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Shows & fairs, 1889

221 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 12

The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mr. W. F. Walker, late Commissioner of Trade and Customs in Victoria, and one of the Victorian Commissioners at the Paris Exhibition, has dined…

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Parliament. Thursday, May 9, 1889. Legislative Assembly. The Paris Exhibition. Casual Labour Board. The Charges against Mr. Davies. Leave of Absence. The Richmond Election. Public Works Act. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 May 1889 · page 5

THE Speaker took the chair at 4 30 p.m. THE PARIS EXHIBITION. In reply to Mr. Dowel. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH said the…

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Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The Victorian and New Zealand Courts at the Paris Exhibition are in a forward state. The wool, timber, and mineral exhibits are very fine. The natural…

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Latest Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Friday Night. an Attorney to Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1889 · page 5

AN order was made by the Judges in Banco this morning calling upon C. T. Richards, an attorney, to show cause why he should not pay back to the Cabmen's Union a sum…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.—Notwithstanding the incomplete condition of the Paris Exhibition it has been well attended since the opening day, the average daily…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The Radical members of the House of Commons have presented a memorial to Lord Salisbury requesting him to compel Lord Lytton, the British…

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Sir Henry Loch. Visit to Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1889 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—Sir Henry and Lady Loch paid a visit of inspection to the Victorian Court at the Exhibition to-day. They were accompanied on the visit by Lady…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—His Excellency Sir Henry Loch, Governor of Victoria, has twice visited the Victorion Court at the Paris Exhibition, and considers that it is much better…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—Sir Polydore De Keyser, ex-Lord Mayor of London, of the British Commission, complains that the erection of the Victorian gold arch, in the Paris…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The gilded arch, constructed of plaster, in the Victorian Court at the Paris Exhibition, and intended to represent the total production of gold in the…

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New Zealand. the Dunedin Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1889 · page 2

The Anglo-Australian artists' collection of paintings now in Sydney has been secured for the Dunedin Exhibition. NO BIRTHDAY LEVER…

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The Paris Exhibition. Distinguished Visitors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The Prince and Princess of Wales and several members of their family have arrived at Paris to visit the Exhibition…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] The Paris Exhibition. English Royal Visitors

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1889 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—The visit or the Prince and Princess of Wales and their family to the Exhibition has created widespread gratification among French people. To-day the…

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International Sports. a "Frosty Show."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 June 1889 · page 3

There are shows and shows and a Mclican man at the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon succeeded in getting a crowd of some hundreds of people to…

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Madame Tussaud's Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A terrible infernal machine has been sent to Madame Tussaud's exhibition, it is believed, by a discharged servant…

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The Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—President Carnot and ex-President Marshal MacMahoo have visited the colonial courts in the Paris Exhibition. The exhibits of Australian cereals are…

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Victoria. the Dunedin Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1889 · page 6

The Cabinet had under consideration the question of the appointment of a commission for the Dunedin Exhibition. It is not intended that the commission shall be a large…

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New Zealand. the Dunedin Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 July 1889 · page 6

Owing to the increased demand for space, the Government have granted an additional £10,000, and sanctioned the closing of the adjacent streets…

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Balmain Pigeon Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE is to the fore at the Balmain Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society. Mr. T. C. Wrightson is again the most successful prize-winner in canaries, having…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] Victorian Wines at the Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 5

PARIS, Thursday.—The jury of the Exhibition have proposed, subject to confirmation by a superior jury, to award nine gold, twenty eight silver, and seventeen bronze…

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