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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1901

178 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 9

The Racing Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 July 1901 · page 2

THE Broken Hill racing carnival, which commences on Wednesday with the Jockey Club meeting, will be concluded on August 7, when the South club has a day's sport…

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The Racing Carnival. B.H.J.C. Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 2

THE curtain goes up to-morrow on Broken Hill's winter racing carnival There ts every prospect at present of a highly [?] meeting, and the B. H. J. C. is to be…

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Ro[?]ghriding Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 2

Mr. L. A. Skuthorp, who is known all over the eastern colonies as a daring roughrider, and the only one to emulate Adam Lindsay Gordon's famous leap[?] at Mount Gambier,…

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Commonwealth Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 2

For some months past the Commonwealth Fair, whose object is to reduce the debt on the Convent, has been something talked of; new it is something accomplished. Strong…

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Victorian Racing Carnival Melbourne and Caulfield Cups

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 4

THE following are the wrights for the Melbourne and Caulfield Cu[?]s:- MELBOURNE CUP, 5000 [?]ovs.—Two miles [?]t. lb…

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The Racing Carnival. Broken Hill J. C. Meeting. A Highly Successful Day. Research Wins the Cup

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 2

THE winter racing carnival was opened yesterday with the B. H. J. 0. meeting under the most favorable of circumstances. The attendance was close to if not a complete…

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The Commonwealth Fair

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 2

Business at the Commonwealth Fair in the Town Hall last night was not too brisk, but the young ladies whoso business it was to fill milla lists as quickly as possible did not allow…

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The Racing Carnival. L V. R. C. Weights

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 2

THE result of Mr. H. Hughes' notes on Wednesday are well evident in the weights declared by him for the L. V. R. C. meeting. Research is penalised 121b. for the Silver…

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The Commonwealth Fair

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 5

There was a good attendance last night at the Commonwealth Fair in the Town Hall, and business was correspondingly brisk. The programme included an elocutionary…

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The Racing Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 4

ACCEPTANCES close to-night for the L.V.R.O. meeting, to be held on Wednesday next. They are expected to be good, as the chance of a share in the sweep on the Silver City…

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The Commonwealth Fair

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

The Commonwealth Fair was again in full swing last night at the Town Hall, and it was well patronised. Besides the exhilarating exercise afforded the visitor who undertook to…

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The Racing Carnival. L. V. R. C. Winter Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 July 1901 · page 2

Supposing the weather remains fine, the L. V. R. C should have a splendid course for its races to-morrow. The club deserves a good day, and given that day the racing…

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The Commonwealth Fair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 2

The prizes won by the competitors at the Commonwealth Fair, now running at the Town Hall, were presented last night by the Major (Alderman Retallick). In making the…

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The Racing Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 July 1901 · page 4

STA[?]LIGHT II injured himself on the truck on the racecourse this morning white training and is an unlikely starter in to-morrow's races. He is entered for the Trial States and…

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The Racing Carnival. The L. V. R. C. Meeting. Silver City Cup Won by Research. Accident in the Steeple. Black Diamond Killed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 August 1901 · page 2

SPLENDID weather, a fast course, a big crowd, and fi st-class racing were the accompaniments of the L. V. R. C's Silver City Cup meeting yesterday afternoon. A more perfect…

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The Racing Carnival. The South Weights

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 2

MR. HUGHES' bandicaps for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club Meeting, to be held next Wednesday, read somewhat differently from those issued for the Broken Hill Jockey Club…

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SPORTING. The Racing Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 5

Acceptances for the South races close with the [?]tary (Mr. R. [?]. Holdsworth) at the South Broken Hill Hotel to-night at 8 o'clock. The are expected to be large…

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Dog and Poultry Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 August 1901 · page 2

ENTRIES for the Dog and Poultry Show were taken at the Grand Hotel on Saturday night. Some of the classes in poultry show a falling off. such ss langshans, brahmas, minorcas,…

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Dog and Poultry Show. Record Dog Entries

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 August 1901 · page 2

THE wisdom of extending the time for receiving entries for the Dog and Poultry Society's show has been proved by the fact that the entries in the dog sections are the…

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Dog and Poultry Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 August 1901 · page 4

THE tenth annual show of the Broken Hill Dog and [?] Society was opened in the Town Hall [?] Numerically, as regards the poulty the dogs are only on show…

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