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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Flower Show At Charlestown

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 5

Charlestown Methodist Church flower show was held in the church hall on Saturday…

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Methodist Flower Show At Charlestown

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 13

The circuit fund of the Charlestown Methodist Church will benefit from a Gladioli and Flower Show held in the school hall on Saturday afternoon. The function was…

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Doll, Pet Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 9

At a doll and pet show in the Scouts' Hall, Belmont, in aid of the hall fund, prizes were won in the doll section…

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£14,000 To Be Spent On Show Pavilion

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 10

SYDNEY,—The arts and handicrafts pavilion for next year's Royal Easter Show will be…

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Strong Team For Surf Carnival

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 38

Newcastle Surf Club's strong beach relay team of last summer is intact for the opening surf…

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First Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 18

Record entries have been received for most events at the first district surf carnival of the season, at North Stockton…

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Fair Isle Bought for Scotland

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 17

LONDON: Fair Isle, in the Shetlands, has been bought by the National Trust for Scotland from…

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Newcastle C.W.A. Christmas Fair

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 12

NEWCASTLE C.W.A. will hold a Christmas fair and party in the Morgan St. rooms on Thursday…

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Sheep, Lambs In Fair Supply At Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 14

Sheep and lambs were in fair supply at Waratah yesterday. Lambs and suckers, mostly prime and of good trade quality,…

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Dainty Princess stole the show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 November 1954 · page 4

PRINCESS ANNE stole the limelight at the homecoming on Wednesday of the Queen Mother from her visit to the United States and Canada. A dainty figure in green…

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Film Show At Hospital

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1954 · page 10

Two Cessnock Boy Scouts soon will begin showing 16 m.m. films to patients at Cessnock District Hospital…

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Surf Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 10

At North Stockton Surf Lifesaving Club's annual carnival —the first of the season— at North Stockton Beach on…

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Catholic Fair at Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 November 1954 · page 5

The funds of the Parents and Friends Association of St. Columba Catholic School, Adamstown…

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'Fair Rest' For Pope

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 3

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 29. A.A.P.—The Pope, who was suffering from a recurrence of the stomach complaint…

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Exhibition Praised By Dobell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 7

The noted artist William Dobell last night praised the standard at the annual exhibition organised by Cessnock…

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Model Hats For Tech. Handicrafts Exhibition

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 15

A millinery display including many models taken from overseas designs, will form part of the Exhibition of Handicrafts to be held at the Hunter-st. branch of the Technical College…

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Show Wins Add Value To Thoroughbreds

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 21

SYDNEY: The winning of classes at the Royal Easter Show added greatly to the value of…

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Protests On Royal Film Show Choice

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 11

LONDON, Nov. 29. A.A.P —Leaders of the 30,000-strong National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees last…

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Big Prizes For Sydney Show Trots

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 November 1954 · page 22

Prize money amounting to nearly £4000 has been allotted for competition in the trotting classes at the…

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All Mod. Cons. in Dog's Show Life

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 December 1954 · page 8

IT shouldn't happen to a dog—but here's proof. Ladies' Kennel Association held the annual championship dog show at London's Olympia last week. This picture shows one of the entrants arriving—in a glass fronted case padded with red velvet…

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