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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1865

2 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Annual Show

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Saturday 8 April 1865 · page 3

Yesterday was opened the sixth annual show or exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which was established for the encouragement and…

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A Real Duel—twelve Shots Fired—blood Drawn. But Poor Shooting—two Hundred Spectators Amused with the Exhibition

The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News · Wednesday 21 June 1865 · page 3

On Thursday evening, Boss, Fouke, and Charles Safford, alias Handsome Charley, had an altercation at the Music Hall, during which Fouke drew a pistol and dared Charley to…

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