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Shows & fairs, 1889

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Juvenile Carnival at the Rink

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 30 October 1889 · page 3

ON Saturday night the Elite Rink presented a gay scene. It was the night of the promised juvenile carnival, and the young folks who attended were in great glee and…

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The Paris Exhibition

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 2

Sir F. Dillon Be11, Agent-General for New Zealand, has been created a Commander of Legion of Honor; Mr Bislop has been created an Officer and Malfray a Chevalier of Order…

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The Paris Universal Exhibition Honors to Colonial Officials. the Exhibition to Remain Open. London

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 November 1889 · page 4

IT has been decided by the authorities that the Paris Exhibition shall remain informally open, after the official closing, until the tickets already issued and sold for admission…

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The Newtown Baby Show. Hoaxing the Mothers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1889 · page 3

The footpath fronting the Palace Hotel, Botany-street, Moore Park, presented a very lively appearance at 11 o'clock this morning (says Saturday's Evening News) owing to the happy mothers (and in…

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America's World Fair. the Tariff Battle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 November 1889 · page 4

THE following is an extract from a letter dated October 14, received by Sir Henry Parkes by the Californian mail from Sir Roderick Cameron, an old-established…

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The World's Fair of 1892

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1889 · page 5

The plans for the World's Fair at New York make no appreciable progress. Mr. Pulitzer, of the New York World, offers a subscription of £20,000; but that is coupled with the condition' that…

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Industrial and Horticultural Exhibition at Raymond Terrace. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Reporter.) Raymond Terrace, Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 5

An Industrial Exhibition, combined with a meritorious display of plants and sale of work, arranged in aid of the Raymond Terrace Rowing Club, which, has a large membership, was opened this afternoon…

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The Aquatic Carnival. a Good Day's Sport

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 2

THURSDAY proved a very warm day, hot enough to satisfy anyone. Still large numbers of people found their way on to the river bank at Redbournberrry to…

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Industrial and Horticultural Exhibition at Raymond Terrace. [By Our Own Reporter.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 6

We stated by telegraph in our last issue that the Industrial and Horticultural Exhibition and sale of goods promoted by the Raymond Terrace Bowing Club gave evidence of much patient labour and…

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Raymond Terrace Industrial Exhibition and Bazaar

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1889 · page 3

The above closed on last Tuesday night, the gross takings amounting to something like £115 8s 3d. This together with a supplementary amount by way of donations brings the total up to £121 2s 3d…

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Something to Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 6

Men are too ready to assume that women, as they say, know nothing about business. Some women are ignorant of such matters, it is true, but on the other hand some women have quite as much business…

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A Wonderful Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 December 1889 · page 5

Barnum's Show was opened in London on November 11 without much ceremony, but before a densely-crowded audience. It is a a wonderful exhibition, and the only fault to…

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Fair Exchange

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 8

The humour of American Western pioneers has become proverbial, The men who were the " early oettlera" of Illinois took with them plenty of the sort of fun which is recorded in a thousand…

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The New Zealand Exhibition. the Representatives of the Government, by Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 December 1889 · page 2

LORD CARRINGTON leaves Sydney on January 8 in H.M.S. Orlando on a visit to the Dunedin Exhibition. He will also make an extended tour of…

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Statistics of the Paris Exhibition

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 December 1889 · page 2

No topic is more discussed in Paris just now (says the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph) both by natives and foreigners, than that of the statistics of the marvellous exhibition which has…

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