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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1892

175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 9

Tasmania. the Late Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 2

Surprise is expressed at the action of the Victorian Government in refusing to hand over to Mr. Fergus Scott, the official agent for Victoria, the balance of £500 voted for…

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That Fair-haired Cousin. Mr. Black's Railway Pass. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 4

THE Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly which was appointed some time ago to inquire into and report upon the application made to the Railway Commissioners for…

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The Maitland Show. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 5

ENTRIES for the thirty-second show of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, which closes to-morrow, are now rapidly coming in. The show promises to equal…

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The Hunter River Agricultural Show. West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 5

THE 32nd exhibition under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural Association, to come off in Maitland on the 6th, 7th, and 8th of April next, promises to be up to the…

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The World's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A vote of £100,000 towards the representation of Germany at the Chicago World's Fair has been agreed to by the Reichstag…

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Latest District News. West Maitland. Hunter River Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 8

A SPECIAL meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural Association has been convened for Friday afternoon to take into consideration the advisability of…

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The Proprietary Mine. Twelve Men Discharged. Specimen for the World's Fair. Broken Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 April 1892 · page 5

RUMOURS were current to-day that a large number of men had been discharged from the Proprietary mine, the reason ascribed being that the water supply had given out…

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West Maitland. Maitland Show Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 April 1892 · page 3

At a special meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural Association hold yesterday (Friday) afternoon, it was resolved in consequence of the extreme…

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Queensland. the World's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 2

The Government have decided that in the present state of the Treasury it will be unable to grant the £10,000 asked for to enable Queensland to be represented at the Chicago…

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Our Adelaide Letter. ADELAIDE, April 5. A Wild Beast Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 April 1892 · page 8

WHAT the deck of the Ballaarat would have been like on Wednesday if the police had not forbidden access to the vessel I cannot say. As it was, a constant swarm of people…

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Tasmania. the World's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 6

The matter of increasing the vote for the representation of the colony at the Chicago Exhibition will be considered by the Cabinet on Monday…

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The Royal Agricultural Show. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 April 1892 · page 5

THE annual exhibition of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales opened on the show ground, Moore Park, this morning. The weather was fine, and a number of…

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The Chicago Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 18 April 1892 · page 4

IN the matter of representation at the Chicago Exhibition JOHN BULL, like the celebrated spouse of JOHN GILPIN, though on pleasure bent, nevertheless has a frugal…

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Agricultural Show. Exceptionally Fine Weather. 15,000 Present

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 April 1892 · page 8

THE agricultural show attracted a large number of people on Monday, the ground being crowded in every part. The various agricultural implements were surrounded…

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Latest District News. West Maitland. Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 8

THE 32nd display under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural Society, which was unavoidably postponed in consequence of the flooded state of the district from the 6th,…

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The Maitland Agricultural Show. Probably Another Postponement. MAITLAND

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 22 April 1892 · page 5

A SPECIAL meeting of the Maitland Agricultural Society has been convened for to-morrow (Friday) to consider the advisableness of again postponing the date of the show…

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Australian News. New South Wales. the World's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 2

IT is understood that Dr. Renwick, M.L.C., the Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the Chicago Exhibition, will leave Sydney for America on the 5th June…

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Maitland Agricultural Association's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 5

AT a special meeting of the committee held on Friday afternoon it was resolved to carry out the show on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next, April 26, 27, and 28. It…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 5

THE railway authorities are making very ample arrangements for the convenience of intending visitors to the Hunter River Agricultural Show, which opens at West…

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The Maitland Show. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 3

THE thirty-second annual show of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was continued on the grounds, West Maitland, yesterday. As anticipated there…

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