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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1924

403 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 21

Empire Exhibition. Prince of Wales Pays Visit to Australian Pavilion (Reuter's Message.) London, May 5

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 1

The Prince or Wales paid a surprise visit to the Australian pavilion at Wembley, escorted by Mr. E. H. Farrar, New South Wales Minister for…

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Man Electrocuted. Pressed the Main Switch at Melbourne Exhibition Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 3

A boast by James M'Carthy, who was employed by Charles Lynam, cycling carnival promoter at the Exhibition Ground resulted in his death by…

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Prize Money Won at Show to Be Paid on

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 May 1924 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Hall, secretary of the Silver City Show committee, states that the prize money won at the show which was held on the Western Oval…

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Silver City Show. Profit of £139 10/9

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 1

A meeting of the Silver City Show committee was held at the Sonth Broken Hill Jockey Club's rooms last night. Mr. H. L. Hammond presiding…

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Empire Exhibition. Press Club Is Opened by Mr. Ramsay Macdonald (Router's Message.) London, May 8

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Prime, Minister, accompanied by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Colonies, paid his first visit to the Empire…

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Flotcher's Backjumping Show

Western Grazier · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 2

A Gan exhibition of skilled horse man ship and backjumping was witnessed at Fletcher Bros, buckjumping show on Wednesday night, by a large…

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Queensland Minister Interviewed in London. Oil, Mt. Isa & EXHIBITION (Reuter's Message.) London, May 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 10

Mr. A. J. Jones, Queensland, Minister for Mines, when interviewed in London, says he is still sanguine that oil exists in payable commercial…

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Empire Exhibition. Press Club Is Opened by Mr. Ramsay Macdonald (Reuter's Message.) London, May 8

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 8

Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, Prime Minister, accompanied by Mr. J. H. Thomas, Secretary for the Colonies, paid his first visit to the Empire…

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Empire Exhibition. Workers Discontented with Their Conditions Conference Is Called (Reuter's Message.) London, May 12

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 1

Mr. Fred. Bramley, secretary of the Trades Union Congress General Council, in a statement to the "Daily Herald" declared:—"There is deep-seated…

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Empire Exhibition. British Govt. Guarantee Increased to £600,000 Profiteering Alleged (Reuter's Message.) London, May 15

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 1

In the House of Commons to-day it was stated that the Empire Exhibition overdraft is now £2,229,000, and that the Bank of England has allowed this…

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Carnival Week

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 May 1924 · page 2

Next week is Carnival Week and judging by the programme of events to be presented we are in for a strenuous time. The festivities will open…

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Enpire Exhibition. Conference at Wembley on Wages and Conditions (Reuter's Message.) London, May 17

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 May 1924 · page 4

Mr. W. Lunn, Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department, Air. Travers Clark, and representatives of some of the large…

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Empire Exhibition. King and Queen Visit Australian Pavilion (Reuter's Message). London, May 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 1

King George and Queen Mary paid a visit to-day to the Australian Pavilion at Wembley…

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Latest News Issue Empire Exhibition. King and Queen Pleased in Australian Pavilion Many Places Are Recalled (Reuter's Message.) London, May 20

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 4

The King and Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, inspected the Australian and New Zealand pavilions this afternoon. Although the doors…

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Cycling Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

That a record should stand for over [?] incredible, but such is [?] with the one-mile motor-paced [?] which was recorded by Ern…

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Solicitor to Show Cause Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 4

The Full Court to-day, on the application of the incorporated Law Institute, called on a Sydney solicitor for show cause next Thursday why his…

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Empire Exhibition. Conditions of Employees Discussed at Conference (Reuter's Message.) London, May 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 1

It is officially stated that a meeting of the Department of Overseas Trade to-day, presided over by Mr. W. Lunn, Parliamentary Secretary to the…

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Empire Jamboree. Master Everson Gardner to Represent Broken Hill Visit to Empire Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 5

Master Everson Gardner, son of Mr. W. E. Gardner, assistant manager of the Sulphide Corporation, Broken Hill, left the city last night as the Broken…

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Empire Exhibition. Conditions of Employees Discussed at Conference (Reuter's Message.) London, May 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 May 1924 · page 10

It is officially stated that a meeting of the Department of Overseas Trade to-day, presided over by Mr. W. Lunn, Parliamentary Secretary to the…

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Latest News Issue Empire Exhibition. Pictures of New Zealand Attract Large Gathering (Reuter's Message.) London, May 25

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 4

The exhibition of moving pictures of New Zealand in the cinema theatre which was opened at Wembley on Saturday was a great success. The theatre…

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