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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1891

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Dog atad Poultry Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 September 1891 · page 2

Patron: John Penrose. President: E W Aldridge. Vice-Presidents: Dr Groves, R B Pell, R D Hale, F A Chapple, and O von Rieben. Committee: A Brophy, J Priaulx, J Maxton, O Baxter, I J…

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Dog and Poultry Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 September 1891 · page 2

Patron: John Penrose. President: E W Aldridge. Vice-Presidents: Dr Groves, R B Pell, R D Hale, F A Chapple, and O von Riebon. Committee: A Brophy, J Priaulx, J Maxton, O Baxter, I J…

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Billiards Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 September 1891 · page 2

MR. JOHN ROBERTS, the billiard champion, commenced his match with Mr. H. Power at the Skating Rink last night. The table used was from the Theatre…

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A Beauty Show. Great Disturbance at the Hall. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 September 1891 · page 3

One of the most extraordinary scenes ever witnessed in Melbourne had its locale at the Olympia, in Flinders-street, on Saturday night. For some days…

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Religious Frenzy. Strange Exhibition by a Clergyman. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 October 1891 · page 2

Geelong, the " Holy City " of Victoria, has again been the scene of another remarkable exhibition of religious fronzy. On Sunday a very literal…

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Wild West Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 4

THE Wild West show drew a big crowd at the racecourse this afternoon. The grandstand was crowded. The various feats were very clever indeed; and those…

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Cup Carnival. the Cup of '91. To-morrow's Great Event. How Strathmore Won the Derby. Betting, Scratchings, Jottings. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Sporting Reporter.) Melbourne, Saturday Night

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 November 1891 · page 2

It was an exciting race, though it seemed at the outset that a bad start would rob it of much of its interest. The youngsters were very restless, and the…

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The Cup Carnival. Cup Day Dresses. [From a Lady Correspondent.]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

I'LL wager—I beg your pardon, but three days' furious hilarity has demoralised me. What I meant to say was that almost as many people in "Greater Melbourne'…

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The Cup Carnival. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 2

The usual concluding contingencies of the Cup carnival now alone remain to be reported. Chief amongst these is an important sale of thoroughbreds…

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The Tasmanian Exhibition. The Opening Ceremony. [By Telegraph.] Launceston

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 3

The Tasmanian Exhibition, the preparations for which have been proceeding for two years, was opened by the Governor yesterday afternoon, in the…

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Rescued from Bandits. One Man's Enormous Strength Saves a Fair Senorita

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 December 1891 · page 4

IN San Antonio, Tex., we are close enough to the frontier of Mexico to be keenly interested at all times in the well-known characters who live or do business along…

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