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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1885

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Colonial and Indian Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1885 · page 3

The Agent-General cables to the Premier in reference to the new disposition of the space for the Australian colonies in the forthcoming Colonial and…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Friday. Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 August 1885 · page 3

The members of the Jubilee Exhibition Committee interviewed the Attorney-General and Chief Secretary to-day, when Mr. E. T. Smith, M.P., Mr…

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Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 3

A deputation from Launceston waited on the Ministry on Saturday, to request a subsidy of £5000 in aid of local exhibition. It is not probable, however, that so large an…

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Jubilee Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1885 · page 3

The Government has decided to leave to the consideration of Parliament the question as to whether a vote of £32,000 should be made for the proposed Jubilee Exhibition…

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Singleton Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 August 1885 · page 8

THE annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association took place at Singleton yesterday. There was a fair attendance of visitors, notwithstanding the threatening…

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Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 3

The Agricultural Society's Show at Moore Park next week is likely to he far the most successful yet held in the colony. In each section the entries surpass in number those…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Intercolonial Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1885 · page 3

A grand intercolonial show under the auspices of the Victorian Poultry and Dog Society was opened yesterday in the Exhibition Building by the Governor. The…

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The Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1885 · page 5

As was predicted, the second day of the Singleton Show was even more successful than the first, the visitors flocking thither in greater numbers than on the preceding day. The following message from…

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Boxing and Wrestling Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1885 · page 3

On Saturday night, at the Lyceum Mall, Newcomen-street, Professor Lees, the champion boxer of Australia, who recently defeated Farnan, of Melbourne, with M'Caffrey, the wrestler, and a host…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Saturday. The Jubilee Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1885 · page 3

At a banquet last evening, given by the Mayor of Adelaide, Mr. E. T. Smith in proposing the health of the Mayor, referred to the proposed Jubilee Exhibition, to be held…

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Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1885 · page 5

The Agricultural Society's Show was opened to-day by Sir Alfred Stephen, the Lieutanant Governor…

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Tasmania. Hobart, Wednesday. No Exhibition Grant

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 September 1885 · page 5

The Ministry have decided not to accede to the prayer of a petition from Launceston, asking that the sum of £5000 should be appropriated for the…

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A Fair Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 September 1885 · page 3

A cheque for a considerable amount was handed to the local manager of the A.S.N. Company today by the secretary of the Seamen's Union, as compensation…

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Boxing Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1885 · page 5

On Saturday next at the Lyceum, Newcomen-street, Jack Hall and George Powell give an exhibition of boxing, etc., C. Sullivan and Penington, two Sydney boxers of some note, are also to take…

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Boxing Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1885 · page 3

ON Saturday evening at the Lvceum a crowded audience assembled to witness an exhibition of boxing between a number of our local m.n, and Hall and Powell who…

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Great Boxing Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1885 · page 8

A meeting of several of our well-known sportsmen was held at Moroney's Hunt Club Hotel last evening, the object being to arrange for a boxing tournament in this city…

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Manly Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1885 · page 5

Nearly 8000 persons paid for admission to the Manly Flower Show £1500 were taken up to Saturday night…

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Morpeth Aque Carnival. M[?]LAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1885 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Morpeth Aquatic Carnivaas held here last night in connection in the boat race to take place on the HunRiver, on the 24th…

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The A.j.c. Spring Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1885 · page 7

The Spring racing carnival, under the auspices of the Australian Jockey Club, commences at Randwick to-day, and will be continued on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday next. Splendid entries…

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A Faithless Fair One

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1885 · page 7

A STORY of misplaced trust in woman's constancy comes to us (Evening News) from Port Pirie (S. A.) A young man went out to the Cape from England…

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