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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Ice Show Star To Judge Beach Girl Competition

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 3

Third judge in the Newcastle Surf Lifesaving Club's "Beach Girl of the Year" competition will be one of the stars of the Ice Show coming to the Victoria Theatre from Melbourne at the end of this month…

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POP Fair Cop

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 4

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Chopping Show For Royalty

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.— Arrangements have been made for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh to see a special…

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New Entries For Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 2

Entries for the Newcastle Show were expected from many new exhibitors outside the Newcastle district, the…

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Heavy Bookings For Show Space

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 6

All pavilion and most of the ground space had been booked for Newcastle Show to be held on Feb. 24, 25, 26 and 27, the Secretary of the Show Association (Miss S. Towler) said…

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Royal Couple Show Benefit Of Rest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 8

ROTORUA, Wed., (O.S.R. and A.A.P.): Queen Elizabeth— fresh and blooming after her restful Moose Lodge holiday—left Rotorua by air this morning for the East Coast. Thousands of Maoris…

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Terrigal Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 11

Terrigal Surf Lifesaving Club has arranged a programme of 21 events for its annual carnival, to be held on Sunday…

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Hydrangea Show For Queen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1954 · page 5

IF the Royal tour of New Zealand had an emblem, it would certainly be a blue hydrangea…

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Stamps Worth £1M. on Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 10. A.A.P. — Twenty thousand stamps, worth just over £1 million, are on display at the National Stamp Exhibition…

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£2759 For Work For Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Newcastle Show Association Committee last night approved showground works totalling £2759 to be…

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For T.v. Glamor Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 6

T.V. London model Fiona Campbell-Walter, 21, who will be the beauty in London's T.V. glamor show "Quist Contrary" displays her new ski-ing outfit…

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Tennis Stars Exhibition Matches

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 23

MELBOURNE: America's Davis Cup players will play exhibition matches at Perth, Hobart and…

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Surf Men For Royal Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 1

SIX Newcastle Surf Lifesaving Association members will officiate at the Royal surf carnival at…

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Show Stands Ready Next Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 2

Trade exhibitors at the Newcastle Show could begin setting up their exhibits in the first week in February, the…

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Lifesaving Show For Royal Visit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 8

A surf lifesaving pageant will be held on the Newcastle Beach pavilion roof when the Queen and the Duke of…

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First Entries For Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 6

First entries have been received by the Secretary of the Maitland Show (Mr. R. E. Holroyde)…

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Preparing For Royal Visit Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 7

Newcastle lifesavers are neglecting no detail to try to make sure they are in the finals of the big Royal Visit surf…

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Last Day for Show Entries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 2

General entries for Newcastle Show would close to-day, but entries posted to-day would be accepted, the…

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Bird, Dahlia Show At City Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 4

The Hunter District Canary and Cage Bird Society and Newcastle and District Dahlia Society will hold a combined…

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Newcastle Teams For Manly Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 12

Several women's march past teams from the Newcastle district are likely to take part in the surf and…

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