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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1899

265 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 14

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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Williamtown. Benevolent Progressive Village Fair

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

Mrs. S.W. Smith, president of the Stockton branch committee, convened a meeting of Fullerton Cove and Williamtown ladies on Saturday, to consider the best means of…

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The Opening of the Village Fair. Arrangements for To-day

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

The Progressive Village Fair, for the benefit of the Newcastle and Northumberland Bonevolent Society, will be opened this afternoon, at the Masonic Hall. The…

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Progressive Village Fair. (Continued from page 6.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 July 1899 · page 5

The attendance at the Progressive Village Fair in the Masonic Hall last evening was very satisfactory and the young ladies in charge of the different stalls did a…

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Progressive Village Fair. Opened by the Chief Secretary. a Brilliant Spectacle. Street Scene in Japan

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

One of the most interesting function that have occurred in Newcastle in connection with the work of charity eventuated yesterday afternoon at the Masonic Hall. The…

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Progressive Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 5

The organisers of the Progressive Village Fair in aid of the Newcastle and Northumberland Benevolent Society have every reason to be satisfied with the patronage so far…

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The Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon and evening the Progressive Village Fair, in aid of the Benevolent Society was continued in the Masonic Hall. The attendance, business, and…

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The Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 5

The takings at the Japanese Village Fair last evening were very satisfactory, considering the inclement state of the weather. One of the principal attractions was the…

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Wallsend. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 7

Matters in connection with the Progressive Village Fair are progressing satisfactorily, and arrangements in connection with the opening in the Wallsend School of Arts on…

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Fire at an Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Monday. — The Volta Electrical Exhibition at Como, Italy, has head burnt to the ground. Priceless relics were destroyed in the fire…

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The Village Fair at Wallsend Opening Proceedings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 July 1899 · page 8

The opening ceremony in connection with the Village Fair movement in aid of the building fund of the Newcastle and District Benevolent Society, was performed by his…

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Wallsend. the Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 7

In the report of the opening proceedings in connection with the above movement, the name of Mrs. G. Bowfield was inadvertently omitted. This lady has been identified…

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Wallsend. the Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 5

Operations in connection with the local section of this movement was concluded last evening, and the attendance, together with the consequent results, fully justified the…

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Waratah. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 6

The ladies who have formed perhaps the strongest committee ever got together in the town are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to ensure success to the Village Fair…

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Merewether. Progressive Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 8

A representative meeting of ladies and gentlemen interested in the above met in the council chambers on Wednesday evening. The Mayor occupied the chair…

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Progressive Village Fair at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 6

A brilliant and interesting function eventuated yesterday afternoon at the School of Arts, Waratah, when the Progressive village, pair, represented in the form of a…

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Adamstown. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 3

The committee working up the above are putting forth every effort to make the movement a success, and to this and have completed arrangements for a plain and fancy…

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Waratah. Progressive Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 3

The attendance at the village fair now on at the School of Arts, Waratah, in aid of the Benevolent Society funds, was fully sustained yesterday evening, and the ladies are highly…

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Waratah. Progressive Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 8

The committee of ladies managing the Village Fair now being held in the School of Arts in aid of the funds of the Benevolent Society have every reason to congratulate…

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A Fair Field and No Favour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 4

We have every sympathy with the "Sydney Morning Herald" in its desire to push its business in the north. Every newspaper, to progress, must be enterprising. At the…

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