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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1895

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The Bordeaux Wine Exhibition. Gold Medal for a Victorian Firm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the International Wine Exhibition being held at Bordeaux the superior jury has awarded Chateaux Tahbilk, Victoria,…

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A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 November 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, last evening with the object of receiving the…

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Wallsend. Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 November 1895 · page 7

But for the extreme season and the poor prospect of holding any exhibitin worthy of the name the annual show of the A.H.P.P. and C. Society…

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Hamilton Presbyterian Church. Annual Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 November 1895 · page 5

A FLOWER show and sale of work was opened in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute yesterday afternoon by Mrs. David Miller. It is now five years ago since the congregation of…

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Flower Show at Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1895 · page 5

A LARGE number of visitors again patronised the flower show and sale of work at the Mechanics' Institute last evening. Mr. H. V. Harris presided. The cantata, "Little…

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Hamilton. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1895 · page 3

The annual flower show under the auspices of the Presbyterian body, which opened on Thursday afternoon, was closed on Saturday evening. The…

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A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1895 · page 8

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

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Maitland District. A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 7

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

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Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Monday. the Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1895 · page 5

THE Governor to-day promised a deputation from the Royal Agricultural Society that he would give his patronage to the institution. His Excellency remarked that he had…

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Wallsend Small Debts Court. Monday, December 9. (Before Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M., and Messrs. A. Ross and H. Rushton, Js.P.) Illegal Arrest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 December 1895 · page 3

ERICK PLATT sued Chas. Hy. Curtis for £10 damages for illegal arrest arising out of an assault case on the 6th day of November…

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Aquatic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1895 · page 8

The aquatic carnival committee and members of the Water Brigade are making arrangements to hold their second reunion on 26th January next. Since the opening…

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Aquatio Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 December 1895 · page 8

The public meeting arranged to consider the matter of an aquatic carnival and life-saving exhibition at Maitland on Anniversary Day next will be held in the Town Hall this…

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Aquatic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 December 1895 · page 8

A meeting of gentlemen interested in the holding of an aquatic carnival and lift-saving exhibition on 26th January next was held at the Town Hall. West Maitland, last evening…

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The Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1895 · page 7

Nearly 150 entries have been received for the cycling carnival to take place on the Cricket Ground this afternoon, and as the starts seem to have been very evenly adjusted…

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Cycling in Newcastle. the League's Carnival. Zimmerman Wins the Half-mile

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 December 1895 · page 7

THE cycling carnival promoted by Mr. A. D. Robinson, in conjunction with the local League of Wheelmen, took place on Saturday afternoon on the Cricket Ground, and…

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Aquatic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1895 · page 8

As will be seen from an advertisement in another column the committee seized with the carrying out of the aquatic carnival on Anniversary Day are determined that there…

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Aquatic Carnival Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1895 · page 8

A meeting of this committee was held last evening at the Town Hall, West Maitland, under the presidency of the Mayor (Alderman H. Crothers), the other members present…

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Pinafore and Apron Fair at Lambton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 December 1895 · page 8

THE Music Hall, Lambton, presented a lively appearance yesterday afternoon on the occasion of the opening of the bazaar, pinafore and apron fair, in aid of the funds of the…

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Lambton. Pinafore and Apron Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 December 1895 · page 7

The bazaar, pinafore and apron fair in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, hold in the Music Hall, was continued yesterday with satisfactory results…

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Royal Agricultural Society. The Easter Show. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 December 1895 · page 5

VIGOROUS efforts are being made by the officials of the Royal Agricultural Society to make their exhibition in Sydney at Easter a success. The council of the society have…

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