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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1888

146 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 8

The Newcastle Exhibition of Women's Industries and Centenary Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 5

THE success that attended the opening of the above splendid exhibition on Thursday was continued yesterday. The building, the large new brewery off Charlton-street, Wickham,…

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H. R. A. and H. Association, Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 2

THE attention of flower growers, poultry fanciers, and the public generally, is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it will be…

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Wild Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1888 · page 5

THIS truly deserving exhibition, at the Wickham School of Arts, continues to be extensively patronised. On Thursday evening, in addition to the…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1888 · page 5

THE Newcastle Exhibition of Women's Industries and Centenary Fair still continues to attract large numbers of visitors, notwithstanding the counter-attractions at the rinks…

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Newcastle Exhibition of Women's Industries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 6

TO-DAY will be the closing day of the above successful exhibition, and large numbers of visitors are expected. We give, as promised, a list of additional…

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Correspondence Women's Industries Exhibition. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 5

SIR,—I would like to say a few words in connection with the Exhibition of Women's Industries, to show the injustice the schools in the mining…

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Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 4

ROLLER-SKATING carnivals are becoming almost as popular in Australia as similar entertainments on ice are in Canada, and last night, at the Olympic Skating Rink, the…

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Newcastle Exhibition of Women's Industries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 4

THE above above exhibition, after five days' continued success, came to a conclusion last night. The attendance yesterday, though not so large as upon the preceding days, was…

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Newcastle Women's Industrial Exhibition and Decentralization. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1888 · page 5

SIR,—Can you inform the public the object for which the above exhibition is held, and if the proceeds are to be devoted to a central or…

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The Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 September 1888 · page 6

THE writer of Talk on 'Change, in the Australasian, tells the following:—The subject given for composition at a well-known Dunedin college the other…

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Waratah Horticultural Society's Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 7

WE have pleasure in drawing attention to advertisement in this issue in connection with the Waratah Horticultural Society's Flower Show, to be…

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Scene at the Irish Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1888 · page 7

AN extraordinary incident is reported to have occurred at the Irish Exhibition, at Olympia, on August 20. It appears that the Barrack Street Band,…

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The Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 October 1888 · page 5

THE second grand skating carnival of the present season takes place this evening at the Olympic Skating Rink, under the immediate patronage of the…

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Strange Scene at the Melbourne Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 October 1888 · page 8

LOUNGERS in the Avenue of Nations on Saturday evening (says the Age) found the monotony of the "block" somewhat varied by the conduct of…

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Sydney Elite Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 5

THE skating fancy dress carnival, at the Elite Skating Rink, Sydney, under the immediate supervision of Mr. K. A. Skinner, on Tuesday…

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Maitland Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1888 · page 8

THE eleventh annual flower, poultry, and pigeon show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association will be held to-day and…

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Waratah Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1888 · page 8

WE need hardly remind our readers of the grand display of flowers, ferns, orchids, and mosses to take place to-day at Waratah. Some of the choicest…

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The Waratah Horticultural and Agricultural Society's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 October 1888 · page 8

THE first annual show of the above society was opened yesterday in the pavilion of Mrs. J. Anderson's Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah. The show was advertised to be open at…

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The Waratah Horticultural and Agricultural Society's Show. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 7

THE weather being very fine yesterday, the members of the above society were again rewarded for their untiring efforts by a large number of visitors…

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Hunter River Flower, Pigeon, and Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 5

THE eleventh anniversary of the above show came off on Thursday last at the Albion Ground, West Maitland. The weather was all that could be desired,…

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