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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1905

222 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 12

Hamilton. Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 3

There was a satisfactory attendance last night at the fancy fair in the Sacred. Heart schoolroom, in aid of the Presbytery and school funds and satisfactory…

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Buckjumping Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1905 · page 6

Mr. Martini having given his horses a spell, announces that the back jumping show will be continued this evening, on the land adjoining Marcus Clark and Co.'s premises,…

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Hamilton. Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 6

The Mayor of Hamilton. Alderman Arthus, presided at the evening Session of the Sacred Heart Fair on Saturday, and expressed pleasure in assisting to further…

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Buckjumping Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 September 1905 · page 6

There was an excellent attendance at Martini's buck pumping show on Saturday night, and the programme presented was much appreciated. Mr. Martini, owing to…

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Buckiumping Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1905 · page 6

Owing to the unfavourable weather conditions, Martini's buckjumpers were unable to appear last evening. It was intended to devote portion of the proceeds…

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Buckjumping Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1905 · page 6

Mr. Martini brought his Newcastle season to a close last evening, when a third of the proceeds were handed over to the City Band Contest Fund. An attractive…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, September 26. the Adelaide Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1905 · page 6

The Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia depends as much for its success on its secretary as it does on the attendance, and the…

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Salvation Army. Japanese Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1905 · page 6

In the Auckland-street barracks of the Salvation Army last night, a Japanese Village Fair was opened by the Mayoress of Newcastle, Mrs. M. J. Moroney. The…

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Central Hall. Grecian Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 October 1905 · page 4

Last night a Grecian fair and basket social, conducted by the members of the Young Women's Helping Hand League, was held in the Central Mission Hall…

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Newcastle A. and H. Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 5

A meeting of the general commitlee of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was held at the rooms, Bolton-street, last night…

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Wild Flower Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 October 1905 · page 6

The ladies attached to the Women's Guild of the Brown-street Congregational Church held a wild flower show in the schoolroom of the church yesterday. The…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. H.R.A. AND H. ASSOCIATION

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 October 1905 · page 6

The adjourned general meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was resumed in the committee-room, on the showground,…

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Cycling. Monday Night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1905 · page 9

The Newcastle Amusement Company will open their season's series of summer evening cycling carnivals on Monday night. The events down for decision…

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Wool Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 October 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The wood exhibits from New South Wales, which are now being shown at Bradford for ten days, are attracting much…

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Cycling. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 October 1905 · page 3

All the inter-State, metropolitan and country racing men entered for to-night's carnival, have arrived. Owing to the rain on Saturday. Pye, Walker, Clark, Horder,…

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Wallsend. Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1905 · page 7

The annual show in connection with the local Agricultural Society will be commenced on Friday, when the opening ceremony will he performed by the Mayor of…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 October 1905 · page 6

Mr. R. F. Graham presided at the first meeting of the newly-elected committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, which was held in…

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An "Australian" Exhibition in London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 5

Mr. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, is doing his best in London to popularise the Commonwealth in the eyes of British investors and desiring…

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Pen=notes and Pencillings. an Anglo-saxon Exhibition. Note.—the Ruined Tower Shown Is the Only Thing That Survives of the First British Colony Ever Planted. It Is Thus a Shrine of All Greater Britain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1905 · page 5

An international Exhibition is to be held of a character quite unique—to celebrate the foundation three hundred years ago of British colonisation. This will…

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Stockton Empire Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 October 1905 · page 6

The Coadjutor Bishop of Maitland, the Right Rev. Dr. Dwyer, opened, in the Temperance Hall, Stockton, last night, an Empire Fair, which has been organised…

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