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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1893

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The Singleton Show. Opening Day. Ruined by Rain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1893 · page 8

THE twenty-fifth annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association was opened yesterday at Singleton. It was to have been commenced a week earlier, but owing to the…

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The Singleton Show. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 1 September 1893 · page 7

THE weather was delightful at Singleton yesterday, and in consequence the 25th annual show of the Northern Agricultural Association was a great…

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The Chicago Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The accounts of the Chicago World's Fair show that so far the exhibition has resulted in a loss of £3,000,000…

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The Gay City of Paris. Another Exhibition Decided Upon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 September 1893 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—It has been decided to hold an international exhibition at Paris in the year 1900…

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The Chicago Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 September 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The adjudicators at the Chicago Exhibition have awarded a prize to the New South Wales Commission for a model of the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. the Annual Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

The annual September show in connection with the Royal Agricultural Society was held to-day, and proved a great success in spite of a downpour of rain. The principal awards in…

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Accident on a Show Ground Dragged by a Horse

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 September 1893 · page 5

ON the Albury show ground on Wednesday afternoon a terrible misadventure occurred to a lad named Mee, 14 years old, and son of Mr. T. Mee, tailor, of Albury. Young Mee was…

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Hunter River Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 19 September 1893 · page 8

THE 34th annual meeting of members connected with the above was held in the Town Hall West Maitland, yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. Scobie in the chair, and…

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A Tour Round the World. Chicago and Its Exhibition. Interview with Mr. James Hewit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 6

MR. JAMES HEWIT, of this city, returned on Saturday from a tour in the old world and America. His many friends will be pleased to learn that he…

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The World's Fair. Its Approaching Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 5

NEW YORK, Friday.—It is announced that the World's Fair, now being held at Chicago, will be closed at the end of next month…

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The Gosford Wild Flower Show. Opened by Sir Henry Parkes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1893 · page 7

THE ninth annual wild flower and fern show at Gosford, was opened in the agricultural pavilion at 2 p.m. on Friday by Sir Henry Parkes, who was…

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CABLEGRAMS. Chicago Exhibition Awards. Local Collieries Successful

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 October 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Additional awards have been made to New South Wales exhibitors at the Chicago Exhibition. The Department of Mines has…

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District News. Wallsend. Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1893 · page 2

THE Committee in connection with the Wallsend Horticultural and Agricultural Society are making arrangements for holding their annual show on the 9th and 10th…

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The Chicago Exhibition. Medals for Australian Flour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 October 1893 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—All the exhibits of Australian flour at Chicago Exhibition have received medals…

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Hamilton. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1893 · page 5

The annual flower show in connection with the Presbyterian body, and in aid of the local church fund, will, as notified, take place in the Mechanics' Institute on the 2nd, proximo…

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The Flower Show. Opening Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 6

THE Hamilton and Adamstown Floral and Horticultural Society opened their first show in the Western Markets, Hunter-street West, yesterday…

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St. Augustine's Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 2

THE third annual flower show in connection with St. Augustine's, Merewether, was opened in St. Augustine's School Hall at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, in the presence…

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The Chicago Exhibition Closed for the Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 5

NEW YORK, Tuesday.—The World's Fair at Chicago has been closed. Twenty million persons visited the Exhibition…

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Hamilton Horticultural Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 6

THE third annual horticultural exhibition in aid of the Hamilton Presbyterian Church was opened in the local Mechanics' Institute, at 3 o'clock…

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Hamilton Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 November 1893 · page 5

THERE was a large attendance of Visitors at the Horticultural Exhibition at Hamilton last evening. The Hamilton String Band, under the conductorship of Mr. Vial, played…

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