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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1872

8 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers

Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of 1872. the Wine Competition

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 18 April 1872 · page 3

The report of the wine stewards (section VIII.) was sent in yesterday. The following is a copy thereof:—We have to report that 22 samples of white…

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The Hunter River Agricultural Show First Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 18 April 1872 · page 3

The Hunter River Agricultural Association commenced their twelfth annual show yesterday. Last year it will be remembered their show came off on the West Maitland race-course, on the…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition of 1872. the Wine Competition

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 7

The report of the wine stewards (section VIII.) was sent in yesterday. The following is a copy thereof:— We have to report that 22 samples of white…

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The Hunter River Agricultural Show: Second Day—thursday, April 18

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 20 April 1872 · page 3

This being the day on which the cattle were to be exhibited, the attendance on the show ground was somewhat numerous. We have not heard of tho exact amount taken at tho gates,…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. the Opening Ceremonies—this Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Thursday 2 May 1872 · page 2

The fourth Exhibition under the auspices of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened under the most favourable circumstances to day. The weather was…

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Metropolitan Intercolonial Exhibition. the Opening Ceremonies—this Day

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 4 May 1872 · page 7

The Fourth Exhibition under the auspices of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales was opened under the most favourable circumstances to-day. The weather was…

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Arrival of the English Mail Per Bangalore. The Alabama Claims in a Fair Way of Settlement. Rumoured Discovery of Livingstone. Rise in Copper. Abridged from S. M. Herald's Second Edition. General Summary

The Newcastle Chronicle · Tuesday 2 July 1872 · page 4

London, May 17.—The Australian March mail via Brindisi was delivered in London on the 13th.—The Pacific Islanders' Protection Bill passed the House of Lords; Earls…

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The International Exhibition

The Newcastle Chronicle · Saturday 31 August 1872 · page 2

A GREAT deal has been said about the refusal of the Legislative Assembly to vote £4000 for the International Exhibition about to be held in London. It is asserted that New…

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