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

Pictures, dances & concerts, 1934

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Offensive Behavior at Dance Hall

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

Referring to the prevalence of offensive behavior at local dance halls. Sergeant Carlon, prosecuting in the Police Court this morning, asked…

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When The Band Goes Marching By

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1934 · page 3

Military hands exert a great appeal on the people of Britain. The picture shows a full dress rehearsal by the massed bands of the guards for a trooping of the color ceremony…

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Amusements Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1934 · page 3

To-night the final screening will be made at Lenard's Pictureland of "Another Language," starring Robert Montgomery and Helen Hayes,…

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Aerial Pictures Of Flood At Orbost

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 January 1934 · page 6

THESE TWO AERIAL PICTURES give a graphic idea of the flood at Orbost (Victoria), where heavy damage was caused when the Snowy River overflowed its banks. Top—The bridge which crosses the Snowy River about a mile from Orbost was broken in half by the force of the flood. The Prince's Highway between Melbourne and Sydney, which is usually traversed by hundreds of cars weekly, has…

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MAN 114 Can Still Dance Jig Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 January 1934 · page 2

Like Johnny Walker, Jack Wright, of Trangie was born in 1820 and is still going strong, after one hundred and fourteen years…

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Bare Knuckle Fighters How Jim Corbett Beat Sullivan Cannon Ball Blow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 12

It was in 1881, when he was 22 years old, that John L. Sullivan, "the Strong Boy of Boston," beat red-headed John Flood, "the terror," pride of New York's East Side, to a pulp within eight minutes in a bare-knuckles fight on a barge…

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Visit of Central Street (Broken Hill) Methodist Men's Concert Club

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 January 1934 · page 2

Ocassionally Wilcannia [?] given a [?] treat, and this year such a treat came early. On Saturday night a company of twenty-two from the…

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2000 Nazis Arrested Vienna Like Armed Camp Bombs Thrown Near Theatre (Special to "The Miner.") VIENNA, January 21

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 January 1934 · page 1

The city resembles an armed camp and police cordons bar entrance from the suburbs. There have been 2000 arrests of…

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Amusements Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1934 · page 4

To-night patrons of Lenard's Picturelnnd will have their, lost opportunity of seeing "A Night in Cairo," starring Ramon Novarro and Myrna…

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Pictures Coming Soon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. G. A. Gorti, South Australian manager for Warner Bros. First National Pictures, arrived from Adelaide this morning to make…

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Amusements Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 3

The final screening is to be made to-night at Lenard's Pictureland of the musical comedy "Yes, Mr. Brown," starring Jack Buchanan, Elsie…

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Dance Charges Based on Handwriting

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 3

In another novel way to set the price of admission for students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and their fair guests, a dance…

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Poisoned High Ball Murder Trial In U.S.A. (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.) New York, February 4

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 4

The usually peaceful town of Greenwood, Mississippi, has become the scene of what America's front pages are calling "The Poison High Ball…

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On With The Dance

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 2

Gold is dancing about the world. France is receiving millions from Holland, and millions more are being rushed across the Atlantic to America…

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First Pocket Orchestra

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 4

An Hungarian engineer has invent a [?] no larger than a [?] The inventor's slogan is Carry your orchcastra in your rest…

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Bulgarian Maids' Dance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 5

To the squeal of the bagpipe and the steps of the "horro," the national dance, the servant girls of Bulgaria recently feted St. Demeter, while…

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Tom Katz Band for London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 1

Mr. R. Rove, of Johnson's-Lenard'a Pictures, who returned from Sydney this morning, mentioned that while in the capital he met members…

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Amusements Lenard's Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 3

The first screening was made last night at Lenard's Fictureland of "Pilgrimage," starring Henrietta Crossman, Marion Nixon and Norman…

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Explosion at Theatre Audience Leaves In Orderly Manner SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 4

Shortly after 11 a.m. when a session had begun at the Mayfair Theatre, Castlereagh-street, two loud explosions, seeming to come from behind…

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Concert at Church of Christ

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 3

A concert was given in the Church of Christ in Wolfram-street last night in aid of the building fund. Mr. E. G. Warren presided. The…

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