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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1907

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Queensland Exhibition. the Opening Day. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 August 1907 · page 6

The National Association's exhibition was opened by Lord Cheimsford, the State Governor, at noon to-day. The weather was delightfully fine, and from an early hour…

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St. John's Floral Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 6

The floral fair in connection with St. John's Church Ladies' Guild was continued last night. A large audience enjoyed the musical and vocal programme…

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District News. West Wallsend. Presbyterian Church Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 3

A Scotch fair, in aid of the West Wallsend Presbyterian Church manse fund, promoted by the ladies, was opened in the school of arts on Wednesday…

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Floral Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

The Floral Fair in St. John's Hall, Dawson-street, was well attended last night. Satisfactory business was done at the stalls, and the vocal and instrumental programme…

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Australian Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 2

Princess Louise (Duchess of Argyll), who was accompanied by the Duke of Argyll, on Wednesday afternoon, opened an Australasian exhibition of women's…

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Skating Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

There was an excellent attendance at the juvenile fancy dress masquerade carnival in the Elite Skating Rink, Hunter-street West, last night. The rink was…

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Singleton Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 6

With upwards of 3000 exhibits the Singleton show, to be held on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next, cannot fail to be a success. The jumping and trotting…

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London News. Mr. Lloyd-george on Colonial Preference.—mr. Morley and India.—egyptian Progress.—poultry Farming Competition—ouida's Misfortunes.—australasian Exhibition.—the New Football.—the South African Cricketers. London, July 12th. Mr. Lloyd-george on Colonial Preference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1907 · page 2

An "At Home" was given last Friday by Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Tennant at 23 Bruton-street, Berkeley-square, to meet the members of the Liberal…

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Singleton Show. Thirty-ninth Exhibition. the Opening Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 6

The thirty-ninth annual exhibition held under the auspices of the Northern Agricultural Association was opened upon the society's grounds at Singleton…

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Singleton Show. Second Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 August 1907 · page 6

The weather yesterday, for the second day of the Singleton Show, was again fine, and even more pleasant than on the first day, and, as a result, there was a…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales recently expressed a desire to acquire a strip of land, some two or three acres in extent, of the Military…

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The Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 11

The Queensland National Agricultural and Pastoral Association's exhibition, which was held in Brisbane from the 13th to the 18th of August, was the most…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Horse Parade and Poultry Show. Horse Parade and Poultry Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 6

The committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was not favoured with good show weather on Saturday for the horse parade,…

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Salvation Army. Variety Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 5

A variety fair in aid of the social and mission agencies of the Salvation Army was opened in the barracks in Auckland-street last night, by Mr. J. L. Fegan…

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Salvation Army Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 5

The variety fair conducted by the Newcastle Corps of the Salvation Army in aid of its social and mission agencies was successfully continued last evening. The…

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Women's Work Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1907 · page 5

Despite the wet weather there was a satisfactory attendance to-day at the Agricultural Ground, Moore Park, to witness the New South Wales display in…

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Women's Work. the Sydney Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 5

It really looked like an electioneering dodge! Here was Woman (with a capital W) on the very eve of a general election, flaunting her ability in the eyes of man,…

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Coventry's Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 5

The story of Lady Godiva and her ride through the streets of Coventry is well enough known to make any lengthy account unnecessary. It was Leofric, Earl…

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Show Week

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1907 · page 16

The town has been full of the sturdy breadwinners, whose annual visit in show week is like a tonic to town dwellers. When these big well-dressed healthy men…

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Engineering Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—An exhibition of engineering machinery has been opened at Olympia, in London. Sir Horace Tozer, the Agent-General…

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