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Broken Hill & the Far West · Pictures, dances & concerts

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1933

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Pictures Of Mount Everest (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, April 28

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 April 1933 · page 1

Mount everest stands high among mountains but higher still in the records of British adventure," says the "Times" in a leading article. The…

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Amusements Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1933 · page 2

The first screening was made at Lenard's Pictureland last night of Leo Carrillo, Constance Cummings and Boris Karlon in "The Guilty…

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Quartette Club Concert. Splendid Solos; Good Choruses First of Series

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1933 · page 3

An audience which almost filled the Town Hall greeted the active members of the Broken Hill Quartette Club last night when they…

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Schoolboy Fast Bowler Makes The Ball Fly

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 6

New South Wales schoolboy cricketers think a lot of Frank Purnell, who visited Melbourne with a cricket team from Scots College, Sydney. In…

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Mayor Bounces the Ball at Jubilee Oval Small Attendances At League Matches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1933 · page 1

The sky was overcast for the opening of the Football League season this afternoon. Matches were played on the Jubilee and Alma Ovals. The Norths met the Centrals on the Jubilee Oval, but the attendance was only small, particularly for the opening game…

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Amusements Johnson's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 2

The first screening was made at Johnson's Oxide-street theatre last night of Boris Karloff and Zita Johann in "The Mummy,", the story…

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Fife Band For North School

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 2

Arrangements are being made at the North School for a fife and drum band among the scholars of the school. Already a fair number of boys have…

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Basket Ball. Catholic Schools' Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 3

The Catholic Schools' Basket Ball Association played their first matches of the season over the week end. Most of the teams were in excellent form,…

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"Cosy Corner Club" Concert

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 May 1933 · page 1

The Central-street Methodist lecture hall was crowded on Tuesday night to witness the concert arranged and acted by members, of the "Cosy…

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Theatre Fire At Camden

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 May 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Empire Theatre at Camden was party destroyed by fire this morning. The brigades were able to save a good…

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Mt. Everest Pictures 'Plane Shown Over Summit Making Films (The "Times" Message) LONDON, May 7

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 May 1933 · page 3

Colonel L. V. S. Blacker, of the Everest air expedition, says that the richness and fullness of scope of the Mount Everest photographs…

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Amusements Johnson's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 2

The first screening was made at Johnson's Picture Theatre last night of "The Dark Horse," starring Warren William and Bette Davis. This…

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Convent Schools' Old Scholars' Ball

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 May 1933 · page 2

Seven debutantes, Misses Roma Shepley, L. Egan, B. Simpson, Nora Castles, Mollie Matthews, K. O'Keeffe and E. Lester, were…

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Peter Dawson Complains Air Saturated With His Voice Concert Tour Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 May 1933 · page 3

Among those who met Peter Dawson, Adelaide's noted singer, when he arrived at Melbourne was Phillip Hargrave, the 10-year-old pianist…

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Theatre to Be Closed Site Too Expensive For Purpose SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 May 1933 · page 6

Her Majesty's Theatre is to close permanently on June 10, as a city retail business has leased the property…

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Rechabite Cricket Club Wind-up Dance

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 May 1933 · page 2

The Rechabite Cricket Club held its annual end of the season gala night on Saturday in the Burke Ward Hall. There was a good…

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Amusements Johnson's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 2

The first screening was made at Johnson's Oxide-st. Theatre last night of Jackie Cooper and "Chi[?]" Sale in "When a Feller Needs a Friend."…

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Basket Ball Games Senior—Junior Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 3

The following are the results of the matches played last week end in the senior division of the Basket Ball Association:—High, 34 goals, defeated…

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The Governor's Visit Vice-Regal Ball On June 28

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 May 1933 · page 2

A meeting was held at Mr. F. G. White's residence lost night to form a committee to mak[?] arrangements for holding a Vice-Regal ball during the…

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"Back To Childhood" Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 May 1933 · page 2

A "Back to Childhood" concert was held last night in the M'Culloch-street Methodist Church by the members of the Ladies' Guild. The…

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