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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

667 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 34

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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May Festival Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 3

Two adult awards would be made in the May Festival Art Show to be held between May 1 and 9, the…

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Our Gardener Says: Let There Be Bigger Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 5

Preparations for what is hoped will be the finest Floral Festival known to our district are well under way. The flower show schedule,…

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Private Buses Show Loss

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

Privately-operated bus services in the Newcastle transport district lost £7054 in the year ended June 30, 1953…

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Show Gate Increases At Gresford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

Gate receipts for Gresford Show, which concluded on Saturday, totalled about £260. compared with £112 last year…

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Bishop Batty Opens Maitland Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 4

The Bishop of Newcastle (Rt. Rev. F. de Witt Batty) said yesterday afternoon that it gave him pleasure for many reasons to open the exhibition of work by Miss Wendy Solling at the Maitland C.W.A. rooms…

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Good Entries For Bowls Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 8

Rinks from Sydney, Newcastle, Singleton, Raymond Terrace and the Coalfields have entered for Lorn Park…

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Fair Fastest In N.J.C. Race Trials

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 31

Fair, who ran three furlongs in 37 sec. was the smartest sprinter on No. 2 grass track at Broadmeadow this morning in final trials for the N.J.C. races on Saturday…

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Mannequin Show For Red Cross

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 5

Final arrangements for the Red Cross mannequin parade to be held in the City Hall on April 27 were made by…

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Dickens Ready For The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 1

Jim Sharpe grooms Colly Creek Dickens, an 18-months-old Hereford bull from Colly Creek Estate, via Willowtree, in preparation for Sydney's Royal Easter Show. Colly Creek Dickens is in Sydney…

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Sydney Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY.—Royal Easter Show admission charges are unchanged from last year—adults 5s, children…

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Branxton Baby Show Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 4

Tangorin-road Sub-committee of Branxton R.S.L. sub-branch held a successful baby show and cookery competition…

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Coal Shipments Show Drop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Coal exports from Newcastle last week totalled 78,000 tons, 23,000 tons less than the previous week…

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Record Entry at Dog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 4

The Northern British Bulldog Club of New South Wales held its bi-annual show at Newcastle Showground yesterday. The club Secretary (Mrs…

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1955 Show Dates Allocated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Newcastle Show Committee decided last night to hold the 1955 Show on February 23-26…

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34-Year-old Styles in Fashion Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 13

OLD FASHIONED: At a shoe display in London last week some 1920 style shoes were shown by two models who wore costumes to match…

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New Lambton Methodist Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 14

A variety fair will be held in the New Lambton Methodist Church next Friday night and Saturday…

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Flood Does Not Stop Cane Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Jack Dorey, 40, a bachelor farmer, of Broadwater, near Lismore, will have a cane display at…

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Watercolors By Hitler In Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 5

ROME (O.S.R.): The Italian Government plans to exhibit for charity 20 watercolors painted by…

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Giants For The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 1

Surrounded by giant melons, Messrs. Andrew Lofgren (left), of Ipswich (Queensland), and Paul Dumke, of Lowood (Queensland) polish exhibits for the Moreton and Downs exhibit in the Hall of Agriculture at Sydney…

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