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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

165 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9

Waratah. Sports Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 20 May 1901 · page 7

The fine weather on Saturday afternoon induced a fair attendance at the Sports Carnival, held on the Waratah Reserve, in aid of the School of Arts. The programme…

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West Wallsend. Commonwealth Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1901 · page 3

After months of labour the above Fair, in ald of St. James' Church, was opened on Thursday and continued until Saturday night. Mr. N. Raisbeck, the church…

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The Recent Stockton Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1901 · page 5

At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Peter's Church, Stockton, held on Thursday evening, at the Temperance Hall, it was reported that the "United…

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Utilising Exhibition Buildings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1901 · page 8

A project is on foot for the retention for a number of years of 12 out of the 16 buildings on the Street of Nations of the Paris Exposition. With the exception of…

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Industrial Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 May 1901 · page 5

The Young People's Industrial Exhibition, which has for patrons the Governor-General, Countess of Hopetoun, the Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales and…

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The Industrial Exhibition. Official Opening. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1901 · page 4

The official opening of the Young People's Industrial Exhibition was performed this afternoon by his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, Sir F. M. Darley…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 8

The annual show of agricultural end other products, held in Brisbane last week, was pronounced the best exhibition seen here for many years past. The show on…

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To Show Cause

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 May 1901 · page 4

There has been opened an inquiry by Judge Backhouse and Associates Captains D. Dakin and H. Witherspoon into the circumstances surrounding the collision between the steamer Innamincka and…

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The Maitland Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1901 · page 8

The committee of the Maitland Bi-cycle Club has completed a[?] arrangements for the grand cycling and athletic carnival to be held on the Albion…

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Fair Dealing Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 7

Sir,—As a reader of your paper and rending the many abuses reported therein, it struck me that, with your permission, I would like to mention…

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Maitland District. Grand Cycling Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 8

The Maitland Bicycle Club's grand cycling and athletic carnival and dancing competition takes place to-day on the Albion Ground, West Maitland. Forty Sydney…

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Muswellbrook Poultry Show Muswellbrook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 June 1901 · page 4

The second annual show of the Muswell brook Poultry, Pigeon, and Canary Society was opened to-day. The official opening will take place on Monday, whes…

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The Royal Visit the Duke's Birthday. Visits the Industrial Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 June 1901 · page 5

To-day practically concludes the list of Sydney functions connected with the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. It was the Duke's…

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Naval and Military Exhibition, Crystal Palace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1901 · page 6

In 1851 the exhibition at Hyde Parle was heralded as the forerunner of aniversal peace among civilsed nations. In 1901 the jubilee of the…

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Glasgow Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Mr. H. W. Venn, the Executive Commissioner for West Australia at the Glasgow Exhibition, has presented to H.R.H. the Duchess…

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Foreigners at the Glasgow Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 June 1901 · page 7

The total space allotted to foreign nations, excluding avenues and passages, is 71,540 square feet, of which 34,435 are within the main buildings, so that the…

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A Sydney Letter. Those Resumptions.—regarding the Salaries of Federal Members.—mr. M'gowen and His Wit.—mr. Storey's Story Which May Be a "Story."—mr. See and Fair Play.—the Ophir and the Public.[?] Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 3

A nice hubbub is being made over those Darling Harbour resumptions. It appears that the Government have not, except in certain desperate cases, paid the…

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Newcastle Agricultural Society. the Fencing Contract

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 5

The monthly meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Society was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, the…

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Boxing in Melbourne. Dooley v. Felix. a Poor Exhibition. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 8

The Democratic Club was densely packed to-night to witness the twenty-round contest between Peter Felix and Mick Dooley for the heavyweight championship of…

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Newcastle Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 June 1901 · page 6

Sir,—It is now a month to-day that the G.N.P. Club held its show, and the members and prize-winners are of opinion that it is about time a meeting was called, and…

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