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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1878

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Wallsend Public School Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1878 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon there was an exhibition at the Public School, Wallsend, of drawings, mappings and writing and needlework…

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The Proposed International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1878 · page 3

AN adjourned meeting of the Council of the Agricultural Society, presided over by his Excelcellency the Governor, and largely attached, was held at the society's rooms, on Wednesday…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 June 1878 · page 4

THE sum of £60,000 1,500,000 francs is to be awarded in prizes. The jurors will consist of 650 members, of whom 350 will be foreign and 300 French…

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An International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 July 1878 · page 2

A MAJORITY of the members of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales have decided to hold an International Exhibition in 1879. Much…

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The International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 4

UNLESS some special intervention takes place at the hands of the Genius of Commerce who presides over the destinies of New South Wales, it would…

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The Proposed International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1878 · page 4

THE Government of New South Wales, at a special Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (says the E. News), had gain under consideration the request of the Agricultural Society of New South…

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The Proposed International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 July 1878 · page 3

THE latest development in connection says the E. News, with the proposed international exhibition is a split up between the stockbreeding and what for want of…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 August 1878 · page 2

THE prospects of the forthcoming show at Singleton on the 14th and 5th of this month, are more promining than hot of any pervious show, and there is every reason for believing that it will be…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 August 1878 · page 5

IN another column appears the programme of proceedings of the celebrated exhibition, which is to take place on Wednesday and Thursday, the 14th and 15th [?]. On Thursday an…

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The International Exhibition Fiasco

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 August 1878 · page 2

THE present position of this colony, with regard to those countries which have been led to believe that an International Exhibition would take place…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 2

WE understand (says the S.M. Herald) that the Hon. J. S. F. rn[?]ll, the Hon. J. Sutherland, the Hon. J. Leary, and the Hon. E. Coben, will visit the Agricultural Show, at Single on, on…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Show at Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1878 · page 2

YESTERDAY (Wednesday), the first day's show under the auspices of the Northern Agricultural Association, was held at Singleton. The attendance was fair, and the receipts at…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1878 · page 2

THE attendance on the second day (Thursday) was by far the largest ever yet known, and the Show itself may be characterised as an unqualified success. No doubt the presence…

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Northern Agricultural Association. Singleton Show. Second Day, Thursday, August 15, 1878

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1878 · page 4

THE second day's show under the auspices of the above association took place at Singleton, on Thursday. Unfortunately, the weather was very unfavourable, heavy rain…

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Australia at the Paris Exhibition. LONDON, August 15

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1878 · page 2

The report of the Food Jury recommends that gold medals be awarded to the Melbourne Meat Preserving Company and the Sydney Meat Preserving Company, and a…

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International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1878 · page 2

WE have received a circular letter from Mr. Andrew Torning, soliciting our assistance "in the furtherance of what he believes to be the most important and valuable proposal…

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Grand Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1878 · page 2

A GRAND fancy fair and sale of things useful and ornamental, is to be held in the Congregational School-room, Brown-street, to-day and to-morrow, in aid of the debt on the…

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Honour to the Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1878 · page 2

THE Evening Post, Dunedin, of August 3rd, says:—"Miss Dickenson, the young lady whoso charge against Colonel Valentine Baker was the cause of that officer's…

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Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1878 · page 5

A VERY handsome, though limited, selection of ladies' handiwork, in the shape of picture frames in leatherwork, woolwork of various kinds, babies' clothing, pincushions, smoking…

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Fancy Fair at the Congregational Schoolroom

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1878 · page 2

THIS was continued on Saturday afternoon and evening, when there was a much larger attendance on the previous day, and the majority of the various handsome and useful…

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