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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1906

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Tighe's Hill Fancy Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 2

The fancy fair, in aid of the Islington Congregational Church organ fund, drew another good attendance last evening. As on the previous evening, songs,…

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London Horse Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1906 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.— An Anglo-American horse show is to be held in London in May, 1907…

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A Sydney Letter. the Public Memory Is Bad.—a Public Protest Against the Toll System.—australia and the New Zealand Exhibition.—certain Prints and Pictures.—what of an Australian Exhibition in London?—better, What of a Travelling Ship Exhibition? Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 March 1906 · page 7

"Old men forget," says Shakespeare's Henry V., but in these days it is the young men who forget, and only the old ones, as a rule, who remember. For example…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 6

Mr. C. J. Mannall, a member of the H.R.A. and H. Association, brought under the notice of the committee, at a meeting held on Tuesday evening, the necessity of co-operating with…

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Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 March 1906 · page 4

The fifth annual exhibition of the Newcastle and District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association will be opened to-day on the society's grounds…

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Cycling. To-night's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 3

The racing at to-night's cycling and motor carnival on the Rugby Ground should be of a particularly interesting character. There are 21 events to be run between 8…

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The Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 4

The Newcastle Agricultural Society may now congratulate itself on the establishment of an institution which promises to be permanent. The…

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Newcastle Agricultural Association. Fifth Annual Exhibition. Opening and Judging Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1906 · page 5

The fifth annual exhibition of the Newcastle and District Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was opened on the association's grounds at…

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Australian Industries. Exhibition at Ballarat. Ballarat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

With a view to stimulating a desire to patronise purely Australian product on the part of consumers a generally, an exhibition of Australian manufactures was…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. the Olympic Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 5

Interest in the coming Olympic carnival at Athens has been much quickened by the high international character which will distinguish all the contests…

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Newcastle Show Second Day. Awards and Competitions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 7

Beautiful weather heralded the opening of the second day of the Newcastle Agricultural Association's Exhibition at Broadmeadow yesterday, and from an…

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Our Adelaide Letter. Adelaide, March 13. the Autumn Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1906 · page 11

The recent monsoonal rains in the interior of Australia threatened to put an end to the long summer drought and spoil the autumn show of the…

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The Agricultural Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 4

The Committee of Management of the Newcastle Agricultural Society are to be congratulated on the success of their fifth show…

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Newcastle Show. Closing Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1906 · page 5

Saturday, the closing day of the Newcastle Agricultural Society's Show, opened with a dull overcast sky, which gave but little promise of Friday's attendance…

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Modern London. New Theatre and Exhibition. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 5

The London County Council has granted a syndicate a 99 years' lease of a site in Aldwych Crescent, recently opened by the King, at a…

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Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 5

A meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Agricultural, Horticultural, and Industrial Association was held at the Chamber of Commerce last night. Dr…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 6

Mr. J. H. Brunker, on behalf of the Hunter River A. and H. Association, disposed of the privileges in connection with the forthcoming Maitland Show on the…

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West Wallsend. Opening of a Scots' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 6

The opening of a Scots' fair in connection with the Presbyterian Church, took place in the School of Arts hall on Wednesday afternoon. The fair was…

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Newcastle Building Trade Fair Activity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 3

At the present time there is not a great deal doing in the local building trade, but architects and contractors are hopeful that before long there will be a…

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West Wallsend. the Scots' Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 6

The Scots' Fair at the School of Arts was continued on Thursday and Friday evenings, and presented a busy scene. All the stall holders did good business, and…

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