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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1922

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Wild Flower Show Held at Town Hall To-day School Competition Results

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 September 1922 · page 2

The third annual wild flower show and natural history exhibition of the Broken Hill Field Naturalists' Club was held in the Town Hall to-day…

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Adelaide Show Entries Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 September 1922 · page 1

The entries for the September show number 3332, as against 2667 last September. At Friday's sitting of the…

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Adelaide Show Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 1

Beautiful weather was experienced yesterday in Adelaide, which is crowded with show visitors…

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Saturday's Wild Flower Show Attractive Exhibits All States Represented

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 September 1922 · page 3

The third annual wild flower show and natural history exhibition of the Broken Hill Field Naturalists' Club was held at the Town Hall on…

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Exhibition Lemons

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 2

Mr. F. Cornelius, whose three lemons were adjudged to be the best exhibit at the Horticultural and Floricultural Society's Show at the…

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Adelaide Show Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 1

There was a great attendance at the show yesterday. It was declared to be the best show ever held by the society. The weather was again…

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Photographic Exhibition Australian Photo Work Favorably Commented on (United Service Message.) London, September 12

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 September 1922 · page 1

The first Photographic Salon's international exhibition opened to-day with the hanging of 414 studies of the 4000 submitted. Twenty-two Australian and…

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Adelaide Show Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 4

There was a huge attendance at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show to-day. Much interest was taken in the exhibit of Australian cotton and fabrics…

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Cost of Living Board of Trade Figures Show, a Slight Decrease Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 September 1922 · page 1

Judge Beeby, President of the Board of Trade, had new figures relating to the cost of living for suburban areas placed before him this morning. The…

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Church Fair. Oxide-st. Methodist

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 September 1922 · page 6

A very successful butterfly fair was held in the Oxide-street Methodist Church on Wednesday of last week. The church was not large enough for…

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Gloaming Beats Beauford a Fair Try Out

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 September 1922 · page 3

Amidst deafening yells the New Zealand gelding Gloaming, 9st., easily defeated the Australian champion Beauford, 9st. 7lb., over a mile at Rosehill…

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Melbourne Show Exhibits a Record Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 4

The Melbourne Show opened to-day. There were 11,000 exhibits, an Australian record…

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Mica-street Methodists Hold "Rainbow Fair"

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 3

The Mica-street Methodista' "Rainbowbow Fair" was opened by Alderman T. H. Barson at the Burke Ward Hall yesterday afternoon. The fair was in…

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Black and White Fair at Blende-street Church Competition Results

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 1

A Black and White Fair was held in the Blende-street Church on Wednesday afternoon and night. A violin solo was given by Mr. E. Wayland, and…

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Show Change Clerk Charged with Stealing £85

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 October 1922 · page 4

At the Melbourne City Court on Saturday Robert Gardiner (41) was charged with having, while employed at the Agricultural Show, stolen £85,…

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Eclipse of the Sun Wallal Photographs Show 85 Eclipse Stars Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 October 1922 · page 1

The Wallal eclipse, of the sun expedition reports that 85 eclipse stars are shown on the photographic plates…

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Be Fair to Your Stomach

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 1

And it will prove to be your beat friend. Safeguard it against any weakness than may develop from time to time by the daily use of Laxo-Tonic Pills. They…

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Hospital Cala Skating Carnival To-night

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 1

The first entertainment in connection with the Hospital gala week will be a fancy dress and poster skating carnival, and this will be held at the Skating…

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Empire Exhibition Australia's Expenditure Is Limited to £200,000 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 4

A conference held at Melbourne of Federal and State Ministers considered Australia's share towards the Empire Exhibition expenditure. Mr. A. S…

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Restoration of Thrace to the Turks British and French in Agreement Turks Show Obstinacy at Mudania Dispatch from General Harington Considered by the British Cabinet Possibility o[?] Trouble in Thrace Russian Naval Activity Reported Mudania Conference Considerable Obstinacy Is Displayed by the Turks (United Service Message.) London, October 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 October 1922 · page 1

According to Mr. Ward Price, the correspondent, who has arrived at Mudania, Iz[?]et Pasha's main objections concern the Allies' proposals in…

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