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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1907

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Ireland's Great Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

For the forthcoming Irish International Exhibition the buildings are now practically complete, beautifully situated in the Pembroke district, the most fashionable…

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Our London Letter. Women's Franchise.—state Rights.—general Botha.—british Australian. Mining.—british Women for the Colonies.—society and Reform.—australian Iron Deposits.—australian Iron Deposits.—ireland's Great Exhibition. London, March 15. Women's Franchise

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1907 · page 2

Talk, which has so often undone woman, killed Mr. Dickinson's Women's Enfranchisement Bill when it came up in the House of Commons for second…

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Proposed State Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 4

The advocates of the proposed exhiition in Sydney are resorting to the method of belittling the methods of its opponents. Their hostility, it is…

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The Recent Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1907 · page 7

Sir,—Referring to a report of the committee meeting of the Newcastle A.H. and 1. Association, in your issue of Thursday week, to which my attention has recently…

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Dungog Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 6

The Durham Agricultural and Horticultural Association's annual show was opened at Dungog yesterday. The entries were better than those of previous years,…

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Wickham Methodist Church. Village Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1907 · page 5

A village fair and sale of work, in aid of the funds of the Dangar-street Methodist Church were opened yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large number…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1907 · page 11

The wreckers are already busy at the exhibition, which closed with a final flourish of trumpets on Monday at midnight. A laudatory and somewhat…

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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 · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the general committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the room on the show ground yesterday…

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Virginia's Exhibition. Opened by the President. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1907 · page 5

President Roosevelt on Saturday reviewed the warships in Hampton Roads, and afterwards inaugurated the Jamestonn Exhibition…

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Basket Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 May 1907 · page 6

A basket fair arranged by the members of St. John's Church Choir, was opened in the school hall, Dawson-street, last night by Mrs. Yarrington, wife of the…

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Australian Artists. Exhibition of Pictures. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 5

Mr. Oswald Birley, of New Zealand, and Mr. George Coates are exhibiting pictures at the Salon. Mr. Birley has had a canvas hung at the Royal…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Man Who Goes About and the Man Who Doesn't.—sydney to Celebrate the Union of England and Scotland.—over-particular Critics in a Women's Work Exhibition.—the Use of the Word "Alien."—for Men Who Want Liquor After Hours.—sydney's New Magazine. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 May 1907 · page 5

The other day Sir Harry Rawson mentioned to an audience of Australian that their country was beautiful, and there was a reading in his remarks which,…

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Fair Play Asked For

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 May 1907 · page 13

Sir,—I quite agree with your correspondent "P.A.H.," that if boys are to be prevented from indulging in football on Sundays, then action also should be…

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The Irish International Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

After an interval of nearly half a country since the last attempt at anything of the kind, the city of Dublin intends, during the coming spring, to throw open…

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Our London Letter. the Colonial Conference.—the Navigation Conference.—the Premiers at the Guildhall.—the Naval Manoeuvres.—the Labour Movement.—the Irish Exhibition. London, April 12

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1907 · page 2

In the hearing of all the world the younger nations have once more avowed their anxiety "to pay their soot and boar their lot." If the conference has done…

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Agricultural Society's Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 May 1907 · page 6

The benefit sports gathering in aid of the Agricultural Society was held at Wallsend Park on Saturday afternoon. The attendance was disappointing, the…

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The Mushroom Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 13

Anyone who wants to make fair living just now without working too hard can manage to do so by the aid of the succulent mushroom, which is now providing…

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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 7 June 1907 · page 6

At a meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association, held yesterday afternoon, the resignations of Messrs. W…

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Horse Show at Olympia. Magnificent Spectacle. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1907 · page 5

The Horse Show at Olympia is a magnificent spectacle. There are two thousand entries, the pick of the world's horses, in all…

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Olympia Horse Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—An American owner of the name of Wynans has taken three championship prizes and 24 first prizes at the Olympia Horse…

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