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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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Newcastle Show. Concluding Day. a Large Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 5

Beautiful weather prevailed on Saturday for the third day of the Newcastle Agricultural Association's exhibition at Broadmeadow, and there was a very large…

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School Work at the Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 6

Sir,—I was surprised and even disappointed at the schools exhibition at the late show. The work was very good and interesting, but from my point of view…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 6

The annual Maitland show will be opened on Tuesday next, and will be continued until the end of the week. There are 3580 exhibits in the various sections,…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Hospital Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1909 · page 6

The final meeting in connection with the recent military sports and carnival held for the benefit of the Maitland Hospital was held in the Mayor's room at…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 6

A well-attended meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held in the committee-room on the Albion…

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Poultry and Garden. Newcastle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1909 · page 15

Beautiful weather, good management, and an appreciative public were most important factors in making the eighth annual function what it undoubtedly…

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Maitland District "Newcastle Herald" Branch Office: High-street, West Maitland. Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 6

The forty-ninth annual exhibition of the Hunter River A. rand H. Association will he opened on this Maitland Showground, to-morrow at noon with 3500…

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Aero Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 5

LONDON Monday.—A great aero exhibition has been opened at Olympia. The exhibits include aeroplanes, dirigibles, and balloons…

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Maitland Show. Judging Day. a Good Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 5

The weather was beautifully fine yesterday for the opening day of the forty-ninth annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Maitland Show. Second Day. a Large Attendance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 5

Fine, warm weather prevailed yesterday for the second day of the forty-ninth annual exhibition of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural…

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Maitland Show. Sports Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 4

Hot weather prevailed yesterday for the Maitland Show sports, but towards evening the sky became overcast, and a light shower fell. The weather cleared for a…

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Maitland Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 6

The special sports programme of the Maitland Show will be held to-day when an attractive programme will be carried out under the management of the…

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Maitland Show. Special Sports Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 4

Maitland Show concluded on Saturday with a special programme of sports. There was a good attendance, the takings at the gates amounting to nearly £91, and at the…

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H.r.a. and H. Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was held on the show grounds yesterday afternoon. Mr. S. Clift,…

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The Sydney Show. Opened by Lord Dudley. Political Allusions Debarred. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 5

The formal opening of the Royal Agricultural Society's Show, by the Earl of Dudley, the Governor-General, and the official luncheon, took place to-day…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Lord Mayor's Fund.—where Our Defence Ideas Err.—the 1909 Easter Show.—a New Libel Law for the Press.—a Political Week End. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 7

The Lord Mayor's Dreadnought Fund will fail if it is expected that it will reach £200,000. Up to the time of writing the total in is, say, £51,560. The…

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THE Finding of Camilla. (Published by Special Arrangement with Messrs. Ward, Lock, and Company, Limited.) CHAPTER I. on Board the Fair Nancy

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1909 · page 2

The morning on which The Fair Nancy started from France was a stormy one. The sky was heavy and lowering, sea birds screamed wildly…

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The Sydney Show. Ring Events. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 4

There was another large attendance at the show yesterday, the number being estimated at 40,500. The receipts totalled £1,651,19s, an increase of £158 17s over…

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Our Sydney Letter. "The Life of Crick."—who Is the Leader of the Opposition?—lord Dudley and His Ministers.—"hot Cross Buns."—a Great Show.—the Possibilities in a Stockwhip. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 5

"Crick's Life by Willis" was much in evidence on Thursday. All the bookstalls had it, half of the news venders in the street had it, and to judge by the number…

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Sydney Show. Ring Events. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 4

The attendance at the show to-day was again very large, notwithstanding that light showers of rain fell at intervals during the greater part of the…

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