Show this…

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Men & Women Champions To Swim At Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 February 1953 · page 23

Australian, N.S.W. State and country and Northern Districts swimming champions will be seen in action at Premier men and women's swimming club's combined all-day carnival at Ocean Baths on Sunday…

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