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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1909

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. a Lisbon Carnival. Develops Into a Riot. Mob Stones the Police. Two Hundred Arrests. [Renter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 4

According to Reuter's correspondent, a carnival held at Lisbon yesterday developed into a riot. The mob joined the masqueraders in…

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South Australia. Royal Agricultural Society's Show. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 1

The Royal Agricultural Society's Show opened to-day, the weather being hot. There was a big attendance. The Governor-General (Lord Dudley)…

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Fair Comment. the Last Round

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 4

It must be a great relief to the residents at Broken Hill to know that the industrial dispute, which has drugged out its weary way since the beginning…

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Royal Agricultural Show. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 8

Three of the Governor-General's horses competed at the show yesterday without success. The attendances at the show have been interfered with…

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Lock-out Picture Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

It has been decided to terminate the lock-out picture show which has been bouring South Australia with Tom Mann as lecturer. According to the…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The efforts made by the caretaker of the Municipal Baths (Mr. W. H. M'Pherson) to [?]rage swimming, among the school children of Broken…

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A Fair Wage Clause. in Government Contracts. a Motion in the Commons. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

During the debate in the House of Commons yesterday on the motion by Mr. J. Hodge (Labor member for South-cast Lancashire) for the…

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Fair Comment. Worker-capitalists

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

The suggestion made by Mr. Driscoll, the chairman at the mass meeting the other night, that the workers, through their unions, should become…

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O'GRADY v. Sandow. a Poor Exhibition. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 6

At the Gaiety Athletic Hall on Saturday night Frank O'Grady (13st. 7lb.) made his first appearance in the ring, and knocked out Harry Sandow,…

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Imperial Exhibition. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 2

New Zealand has secured a large area of the Imperial Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush. Nestle's Milk contains all the cream…

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A Show of Hands. Some Hostile Expressions

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. Nulty was apparently about stepping off the platform when, in response to some suggestion, he put the decision to the opinion of the meeting. There…

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Silver City Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 March 1909 · page 3

A meeting of the Silver City Show committee was held last night at M'Fic's Oriental Hotel. Mr. A. Malthouse presiding. The date of the show…

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Aero Exhibition. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

A great acro exhibition has been opened at Olympia. Aeroplanes and dirigible balloons are on view…

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Fair Comment. Jurisdiction Questioned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 2

It is certainly a big order going to law with a company like the Broken Hill Proprietary Company. Money is, unfortunately, a great factor in…

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The Pigeon Club. Monthly Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

The Broken Hill Fancy Pigeon Club held its eighth monthly show on Wednesday night at Mr. Guidi's. There were good entries in all classes of the four…

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Fair Comment. the Rule Nist

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

The worst has happened, and a rule to show cause why Mr. Justice Higgins's award in favor of the Combined Unions should not be set aside has…

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Silver City Show. the Date Postponed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Silver City Show Committee was held last night at the Oriental Hotel, Mr. C. Malthouse being in the chair. The meeting had been…

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Murderer Jokes at Guillotine. an Execution Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1909 · page 3

Extraordinary scenes (says "Lloyd's Weekly" of January 31) took place on Monday night and Tuesday morning at the execution at Carpentras of the…

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Anglo-japanese Exhibition. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 2

An Angle-Japanese Exhabition will be held at Shepherd's Bush in 1910. The Japanese Government is keenly supporting the scheme…

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Royal Agricultural Society. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1909 · page 4

The Royal Agricultural Society to-day decided that the Spring show should start on September 15 in order to prevent it clashing with the Port…

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