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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1920

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Swimming High School Girls' Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1920 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon last the girls of the High School held their first swimming carnival. During the afternoon Miss Farrelly,…

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Swimming Combined Schools' Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 4

There was a large attendance at the Municipal Baths this afternoon, when a swimming carnival promoted by the combined North, Burke Ward, and…

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Swimming the Silver Cuy Club Begins Its Carnival Last Night's Results

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 3

The championship swimming carnival promoted by the members of the Silver City Amateur Swimming Club, which is affliated with the South Australian…

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Sydney Carnival Semi-final Gallops at Randwick This Morning Chrysolaus Goes Steadily Kennaquhair Beats Ian Or. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 3

This morning at Randwick the Doncaster semi-final gahops were made on the course proper, with the hurdles 18 yards out…

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Swimming Carnival Concluded Last Night's Results

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 3

The Silver City Amateur Swimming Club's cnampionsnip carnival was concluded at the City Baths last night in the presence of another good…

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Sporting the Turf Sydney Carnival Public Fancies Fob the Big Handicap Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 3

The near approach of the Easter racinc carnival has drawn close attention to the big races to be decoded, and racing men are eagerly discussing the…

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The Sydney Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 April 1920 · page 1

Victoria will have more than a passing interest in the Sydney Cup to be run at Randwick on Monday. On present appearance the first prize should…

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Sydney Royal Show Yesterday's Big Attendance

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 1

The attendance at the Royal Agri[?]ral Show yesterday was 75,000…

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Woman Shot Dead at the Sydney Show Two Others Wounded Excitement Among Crowd Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 1

Julia Lopes D[?]as, a married woman of 88, and the mother of three children, was shot dead yesterday, Luci[?] Nelson (19), of Marrickville, [?]d…

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Ladies' Kennel Show Stolen Wolf Dog Obtains First Prize ("The Times" Message.) London, March 26

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 4

At the Ladies' Kennel Show Mrs. Innes obtained the first prize with an Alsatian wolf dog which was looted from General Ludendorff by a French…

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Pedestrianism Stawell Easter Carnival Easter Gift Won by Cashmore

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 3

The Stawell Athletic Club Easter Final Carnival, which was concluded on Monday (saya the "Age"), proved to be most successful from every point of…

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Y.m.c.a. Carnival Interstate Tournaments Are Held in Adelaide Broken Hill Performances

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

An interstate sports carnival, organised by the Y.M.C.A., and in which teams representative of the Adelaide, Melbourne, Ballarat, Broken Hill, and…

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Arsenic in the Fair

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 4

New light has been through on the legal side of arsenic poisoning. It has been found that arsenic compounds are absorbed by the hair of…

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Peace Exhibition Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 1

The Peace Exhibition is proving a great success. So far over 170,000 people have visited the exhibition…

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Cost of Living the March Food Prices Show Considerable Increase Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1920 · page 1

Compared with the corresponding month of 1919 there was an increase in the prices of food in all States during March. The greatest increase…

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Agricultural Society Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 1

Mr. Wallace Sandford was yesterday elected president of the Royal Agricultural Society…

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Exchequer Returns Show Increased Revenue Figures for April (Reuter's Message.) London, April 27

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1920 · page 4

The Exchequer returns for the period from April 1 to April 24 show the following:—Receipts, £104,000,000; expenditure, £88,500,000. The figures for…

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Amazing Exhibition by Mountain Goats "Calm and Self-confident"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 4

"To me the most wonderful thing about the mountain goat is his mind," writes Dr. William T. Harnaday, director of the New York Zoological Park…

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Souths Display Fair Form

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

Wests' supporters are by no means downhearted at the defeat of their team by the Souths. As a matter of fact they were surprised to see their…

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Gardening the Gardener's Budget Exhibition Roses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 6

Last week's notes dealt with the selection of the best garden roses to grow. Many of the varieties, mentioned in that list are also exhibition…

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