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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1910

383 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 20

Fair Comment. No Soul to Save

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

It is often said that labor unions are not what they used to be and work men are not what they were when we were young. The idea is that once…

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Ascot Tank Tragedy. Two Surviving Victims. Show Signs of Improvement. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 4

The two surviving victims of the Ascot Tank tragedy (Mrs. Clugston and her daughter Rose) continue to show signs of improvement…

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Fair Comment. Not the Fish He Baited For

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

The recent issue of the 13th annual report of the Sulphide Corporation recalls the visit of Mr. Moreton Frewen, the apostle of bimetallism to Broken…

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Fair Comment. Industrial Courts

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

The peculiar characteristic of an Industrial Court appears to be that none of the parties who come before it have any intention of observing its…

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Sydney Swimming Carnival. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

In the swimming carnival on Saturday C. Sealy defeated Hardwick in the 220 yards championship. The 100 yards championship was won by E…

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West Australia. the Perth Carnival. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

The members of the Perth carnival committee have guaranteed a loss of £400 on the carnival. It is anticipated that the amount will be subscribed…

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Silver City Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. J. P. Megaw, secretary of the Silver City Show Committee, this morning received the following communication from Mr. H. C. L. Anderson…

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Fair Comment.: the Education of State Children

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

The reports of the nautical school ship Sobraon and the Industrial School for Girls, Parramatta, for last year, which have just been published,…

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The Perth Carnival. Council Declines to Assist in Meeting Loss. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 4

The Perth City Council declined on the casting vote of the mayor to donate anything to assist the carnival committee to meet the loss of £625…

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Hobart's Great Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 3

The secretary of the Hobart Carnival, which has been advertisings in 'The Miner" for some time past, forwards the following description of the…

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Fair Comment. Hoist with Their Own Petard

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

It looks as though the Irish Nationalists will hold the balance of power again in the House of Commons; and that will inovitably give a fillip to the…

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Fair Comment. Then and Now

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 4

There is always a certain fascination in the rewriting of history, and our own Australian history is of such recent date, that if it lacks the…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. "Advertiser" Proprietor and "Register" Proprietors to Show Cause Why Writ of Attachment Should Not Be Issued Against Them. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 8

The Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Way), on the motion of Mr. R. Ingleby, to-day granted a rule returnable on February 14 calling upon the proprietor…

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Fair Comment. in Open Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 February 1910 · page 4

In "The Spectator" appears an able article upon this subject, which is peculiarly applicable to the industrial situation as it exists at the…

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Fair Comment. What Do the Schools Teach?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

Now that the Public schools have resumed work after the Christmas vacation, it may not be out of place to ask of those controlling education,…

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Y.m.c.a. Swimming Carnival. Record Nominations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

The nominations in connection with the Y.M.C.A. swimming carnival, to be held at the municipal baths on Monday evening next, closed with the…

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The Hobart Carnival. S. A. Aboriginals to Take Part. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

A party of 12 aboriginals from the Point M'Leay mission station, South Australia, will take part in the approaching Hobart carnival…

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Fair Comment. the Robertson Case

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 4

The judgment of the Privy Council in the appeal from the High Court of Australia in the now well-known test case, Robertson v. the Balmain New…

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A Harbor Tragedy. During a Sailing Carnival. a Dinghy Capsizes. One of Its Occupants Drowned. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1910 · page 5

A sailing carnival in Sydney Harbor on Saturday was marred by the death of Henry Walter Rae, a lad aged 16, who was taking part in a 6ft. dinghy…

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Fair Comment. Business Snowballs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 2

Two other Australian life insurance officers are putting the finishing touches on a scheme of amalgamation—the Colonial Mutual, with its head office in…

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