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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1881

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Maitland Show. First Day—wednesday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 April 1881 · page 3

THE twenty-first annual show at West Maitland, of the Hunter river Agricultural and Horticultural Association, was successfully opened on the Society's…

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Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association. Maitland Show. Second Day—thursday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 April 1881 · page 2

IT is estimated that the largest number of people over witnessed together at one time, assembled at the above show yesterday. At five o'clock, the secretary informs…

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The World's Fair in 1883

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1881 · page 4

THE site which is proposed for the World's Fair to be held in New York in 1883 his many historical associations connected with it. Inwood was…

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Agricultural Society's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1881 · page 3

ON Tuesday, the Agricultural Society of New South Wales opened its exhibition for 1881 in the building in Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, and the grounds…

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Exhibition Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—At the Exhibition Show Chester took first prize for stallions, Struck Gold, second. Dr. Bowker's arab, Selim, took first prize; Mr. Reynolds, of…

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The Proposed New York Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 April 1881 · page 2

LONDON, April 28.—The proposed international exhibition at New York will probably be abandoned altogether in consequence of the coldness with which the…

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Close of the Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 May 1881 · page 2

THE Melbourne Exhibition was closed on Saturday last and upwards of 18,000 persons were present. Mr. G. C. Levey, the secretary, was presented with a gold…

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Western Australian Exhibition Commissioners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1881 · page 5

Some time ago, nearly two years in fact (says the Freemantle Herald of April 24), the Western Australian Commissioners of the great French International Exhibition…

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School of Arts Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1881 · page 5

WE have much gratification in drawing the attention of our readers to an advertisement in another column inviting the co-operation of the general public towards…

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Muswellbrook Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1881 · page 2

THE annual show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association commences at Muswellbrook to-day, and will be continued to-morrow. Special…

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Muswellbrook Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 May 1881 · page 2

THE Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association held their fifth annual show in the Society's grounds, Muswellbrook, on Wednesday and Thursday. The…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 May 1881 · page 3

IT has been decided to open on the 21st July next an Exhibition of the Arts and Industries of all nations at Adelaide. The following is a…

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CABLEGRAMS. International Exhibition of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 June 1881 · page 2

LONDON, June 2.—To-day his Royal Highness the Duke, of Connaught presided at the opening of the International Exhibition of Wool at the Crystal Palace,…

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Murrurundi Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 5

THE first show of the Murrurundi Agricultural and Horticultural Association promises to be a grand success. During the three and a half months…

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Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 2

THE first exhibition in connection with the Northumberland Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society is announced to commence at the Protestant Hall to-morrow…

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Northumberland Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society. First Annual Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 July 1881 · page 3

THE inaugural show of the above society was held yesterday in the Protestant Hall, and was a successes in every respect. The show was opened (in the respect. The…

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Handsome Show Case

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 5

THERE is now on view in the shop of Mr. Green, ironmonger, &c., Hunter-street, a very handsome show case of freshly arrived silver and electro ware. The case…

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Murrurundi Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 2

IT is hardly necessary to remind our readers that the first Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Show, held at Murrurundi, will take place on…

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The Murrurundi Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1881 · page 2

OUR correspondent writes us that the Murrurundi Show opened yesterday, with the great advantage of splendid weather, as were the exhibits—each section being…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Maitland Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1881 · page 2

WE are in receipt from the Secretary of schedule for the third flower show in connection with the H.R.A. and H. Association, which is to be held at Maitland…

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