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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1887

143 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 8

Justice and Fair Play. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 January 1887 · page 3

Sit,—I trust you will give a short space in your valuable paper to draw the attention of the Glebe miners to certain miners performing labouring…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 January 1887 · page 5

The list of applicants for space at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition has closed. The applications have reached a total of 600, representing 69,000…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1887 · page 5

Sir Herbert Sandford collects 200 excellent English pictures for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition, and will also obtain an equal number of paintings…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1887 · page 5

The British art collection for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition includes 65 large oil paintings, 58 watercolour drawings and many photographs…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 5

The allotment of space amongst British exhibitors at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition has taken place. The total number of exhibitors is 830,…

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Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 January 1887 · page 5

Some of the most famous of the British artists and sculptors have intimated their intention of sending specimens of their genius to the…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 5

Sir Herbert Sanford, the British Commissioner to the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition, is urging the exhibitors from England to decorate the British…

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Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 5

The Marquis of Salisbury has promised to notify the European Powers that an Exhibition will be held in Melbourne in 1888…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 January 1887 · page 5

The British Exhibitors at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition are satisfied with the allotment of space made to them. The Argentine Republic will…

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Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 February 1887 · page 5

A number of prominent Victorian colonists in London who were nominated as members of the London committee in connection with the…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1887 · page 4

The War Office authorities have decided to send a large collection of exhibits, consisting of munitions of war, to the Adelaide Jubilee…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 February 1887 · page 5

The list of applications for space at the Adelaide Jublilee Exhibition closed to-day. About 750 exhibitors have applied for space amounting to 89,000ft…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 February 1887 · page 5

Mr. Henri Hardt has been appointed Commissioner for Austria at the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition…

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Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 March 1887 · page 5

Sir Herbert Sandford, the British Commissioner to the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition, will sail for Australia on April 14. In the House of Commons…

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Indo-colonial Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1887 · page 5

It is reported that there is a surplus of £24,000 resulting from the recent Indo-Colonial Exhibition, which sum is to be given to the Imperial…

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Colonial Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 March 1887 · page 5

The reports as to the unsatisfactory nature of the financial management of the late Colonial and Indian Exhibition have been revived, and a through…

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Melbourne Centennial Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 March 1887 · page 5

A deputation will wait upon Sir Henry Holland, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to ask him to place the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, to…

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Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1887 · page 5

The following have been appointed to the London committee for the Melbourne International Exhibition:— Sir Graham Berry, Right Hon. H. C…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 5

Sir Herbert Sandford, the British Executive Commissioner for the Adelaide Exhibition, starts for Australia on the 14th April…

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The Adelaide Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 April 1887 · page 5

The British art collection intended for the Adelaide Jubilee Exhibition is valued at £30,000…

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