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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Blue Rose on Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 6

LONDON, Friday (A.A.P.). — An almost blue rose was shown publicly for the first…

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14,000 Entered For 1954 Children's Art Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 3

Indicative of the growing interest in "The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show is the fact that 14,000 entries were received for the current exhibition compared with 3000 for the first, the Acting Area Director of Education (Mr. J. H, Cartwright) said today…

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£50 Raised at Annual Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 2

More than £50 was raised at the annual fair organised by Teralba Latter Day Saints. Prizewinners were…

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Princess at Horse Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Aug. 29. A.A.P.—Princess Margaret began a four-day visit to the Edinburgh international festival yesterday…

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Steal Show For English Autumn

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 10

Cotton has suddenly sprung into the fashion limelight as a winter fabric. For the autumn collections, British cotton manufacturers have provided exciting new…

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Children's Art Show Ends Tomorrow

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 8

"The Newcastle Sun" Children's Art Show will close tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the City Hall Supper…

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At Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 7

PAT McCARTHY (N.S.W.) relaxes as a team-mate races away with the ball during the Australian…

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Carnival Plea Approved

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 2

Newcastle City Council last night approved an application from Mayfield Combined Charities Festival Committee to hold a carnival on Webb Park and a…

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Night Carnival For Charity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 16

A meeting of delegates from six youth organisations, and from sporting bodies, last night completed arrangements for a…

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HAWKESBURY Fair Lap May Be Best Bet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Fair Lap, former New Zealand galloper, prepared by M. McCarten at Randwick, is recommended as the best bet at Hawkesbury…

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Dooland And Worrell Show Form

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 35

LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.) —Australian Bruce Dooland and West Indian Frank Worrell were chief…

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T.v. Show for Middle East

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 12

LONDON.—British engineers will introduce television to the Middle East for the first time at the…

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Blossom Show To-morrow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 12

Cessnock branch of the Red Cross Society will hold its annual Spring Blossom Show to-morrow afternoon in the…

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Film Show on Corrosion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 6

A film, "Corrosion In Action," will be shown at a meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Institute of…

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Melbourne Show Fleece Contest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Friday. — An international fleece competition would be held by the Royal Agricultural Society at…

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Methodist Fair At Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 4

Devon-street, Wallsend, Methodist annual fair on Saturday afternoon was opened by Mrs. W. Green, of New…

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High Praise Given To Paris Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 5

PARIS.—One more Paris International Trade Fair, or Foire de Paris, has closed its doors. In a leading…

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2200 More At Cup Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 16

Combined attendance at this year's Cameron and Newcastle Cup meetings was 22.932 — 2200 more than the previous year…

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Carnival To Aid Church Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 5

A "Princess Carnival" will be held at Birmingham Gardens on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, to raise funds for…

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Red's Best Show At Food Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 8

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.) : Four Iron Curtain countries outshone the rest of the world at Britain's first post-rationing Food Fair. The fair opened in…

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