Around the Schools Big Interests For Children At Show
About 18,000 children are expected to see Newcastle Show to-day. The day is a holiday for schools in the district. On the corresponding day last year 16,627 children…
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Shows & fairs, 1953
578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 29
Children in Early Rush to Second Day of Show
With all district schools closed, the second day of the 1953 Newcastle Show became essentially "children's day" from the opening of the gates at 9 a.m…
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THE Country Women's Association Lost Children's Bureau had its busiest day on record at Newcastle Show…
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Mr. A. Rintoul, a judge of the horticulture section at Newcastle Show, said yesterday that in five years of judging he had not seen a bigger or better…
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Newcastle flocked to the Show yesterday. Above is a section of the large crowd near the Broadmeadow-road entrance behind the main stand…
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A dummy rum bottle displayed at a wine exhibit was found to be missing shortly after the…
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Bona Ross, 37, of Jamieson-street, Gateshead, suffered an injury to the right leg while riding in a "dodgem" car…
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IT TAKES MANY, MANY PEOPLE TO MAKE A SHOW. Here are a few of the faces which helped to make Newcastle Show this year: (1) Show personality Mr. M. Clarke "barks" for a glass-blowing sideshow. (2) Paul Podmore just slept through it all. (3) Well-known dog judge, Mr. Norman Cole of Melbourne, at work. (4) Balloon seller John Gibson of New Lambton. (5) Veteran driver T. Bagust of Sydney, who has been a trotting driver for many years. (6) John Grant crawled under a farm machine to see lust what did make [?] tells the Show crowd the wonders of a circus sideshow…
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Newcastle Show drew the best riders to the ring yesterday. Mrs. Una Farley, of Maitland, with her horse just before taking part in one of many events…
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Joshua James Arthur, 22, of Wood-street, Adamstown son of Mr. J. Arthur, M.L.A., was injured last night when two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →54,818 at Show: Record
The attendance of 54,818 at Newcastle Show yesterday was a record for a Thursday. The figure last year was 47,718…
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Voluntary ambulance men of the St. John Brigade who have played a very prominent part at the Newcastle Show this year today expressed disappointment at the poor public response in the way of contributions…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Motor Displays AT Show More Like Pre-War
With a return to more normal conditions, the car and truck Section of the Newcastle Show is beginning to take on a pre-war appearance, both in the number and quality of vehicles displayed. Most dealers who for all…
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After a slow start this morning Newcastle Show in its third day livened up considerably after lunch when the ring events began. At lunch time there were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rain Scatters Show Crowd
The thunderstorm last night brought Newcastle Show almost to a standstill during the last ring event. The storm, which began at about 10.30, drenched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Show Had Small Start
Maitland Show, which will be held next week, had a gate return of £16/6 for its initial show in 1860…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Urchin Sees Show The Cheap Way
At least one small Newcastle boy has found an economical way of seeing Newcastle Show. A 10-year-old from…
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A woman saved herself from serious burning at the Newcastle Show yesterday when she tore off her dress which…
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A man who had been sought by the police for a theft at Newcastle five months ago was found at a sideshow…
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The Secretary of the Royal Sydney Show (Col. G. C. Somerville) and R.A.S. Electrician (Mr. Halliwell) were…
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