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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1953

578 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 29

School's First Swimming Carnival

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

These boys from Belmont Junior High School sought the highest vantage point at the Ocean Baths to watch the…

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Japanese Art Show At Gosford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

GOSFORD, Monday.—Gosford Shire Council decided to-day by five votes to two to grant permission to Mr. T…

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Sixth Trade Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 7

OTTAWA, Wed. (A.A.P.) Canada's External Affairs Minister (Mr. L. Pearson) will open the sixth…

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Cycle Carnival To-night

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

Proceeds of the combined League and amateur cycling carnival at Mitchell Park to-night will go to the St. John…

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Cleanliness High At Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1953 · page 3

The standard of cleanliness in handling food and liquor at Newcastle Show was higher than at any previous show, the…

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"Mission" Stalls At Fair

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

Stalls yesterday at the missionary fair of Mayfield Methodist Women's Auxiliary to Missions were decorated to…

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Caves Beach Carnival "Best Ever"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 10

The State surf championship carnival at Caves Beach on February 14 was the best State title carnival ever, according…

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Caves Beach Lauded on Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 22

Caves Beach Surf Club had a done a magnificent job in conducting its recent carnival, the deputy…

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Surf Patrol Move On Carnival Days

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 11

The national president of the Surf Lifesaving Association of Australia (Judge Curlewis) was very perturbed about fatalities that had occurred at N. S. W. beaches while surf club…

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Swim Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

Coline Jobson, 14. gathered nine plates to win the senior diving-for-piates event at Newcastle C. of E. Girls'…

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Veterans Bowling Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 11

A New Lambton four, T. Metcalfe, A. Chapman, C. Colfax and E. Dick, with a points margin of 18, won…

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Architectural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 4

Newcastle division of the Royal Australian institute of Architects will hold an exhibition at Nesca House on Monday week. The exhibition will include examples of drawings, pictures of houses and buildings and other…

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Busy Day At Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 12

COLLN WHYTE, Northern District surf ski champion, will be kept busy at the Australian surf championships…

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£95 Bill At Club Was Fair Cop "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

LONDON, March 12.—Four nights in Les Ambassadeurs night club, Park-lane, cost a policeman and his policewoman companion on "observation duty" £95/12/6…

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Cessnock Show's Record "Gate"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 March 1953 · page 5

Despite early rain a record crowd at Cessnock Show on Saturday afternoon and night brought…

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Tech. College Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1953 · page 3

WATCHING THE DIVERS competing at the annual swimming carnival conducted by Hunter-st. branch of the Tech. College today. (L. to R.) Ruth Lambert, Janice Hill, Meryl Thomas, Janice Young, Rose Sawyer, Pauline Cleary, Anne Ostinga. (Front) Valerie Wilson and Kay Preston…

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Y.W.C.A. Show Models

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1953 · page 5

Mrs. Russell Anderson (left) and Miss June Dally-Watkins on their arrival at Newcastle station yesterday from Sydney. They were on their way to Cessnock, stage a mannequin parade for the Y.W.C.A…

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"Show Over-Commercialised"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 10

Newcastle Show had been allowed to become over-commercialised, speakers claimed at last night's…

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Teachers Critical Of Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 4

Spielers at Newcastle Show had seemed to delight in "taking down" children with gambling devices, Mr. N. T…

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Newcastle Man's Show Wins

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 March 1953 · page 6

Mr. J. Jordan, of Newcastle, look the main prizes in the poultry section at Muswellbrook Show yesterday…

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