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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1884

63 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 4

Poultry and Canary Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 July 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—The entries for the poultry and canary exhibition, which opens in the exhibition building on the 31st closed with 1008, being 300 in excess of…

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) The International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Prince of Wales has invited the Agents-General of the Colonies to join the Commission of the International Exhibition, to be held…

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The Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society's Show, which was opened at the Exhibition Building yesterday, Mr. Croudace, of Lambton, gained special prizes for black Spanish…

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TELEGRAMS. The Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1884 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—Fully recognising the importance of the Northern Agricultural Association's annual exhibition at Singleton, the Royal Fine Arts Society of New South Wales has determined to be…

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The Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—The entries for the forthcoming Singleton Show are pouring in from all quarters. The secretary has received notice that exhibits will be sent from…

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The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Metropolitan Agricultural Show was opened today by the Governor in company of the Bishop and Mayor of Sydney, and a large number of…

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Shocking Accident at the Health Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 2

A serious accident occurred on July 2 in the machinery department of the Health Exhibition, London. A man named John Sycamore, aged 48, employed one of the ventilating apparatus exhibits,…

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The Agricultural Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 August 1884 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The jumping prizes at the Agricultural Exhibition have been awarded as follows:—First prize, Mr. Chippendall's Bolero; second, Mr. George…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 4

THE prospects of a great success at the exhibition off Northern Agricultural Association next week, are exceedingly bright. The number of exhibitors at the ensuing show are 461, from all parts of New South…

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CABLEGRAMS The Colonial Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday.—The Prince of Wales has addressed letters to the Governors of the British colonies, urging the desirableness of complete colonial representation at…

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The Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1884 · page 3

THIS Show opens to-day, and a large contingent of Newcastle visitors left yesterday, and will leave to-day for Singleton to be present at it. Special train…

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Singleton Show. First Day. Singleton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 August 1884 · page 3

ABOUT A. D. 1868 saw the first show in connection with the Northern Agricultural Association; and, to-day, for the sixteenth time annually, the gates were once pre thrown open to the public…

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The Late Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1884 · page 2

SINGLETON, Monday.—At a committee meeting of the Northern Agricultural Association this morning, Mr. Geo. Loder, president, in the chair, a highly satisfactory…

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Forestry Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1884 · page 2

LONDON, Friday.—Mr. J. E. Brown, F.L.S., Conservator of Woods and Forests for South Australia, was awarded a silver medal at the Forestry Exhibition in…

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Metropolitan Gossip. Our Wild Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 September 1884 · page 3

OUR annual show of wild flowers at Manly has been another great success. It has drawn together all the aristocratic and religious swells of the place, including Lord…

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Beach in Newcastle. Exhibition on the River

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 September 1884 · page 3

YESTERDAY afternoon, William Beach, the champion carsman of the world, gave an exhibition of his speed and skill on the Newcastle harbour, before an immense…

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Hunter River A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1884 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association took place on Monday afternoon, at Cohen's Hotel, Mr R. Scobie in the chair. The…

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Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 September 1884 · page 4

A GRAND fancy fair, in aid of the building fund of St. Mary's (R.C.) Church, will be opened by the Mayor, in Newcomen-street, on the 9th prox. The building in which the fair is to be held, is well…

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The Tamworth Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1884 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Monday.—There are splendid prospects for the show on Wednesday and Thursday. The entries enormously exceed those of the previous spring shows, in…

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Grand Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1884 · page 4

WITHIN a few weeks a large and capacious building has been erected in Newcomen-street, close to Hunter-street, for the purpose of holding a grand fancy fair. As mentioned last week, it will be…

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