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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1895

141 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 8

A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1895 · page 8

The general committee of the H.R. A. and H. Association was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Mr. R. Scobie, vice-president, occupied the…

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Our Brisbane Letter. An International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1895 · page 5

DURING the past for night the very clever French gentleman who has been damped on our shores from Hobart has so far succeeded in his project for an international exhibition…

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Wallsend. Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1895 · page 3

A special meeting of the committee of the Wallsend A.H.P.P. and C. Society was held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of considering the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1895 · page 5

The September Agricultural Show was opened to-day amidst splendid weather and a large attendance of visitors from the country…

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A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 8

There 36th annual meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday…

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Parramatta Bicycle Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1895 · page 3

The Parramatta branch of the League of Wheelmen on Saturday held a most successful cycling carnival on the Parramatta Park, the attendance being very large. It was…

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Maitland District. A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 October 1895 · 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…

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Proposed Exhibition of Colonial Produce. a London Sight. Promoters Asking for a Guarantee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Messrs. Dale and Reynolds, who are organising an exhibition of colonial produce, proposed to be held at the Agricultural…

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A Holy Fair at Allahabad

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 October 1895 · page 5

AT Allahabad, in the North-West Provinces of India, a religious fair is held periodically on the dry part of the bed of the Ganges, to which natives of all castes and from all parts…

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[From Metropolitan Papers.] Bordeaux Wine Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 October 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The following awards to South Australian exhibitors have been made by the judges in the wine section of the Bordeaux…

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Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 8

Entries close with Mr. Quinton, the secretary, this evening in the competing sections of the H.R A. and H Association's spring show, to be opened at West Maitland on…

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District News. Hamilton. Industrial Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 October 1895 · page 3

THE committee of management in connection with the forthcoming industrial exhibition in aid of the St. Peter's school building fund have a…

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Maitland District. A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 October 1895 · page 8

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

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Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 October 1895 · page 8

The 17th annual flower show in connection with the Hunter River A. and H. Association will be opened to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The entries in the flower sections…

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A. and H. Spring Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 8

The opening of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural spring flower show yesterday was marked by disagreeable conditions as regarded weather. A strong…

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Eight-Hours Day. Demonstration at Toronto. a Fair Success

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 6

[?] time reduced to ten hours. Having secured the eight hours working day in 1883 the miners, to their credit be it said, tried…

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Newcastle Wesleyan Church. Spring Fair and Sale of Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 October 1895 · page 8

AT the Masonic Hall, Perkin-street, yesterday afternoon, a spring fair and sale of work was opened in aid of the Newcastle Wesleyan Church funds, which is to be…

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Maitland District. Spring Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1895 · page 6

THE Hunter River A and H Spring Show was continued yesterday under much more favourable conditions than obtained on the opening day. The weather was very pleasant…

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Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1895 · page 7

A bicycle sports meeting was held on the Newcastle Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon, but was not the success anticipated. The programme unfortunately did…

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The Wesleyan Spring Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 October 1895 · page 5

THE Spring Fair in connection with the Newcastle Wesleyan Church, which was opened on Thursday, was concluded on Saturday. Both in the afternoon and…

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