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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

667 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 34

For Basketball Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

Members of the State junior basketball team who will play at the Adelaide carnival next week after their medical examination in Newcastle yesterday. They have been training with the Newcastle players this week. In the picture are: Judith Bonnyman (Newcastle), Ann Jordan (Wollongong), Yvette Gowthorne…

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Royal Show in April

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 August 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Sydney's 1955 Royal Easter Show would be held from April 1 to 12, the Director of…

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Youth Show Win To Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 4

Waratah branch of the Anglican Youth Fellowship won the youth show in the Cathedral Hall…

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Heavy Buying At Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 August 1954 · page 1

Colleen Oughton, 9, of the Church of England Grammar School for Girls, was laden with purchases at the Church of England Discuss Women's Auxiliary Missionary programme at the fair…

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Industry Urged To Back Show

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

The major local industries should take more interest in the annual Show, the President (Mr. F. J. Cane) told…

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Fair Not Lucky For Young Boy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 12

LONDON.— A seven-year-old boy was dragged to safety by a woman from under a roundabout…

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Pictures Chosen For Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 2

A panel of judges for "The Newcastle Sun" 1954 Children's Art Show selected pictures this morning…

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Judging Entries for "Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 August 1954 · page 13

A panel of judges this morning selected pictures for "The Newcastle Sun" 1954 Children's Art Show, which will be held in the City Hall supper room from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1 inclusive. In this picture two of the judges, Miss K. Samuels (left) and Miss B. Roper are sorting out some of the entries in the…

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Flower Show Next Month

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 6

Newcastle Horticultural Society has prepared schedules for a spring flower show to be held in the supper room…

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Book Week—"Sun" Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 9

Children's Book week is being observed in Newcastle this week. The Central Children's: Library and branches are holding exhibitions of new books, hearing talks and viewing films. (1) At the Mayfield Children's Library book exhibition high school girls Margaret Smee and Marie Brady found books to satisfy their thirst for knowledge in the senior section. (21 Messrs. A. H. West, J. Punshon and R. C Smith found it a difficult task yesterday when they helped judge the many thousands of entries for "The Newcastle Sun" 1954 Children's Art Show to be held from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1. (3) A scene from the "Merchant of Venice" enacted at Cook's Hill Inter. High School Play Day. The actors are David Hamilton (Gratiano), Jean Salter (Nerisa),…

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Children's Art Show Judges Had Hard Job

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 8

The panel of judges who selected pictures from the many thousands of entries for "The Newcastle Sun" 1954 Children's Art Show, which will be held in the City Hall from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, had a difficult task selecting the pictures that will be catalogued…

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Nursery Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 14

Matron E. Grahame, of Wallsend Hospital, will officially open a nursery fair to be held on Saturday by…

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Show Bull Escapes; 3 Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A zebu bull inured three people at Brisbane Showground today after it had escaped from…

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It's Show Business

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 21

Mitzi Gaynor snuggles close to long-time beau Jack Bean when he visited her on the set of the film "There's No Business Like Show Business, in which she is starring…

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Show Cars Worth £1 Million

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney's first postwar motor show was attended by big crowds at the Showground to-day…

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Orchid Show Blooms Worth £1000

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 6

Blooms worth £1000 were shown in the second annual orchid and flower show by Waratah-Mayfield Boy Scouts'…

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Wallsend Fair Motor Cuclists Dinner

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 9

1. Joy Lewis and Caroline Manefield with the dolls which they entered in the doll show at Wallsend Methodist Fair on Saturday. Caroline won first prize, z. A section of the big audience watching the religious tableaus presented by [?] from [?] school at a [?] week function in the City Hall last night. 3. Trophies won during the year were presented at Newcastle Motor Cyclists' Club dinner at Dangar Park Bowling Club. (L. to R.): Messrs. Hilton Frewins (president of the club), Alan Wilson (Triumph trophy), Kevin Gannon (point score) and Dal Bourke (point score). 4. Followers of the hoop-la stall had plenty of fun in their efforts to win prizes at Newcastle Girls' High School fete on Saturday…

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A Call For Public Interest Education Week To Show How Schools Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 6

"Why Education Week?" Special weeks are becoming so common…

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School Fair at Stockton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 5

Stockton Infants' School Mothers' Club will hold an Education fair in the Masonic Hall to-morrow…

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"Herald" Motoring Section £1M. In Cars On Show In Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 8

More than £1 million worth of motor vehicles are on display at the first Motor Show to be held in Sydney for 25 years. The show was opened last…

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