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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1896

132 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 7

Carrington. Tournament and Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1896 · page 6

The educational tournament and fair to be held at the Seamen's Institute on the 22nd and 23rd of the present month promises to be a great success. The prizes for the many…

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A Unique Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 October 1896 · page 4

There has just closed a somewhat unique exhibition which has been open at the London Chamber of Commerce, in East-cheap, for some weeks. The articles on…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Sunday. Cycing Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 October 1896 · page 5

The first day of the cycling carnival of the League of South Australian Wheelmen was held yesterday at the Exhibition Oval. Don Walker lowered Harris' quarter of a mile…

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Melbourne Racing Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 8

THE Railway Commissioners announce that holiday excursion tickets to Melbourne will be issued by the mail trains leaving Sydney from the 26th…

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Primitive Methodist Church. Bazaar and Cake Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 5

A BAZAAR, got up by the ladies belonging to the Primitive Methodist Church, Brown-street, for the purpose of aiding the trust and the stipend funds of the church, was opened…

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Rifle Association Meeting. The Show Day. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 October 1896 · page 5

TO-DAY was the field day on the Randwick range, for the visit of the Governor and notables was looked upon as an inserting event, the "shots" had a far more…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 7

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

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Waratah. Chicago Exhibition Awards

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 7

At the World's Columbian Exposition, held at Chicago in 1893, it will be remembered that New South Wales exhibits formed an important if not a…

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District News. Adamstown. Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 November 1896 · page 7

THE Adamstown Agricultural and Horticultural and Fine Art Society will hold their fifth show on the 5th, 6th, and 7th in the Carrington Hall…

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A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1896 · page 7

Sometime ago a deputation representing the Hunter River A. and H. Association waited upon Mr. J. N. Brunker, M.P., and asked that…

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The Adamstown Show. Opened by Mr. Edden, M.P. A Fair Display

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 November 1896 · page 7

THE fifth horticultural flower show in connection with the Adamstown Agricultural, Horticultural, and Fine Art Society was opened by Mr. Alfred…

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Adamstown. Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 November 1896 · page 7

The Adamstown Flower Show was brought to a close on Saturday. The show has not proved a financial success, but the committee will be able to…

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The Lord Mayor's Show French Complaints

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 November 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The Lord Mayor of London, Mr. G. Faudel Phillips, alderman for Farringdon Within, entered upon his office to-day. The…

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Parliament. Legislative Assembly. The Proposed Exhibition. A Resolution Carried. Clyde Metallurgical Works. Land Tax Assessments. The Agent-General. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 November 1896 · page 5

THE Assembly sat until 3 o'clock this morning discussing the resolution moved by the Premier, "That in the opinion of this House it is desirable to hold…

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A. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1896 · page 8

The various sub-committees appointed from the general committee of the Hunter River A. and H. Association are making excellent progress in their respective departments in…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Thursday. Paris Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 5

The Government has determined to ask Parliament to incur no expenditure, in connection with the Paris Exhibition of 1900. THE GOVERNCE OF WEST_AUSTRALIA…

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Treating Diseases by Electricity. Public Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 November 1896 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—A public exhibition was given in Edinburgh last night by Mr. Moloney, in connection with the treatment of diseases by…

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Maitland District. H.R.A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 7

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

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Maitland District. H.R.A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 8

THE adjourned meeting of the Hunter River A. and H. Association committee was held at the Town Hall, West Maitland, yesterday afternoon. Mr. J. Pearse, vice-president,…

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District News. Carrington. Cake and Apron Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 5

THE Competitive exhibition and cake and apron fair in aid of the funds of the Carrington Primitive Methodist Church will be opened at the Seamen's Institute this…

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