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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1900

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] a Swimming Carnival. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1900 · page 3

A championship swimming carnival was held at San Souci on saturdny. The plunging championship of Australasia was won by W. Peat (New South Wales), 66ft. lO½in.;…

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Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

A SPEICAL general mosting of the Barrier Ranges Horticultural Society was held at the Grand Hotel last evening, the object being to discuss the prospects of the annual show,…

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The Century Exhibition. [By Telegraph] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1900 · page 2

The Century Exhibition was opened last night by Lord Tennyson in the presence of a great crowd. The decorations are on a lavish scale, and the big hall of the Exhibition…

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The Adelaide Century Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 March 1900 · page 3

THE success of the Century Exhibition now being held in the Adelaide Exhibition Buildings under the auspices of the Chamber of Manufactures has exceeded the most sanguine…

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Wilcannia P.A. and H. Society

Western Grazier · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held at Flannery's Hotel on Tuesday evening last. There was a good attendance. The business was to make arrangements…

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The Carnival Week

Western Grazier · Saturday 7 April 1900 · page 2

Our carnival week in May promises to his as good as ever, if not better. The Turf Club hold their annual two days' reunion, and the Show one day. The…

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Sydney Agricultural Show [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 April 1900 · page 4

The annnal show of the Royal Agricultural Society was held to-day. The exhibits are excellent, but the plague has prevented the usual crowd of visitors. In the champion…

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The Agricultural Show. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 14 April 1900 · page 3

It is generally admitted that the Agricultural Show is superior in many classes to its predecessors, the purely agricultural features being most…

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The Paris Exhibition. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1900 · page 2

The Paris Exhibition was opened, in state yesterday. The weather was brilliant and sunshiny. President Loubet, with animated ceremony, opened…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. Opening of the Paris Exhibition. London, April 13

Western Grazier · Wednesday 18 April 1900 · page 3

President Loubet formally opened the Paris Exhibition. He declared that the underlying principle of the manifold and organised social efforts…

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The Horticultural Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1900 · page 2

THE seventh annual exhibition by the Barrier Ranges Horticultural and Floriculturel Society will be held in the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5. The…

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Our Carnival Week

Western Grazier · Saturday 28 April 1900 · page 2

Our carnival week promises to be specially successful this year, as we home from [?]ers that our country friends intend paying a visit to the Queen City of…

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The Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

THERE will not be quite as many chrysanthemums as usual at the Flower show to [?] held at the Town Hall on Friday and Saturday, but in most of the classes in which the…

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The Paris Exhibition. a Terrible Accident. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 2

A terrible accident has occurred at the Paris Exhibition, Yesterday an unfinished bridge over a street intersecting the Exhibition buildings collapsed and…

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The Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 2

THE annual Flower Show will be opened in the Town Hall to-morrow afternoon, and will be continued on Saturday. Chrysanthemums will, of course be the principal flower on…

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The Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 4

THE seventh annual flower show and exhibihition of the Barrier Ranges Horticultural and Floricultural Society was opened this aftertoon in the Town Hall. The disp[?]…

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The Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 2

THE seventh annual Flower Show, which was opened under favorable conditions yesterday, was largely attended in the evening. This year's show differs in some respects from…

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Carnival Week

Western Grazier · Saturday 19 May 1900 · page 2

Carnival Week is going to be a record one in Wilcannia. We have had a nice full or rain, good entries for the different sports, and Mafeking has…

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Athletic Exhibition by Herb. M'Kell

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 May 1900 · page 2

A unique and highly-interesting exhibition woB given at the Albambra Hall on Saturday night by Herb. M'Kell, champion lightweight boxer of Australia. It included sparring,…

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The Paris Exhibition. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 June 1900 · page 2

The West Australian court at the Paris Exhibition was opened yesterday (Friday). The West Australian commissioner welcomed a brilliant company…

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