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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs
175 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9
THE Royal Agricultural Society offer £400 in prizes at their trotting carnival, to take place next month. Should their trial of trotters prove successful the society intends…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Friday.—The United States House of Representatives has passed a resolution ordering that the Government exhibits at the Chicago World's Fair shall be closed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE first annual show of the Newcastle and District Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Dog Society was brought to a conclusion on Saturday evening. As anticipated the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE first exhibition under the auspices of the Northern Poultry, Pigeon, Canary, and Dog Society opened yesterday (Friday) in the Agricultural Society's Show Ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Agricultural Society at Kempsey have decided not to hold a flower show this year, owing to the scarcity of flowers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LAST night at the Olympic Hall the first grand skating carnival of the season took place, which in every way proved a success. The large hall was tastefully decorated with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.—The executive committee of the Chicago Exhibition is discussing Mr. Dibbs' demands as to the representation of New South Wales exhibits…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT the Cabinet meeting held this evening the question of representation of the colony at the Chicago Exhibition was considered. Mr. Dibbs has cabled to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Upwards of 4000 shares in the Exhibition Company have been taken up, and when 5000 are allotted the company will be considered as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AT the banquet tendered to Dr. Renwick, M.L.O., on the eve of his departure for Europe and American as Executive Commissioner to the Chicago Exhibition, the Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The School of Arts committee, with their energetic secretary (Mr. H. J. Chard), are now busy in working up the necessary preliminaries in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A grand cake and apron fair was opened yesterday afternoon in the Islington Mechanics' Institute for the purpose of raising funds towards liquidating the debt upon…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The second day in connection with the cake and apron fair in the Mechanics' Institute, Islington, was continued yesterday. During the afternoon there was very fair…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE second this season of a series of plain and fancy dress skating carnivals took place at the Olympic Hall last evening, and in every respect proved a thoroughly enjoyable…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Thursday.—It is officially announced that Germany will hold an universal exhibition at Berlin in 1900…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fair was again well patronised on Thursday afternoon and evening, the ladies at the various stalls being very successful in disposing of their wares. The art gallery,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AT the Olympic Hall on Saturday afternoon there was a large attendance of the juveniles of the district, when the children's carnival came off. Beside the children, there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Sunday.—At the Amateur Athletic Association Championship Meeting in London yesterday, the New Zealand athletes were unplaced, except Bolger, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The prospect of the colony being represented at the Chicago Exhibition may be considered to have practically vanished. Owing to the necessity for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A MEETING of the committee appointed to arrange an athletic show in aid of the starving families of Merewether was held at the Harbour View Hotel last night. Mr. Glover…
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