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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs
32 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 2
Mr. Fletcher, of the Co-operative colliery, has been in the habit of kindly providing tanks by which water was brought to the pit for the use of the workmen and others about the colliery. When the truck and tanks…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sixteenth annual show, under the auspices of the above association, will be held on Wednesday and[ Thursday, 22nd and 23rd March, at West Maitland Intending exhibitors will do well to bear in mind the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE prize essay, "Advance Australia," received a rough handling in the Legislative Assembly last night. On nearly all hands the production was scouted as a monstrosity and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We draw the attention of our readers to the time-table in another column of the arrival and departure of trains for the above Show on Thursday and Friday next. In addition to the ordinary trains, trains will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE first show under the auspices of the officers, committee, and members of the above association, was opened at Muswellbrook, on Thursday last, in the presence of a goodly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The disputed question of the most practicable method of developing the pastoral and agricultural capacities of the Hunter River districts, whether by amalgamating the operations of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday was the opening day of the sixteenth show of the above association, and was held on the Albion Ground, West Maitland. The attendance was not so large as on some former…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In consequence of pressure on our space, we have been obliged to hold over full report of Maitland Show (from our own reporter, in type), and various other matters of importance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The early morning indicated a day of unusual warmth and oppressiveness, which was in a great measure verified, although the sun's glare Was to an extent neutralized by a thin veil of cloud,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In our report of the Maitland show elsewhere, we omitted to mention that Mr. Roberts, of the City Portrait Rooms, Newcastle, exhibited several magnificent works of art, oil paintings, photographs, &c., which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE sixteenth annual show in connection with the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association commenced on Wednesday last, the 22nd inst The exhibition on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Every civilized nation in the world will take part in the Centennial Exposition. The Commission have determined to close in on the Sabbath—that is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yesterday the bazaar and fancy fair in connexion with the Dominican Convent was opened. Before noon more than a thousand persons had passed through the doors. The stalls, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FOR some time past the minds of our juvenile lady friends have been in a state of ferment, and wondrous were the stories told us respecting the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tm Metropolitan and Intercolonial Exhibition of 1876, was opened with ceremony at noon on Tuesday, by His Excellency the Governor. The same excitement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Saturday was a "quiet" day at the Exhibition—that is, as regards the attendance in the forenoon. About two thousand people had entered the gates up to noon. The Hunt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SATURDAY concluded a most satisfactory week's work at Prince Alfred Park. The attendance has been larger this week than on the two preceding years—the number…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT would be of some interest to know the exact number of persons who were present at the recent Intercolonial Exhibition in Alfred Park, but it is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The space between Memorial Hall and the Main Hall, where the exercises were held, is not less than 5000 feet. Here were assembled at an early hour at least-15,000 people, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ONE of the most celebrated events in the present year, and one well calculated to exalt the advantages of a peaceful state of society throughout the…
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