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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

265 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 14

Merewether. the Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 3

The ladies interested in the village fair attended at the Council Chambers on Monday afternoon for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements for carrying out the…

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Newcastle Benevolent Society. the Proposed Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1899 · page 6

The monthly meeting of the Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society was held at the board-room, Parry-street, yesterday afternoon. The president (Mr…

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Carrington. the School of Arts Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

The committee reports that numerous entries have been received for the various contests, and that the affair promises to be a complete success. Special attention is called…

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The Show Ground

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon the Minister for Lands, accompanied by Dr. J. L. Beeston (the president of the Newcastle and District Agricultural, Horticultural, and…

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Charlestown. School Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 8

A very pleasing and interesting function took place here on Tuesday, in the form at on industrial, literary, and art exhibition in connection with the Public School. In the…

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A Floating Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

What appears to be an excellent, though not altogether new, idea for extending foreign trade is that adopted by Austro-Hungarian manufactures, who, supported…

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Hamilton. the Japanese Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

The committee of ladies connected with this Inudable movement in aid of the Benevolent Institution, met again in the council chambers yesterday afternoon. Mrs…

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Stockton. Benevolent Society's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 8

The adjourned meeting of lady residents of Stockton, convened for the purpose of organising a local venture for the assistance of the Newcastle Benevolent Society, in…

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Carrington School of Arts. Competitive Exhibition and Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 6

The competitive exhibition and federal fancy fair, in the preparation of which a strong enthusiastic committee, assisted by a number of Carrington ladles, have,…

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Waratah. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

A meeting of ladies was held at the Town Hall yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of making arrangements to hold the progressive village fair on…

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Sheep Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 5

The fifth annual exhibition of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association was informally opened in the Royal Agricultural Society's Ground, Moore Park, this…

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New Lambton. the Proposed Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 3

As previously announced, the ladies' committee of the proposed village fair intend holding a social in Garratt's Hall this evening, the object of which…

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Salvation Army Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The colonies will exhibition produces at the forthcoming Salvation Army Exhibition in London. Mr. Taverner, the Victorian…

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Wallsend. the Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 6

Matters in connection with the proposed village fair in aid of the funds of the Benevolent Society are proceeding merrily, and in furtherance of the object in view a meeting…

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The Benevolent Society's Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 4

The various arrangements for the Grand Progressive Fancy Fair that is being organised in aid of the funds of the Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society are…

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The Sheep Show. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 5

The annual show of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association was officially opened by the Governor at the Royal Agricultural Society Ground this afternoon…

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Grafton July Carnival. Racing and Rowing. Newcastle Represented. Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 4

Great interest is taken in the July carnival week, and the support of the Newcastle horses and rowers is especially appreciated, but there is considerable disappointment…

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Carrington Competitive and Federal Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon the Seamen's Institure Hall was well filled with ladies and gentlemen to witness the preliminary examinations. The first item taken was the…

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Victoria at the Great Britain Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The jurors in connection with the Greater Britain Exhibition at Earl's Court have made laudatory references about the…

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Merewether. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 3

The ladies interested in the village fair held a meeting on Monday evening in the council chambers. The Mayor presided. The ladies who…

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