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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1898

168 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 9

The Wallsend and Plattsburg Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1898 · page 4

The annual show in connection with the Wallsend and Platisburg A.H.P.P. and C. Society was continued at the Agricultural Hall, Wallsend,…

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Tighe's Hill. Novelty Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 5

The novelty fair in aid of the Tighe's Hill School of Arts was again continued in the Rosedale Hall on Saturday night, the attendance being very…

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Wallsend Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 3

The annual exhibition of the A.H.P. and P. Society was concluded on Saturday, when the weather proved almost everything to be desired for a…

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The Recent Schools' Carnival. Repetition of the Displays

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 November 1898 · page 4

It has been decided to repeat on the afternoon of Saturday, the 19th instant, the displays prepared by the children of the various public schools of the Newcastle district, and…

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Tighe's Hill. Novelty Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 5

The novelty fair in connection with the Tighe's Hill School of Arts was brought to a conclusion in the Rosedale Hall last night. Mr. Jas. T. Croft…

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Wallsend. the Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1898 · page 3

In the pony contest prize list, the second prize for ponys 13 to 14 hands should have been given to H. Endersby's Trilby, and not to H…

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Greater Britain Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 5

The committee for the Greater Britain Exhibition met at the board room. Colonial Secretary's Office, this afternoon, Lieutenant-Colonel Neild…

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The Wallsend Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 6

Sir,—Will you allow me a small space that I may lay before the public the new idea the managers of the above show have re the often-spoken…

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Fire Brigades' Carnival. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 November 1898 · page 5

The metropolitan fire brigades demonstration was continued at the Agricultural Ground to-day. Details Scaling Ladder Race.—First prize,…

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A Floating Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 12

The latest proposal for capturing the markets of the Far East comes from Austro-Hungary. The enterprising merchants of that country are…

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The Lord Mayor's Show. the Anglo-american Alliance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—One of the prominent features of the Lord Mayor's show yesterday was a car in the shape of a ship armed with guns,…

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The Coolgardie Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Mr. Scammell, who is visiting the Continent with the object of securing works of art and foreign exhibits for the exhibition to…

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The Greater Britain Exhibition. Meeting of Citizens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 November 1898 · page 5

A meeting of gentlemen interested in the representation of the Newcastle and Hunter River districts at the Greater Britain Exhibition, to be held at Earls Court in 1899,…

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Fair Girls and Gray Horses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 8

"Fair Girls and Gray Horses," by Will H. Ogilvie, is a notable addition to the fairly imposing list of purely Australian books. It is a handsome volume, published…

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Greater Britain Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 4

The committee elected at a public meeting held at the School of Arts on the 14th instant to confer with the committee of the Chamber of Commerce on this subject met the latter…

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Cycling. a Novel Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1898 · page 3

The Massey-Harris Bicycle Company will exhibit their electric bicycle in the depot window, Hunter-street, this evening, when the whole mechanism…

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Turin Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Mr. W. Finucane, travelling representative in Europe of the Queensland Government, has exhibited photographs of…

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Lambton. the Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1898 · page 8

The cake and apron fair held in connection with St. John's Church was continued in the Star Theatre last night. There was a large number of visitors, and the sales are…

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Christmas Austral Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 5

The "Austral Fair" to be opened on Thursday next by the Rev. George Walters, of the Australian Church. Sydney, promises to be one of the most successful…

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Greater Britain Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 December 1898 · page 5

The joint committee appointed to deal with the matter of the representation of the district on the committee of the Greater Britain Exhibition met at the Chamber yesterday…

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