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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

177 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 9

Public Schools' Exhibition

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

The interest in the combined public schools' exhibition in the old Skating Rink, Hunter-street West, Newcastle, was maintained yesterday. There was a…

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Schools' Exhibition

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

In spite of the inclemency of the weather, the combined Schools' Exhibited at Honeysuckle Point was well patronised, both in the afternoon and evening, yesterday. The…

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The Brewers' Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 2

There is a current libel which confounds honest gooseberry wine—a homemade product, that I admit I know by namely on—with bad champagne. And…

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London News. London, October 22. the King's Message to Montreal.—the Army Pageant.—the Coming Bermondsey Election.—the Brewers' Exhibition.—meredith's Manuscripts. the King's Message to Montreal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 2

At nine o'clock on Thursday night the King, with a touch of his band on an electric button in the hall of West Dean Park, opened the Royal Edward Tuberculosis…

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Combined Schools' Exhibition

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

Although the weather on Saturday evening was very unfavourable, there was a large attendance at the combined schools’ exhibition in the old skating rink at…

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Combined Schools' Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 6

Fully 3000 children visited the combined schools' exhibition at Honeysuckle Point yesterday, and a large audience attended at night. An excellent…

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Birmingham Cattle Show. the King a Prize Winner. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 December 1909 · page 4

The King won five first prizes at the Birmingham Cattle Show for a remarkable display of Dovens…

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Agricultural Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the general committee of the Agricultural Society was held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, There was a fair attendance, and in the absence…

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The Agricultural Society. Its Position Explained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 6

At the meeting of the general committee of the Newcastle Agricultural Society, held at the Chamber of Commerce last evening, Mr. N. B. Creer, the chairman, made…

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Dressmaking Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 3

An interesting exhibition of dressmaking and fancy work by the pupils of Wirth's College, conducted by Mrs. C. Williams, was held yesterday afternoon in the social…

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Congregational Church. a Successful Fair

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 December 1909 · page 6

The Newcastle Congregational Church fair was opened yesterday afternoon by Alderman J. C. Reid, Mayor of Newcastle The fair is being held in the church…

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Swimming Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 December 1909 · page 6

The boys of the Maitland High School, under the management of the sportsmaster, Mr. C. P. Schrader, carried out a successful swimming carnival at East…

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A Street Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 December 1909 · page 16

During the reign of Mr. Fitzgibbon as town clerk, street advertising was sternly forbidden, Perambulating advertisements on vehicles were prohibited and even on…

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Motor-car Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

There are three points of interest to the ordinary, non-technical person in the motor exhibition which opened at Olympia on Friday. These are:—A…

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The Lord Mayor's Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

On Tuesday afternoon I found myself held up for over half an hour in Trafalgar-square while the Lord Mayor's Show possed by. I stopped at first impatiently,…

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London News. the Lords and the Budget.—the Lord Mayor's Show.—novel Railway.—first Sea Lord of the Admiralty.—censorship of Plays.—motor Car Exhibition. London, November 12th. the Lords and the Budget

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1909 · page 2

The word has gone forth that the Lords have at last definitely decided to reject the Budget. If this is true, and it is given on authority that Is apparently…

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Some Interviews. Statement by Fitzsimmons. All Was Fair and Square. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 December 1909 · page 5

Lang the winner, in an interview after the fight, paid a high tribute of praise to the cleverness and gameness of the veteran boxer. In the first few rounds,"…

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An Indian Exhibition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 December 1909 · page 6

We understand that a year hence there will be open in Allahabad, United Provinces, India, the largest exhibition ever held in that great dependency, and we…

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