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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1894

125 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 7

The Spring Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1894 · page 5

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural Association are working very energetically to make the forthcoming spring show attractive. It is proposed to hold the…

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 August 1894 · page 5

THE winter daffodil and camelia show of the Horticultural Society of New South Wales was declared open at the Town Hall this afternoon by Lady Duff. The ceremony was…

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Bradford Wool Market. a Fair Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—In the Bradford wool market there is a fair inquiry at late rates…

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Maitland District. Hunter River A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 August 1894 · page 5

A MEETING of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon,…

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Mad Markham's Fair Now Raging

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 2

A stable and storage warehouse belonging to the George Knox Transfer Company and eight small dwelling-houses near the Capital at Washington were recently burned down…

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Hunter River A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 September 1894 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River A. and H. Association was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. D. Prentice occupied the chair,…

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Shaksperean Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 8

A NEW months ago, in response to the invitation of the Rev. F. O'Gorman, a numorously, attended meeting of the ladies of St. Mary's parish was held in the boys' schoolroom to…

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Lambton. Lantern Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 7

Messrs. Hall and Simon, of Newcastle, gave an interesting entertainment in Conn's Hall on Thursday evening in aid of St. John's Church Sunday School funds. There…

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Stranding of the Steamer Colonist. Marine Board Inquiry Continued. The Captain to Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 September 1894 · page 7

THE local Marine Board resumed the inquiry on Saturday into the circumstances concerning the grounding of the steamer Colonist on the Oyster…

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West Wallsend. Exhibition and Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 6

The West Wallsend School of Arts second annual exhibition and flower show was brought to a close on Monday, having proved a great success, both financially and as a…

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The Stranding of the Colonist. The Show Cause Inquiry Postponed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1894 · page 5

ON Saturday last Captain Mars, late master of the standard steamer, Colonist, was to have appeared before the local Marine Board, to show cause why his certificate should not be…

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Hunter River A. and H. Association Annual Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 8

The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, last evening. Mr. R. Scobie, one…

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The Marine Board and the Police Magistrate. Captain Mars' "Show Cause" Inquiry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1894 · page 5

THE point raised by Mr. Mair, the Police Magistrate, with the local Marine Board on Saturday in connection with Captain Mars' "show cause" inquire now appears to have…

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Mad Markham's Fair Now Raging

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 8

The two maidservants at Birr Barracks, who figured as the complaints in the recent trial of officers have been dismissed by their master, who testifies to their good character,…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1894 · page 8

A short time age the committee of the Hunter River A and H Association communicated with Mr. W. G. Kitching, District Railway Superintendent at Newcastle, with…

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Shakesperian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 5

THE promoters of the above-mentioned fair, in aid of St. Mary's School, have nearly completed their arrangements, and are confident of success in connection with their…

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Maitland District. Hunter River A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 8

A MEETING of the newly-elected committee of the Hunter River A. and H. Association was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Mr. R. Scobie, one of the…

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The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 8

The proposal which was made at the meeting of the committee of the Hunter River A. and H. Association on Monday afternoon to ask Major-General and Mrs. Hutton to…

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Shaksperian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 5

THE above-named event, for which great preparations have recently been made, and which has been planned for the benefit of St. Mary's Schools, will be opened at 7 30 this…

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The Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 8

Messrs. J. Kerrigan and G. Buxton waited on Mr. W. C. Quinton, secretary of the Hunter River A. and H. Association yesterday morning with regard to the…

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