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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

667 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 34

Exhibition Of Garden Photographs

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 7

The atmosphere of traditional English gardens has been transported to Newcastle in the form of a…

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Combined School' Swim Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 36

The annual swimming carnival arranged by the P.S.A.A.A. for combined primary schools in the Newcastle Educational Area was held at the Ocean Baths today, when events were conducted for boys and girls…

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Stampede At Schools' Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—Thousands of people "stampeded" into the Exhibition Ground this morning for the schools' display for the Queen…

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Primary Schools Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 16

District combined primary schools held a swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths yesterday. Some of the barrackers watch the events…

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Primary School Swim Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 9

Newcastle Education Area P.S.A.A.A. held its combined primary school swimming carnival at the Ocean Baths. (1) Coal Point schoolgirls, Denise Deering (10) and her sister Jill (13) watched the carnival. (2) While waiting their turn to compete in the girls' junior diving these competitors barracked for friends in earlier events. (3) Pam Ovenden, of Mayfield West, had a successful day. Pam was second in the 12 years' championship, senior championship, senior breaststroke and senior butterfly race. (4) Allan Thomson, of Belmont, won the 12 years championship, and created a new record with 34.8 for 50 metras in the senior championship. (5) Joan Parker, of Kurri Kurri, scooped the pool in her divisions, winning the senior championship in 38sec…

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Collie Club Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 12

Newcastle and Northern Districts Collie Club championship show will be held on Sunday, March 28. Entries will…

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Our Gardener Says: Cinerarias For A Bright Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

Cinerarias are unrivalled where a brilliant display of massed, many-hued colours is desired. The range of colour…

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Youth Fellowship To Show Films

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1954 · page 4

The Methodist Youth Fellowship of the Newcastle District will begin a new series of monthly meetings at the…

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Carnival Election In Soviet

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 8

MOSCOW, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Russians went to the polls yesterday to elect 1331 deputies to the…

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Fashion show at ice studio

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 13

THE GIRL in the hooded jumper is Valerie Agnew, 20, a pupil skater at an ice skating and ballet studio in Glebe Place, Chelsea. The background shows the Glebe Horses, phantom horses which, legend has it, once raced up and down Glebe Place at night…

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Third Year Boys' Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 16

A swimming carnival for secondary schools (third year) boys was held at Newcastle Ocean Baths yesterday. Above:…

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Women In Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 12

Nobbys Women's Surf Club will hold its first annual "all women" carnival on Sunday. There will be 12 teams in…

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Sculpture Show At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 9

An exhibition of the work of 27-year-old Maitland sculptor, Miss Wendy Soiling, will be held at the…

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Renard Roi, Foxaway Show Form

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 31

Stablemates, Renard Roi, and Foxaway, were the smartest half-mile gallopers on the outside of the…

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Sailing Club Fair Raised £66

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 7

The annual fair conducted by Teralba Amateur Sailing Club Women's Committee made £66…

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Dahlia Show To Aid Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 7

Proceeds of Cessnock Horticultural Bureau's annual dahlia show this afternoon will be given to the Red Cross…

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Women's Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 12

Nobbys Surf Club conducted a carnival yesterday for women only and it provided bright displays…

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Women's First Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The first all-women's surf carnival in the North was held at Nobbys yesterday. Five Northern and two visiting teams—Freshwater…

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Brand To Show It's Wool

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY: Labelling of textiles was necessary to prevent the passing off of other fabrics as wool, the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr. Lands) said. State Cabinet last week…

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Firm's Final Say On Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 4

The City Engineer (Mr. Baddeley) told Newcastle Council Works Committee last night the permission of the…

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