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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1927

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Cricket S.a Country Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

In the first series of matches of the Country Week Carnival the Broken Hill team was defeated by York[?] Peninsula. The Broken Hill team…

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CRICKET S.A. Country Carnival Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 4

The Broken Hill team met Jamestown in the series of matches of the Country Week Carnival played yesterday, and to-day they were pitted…

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Gricket Country Week Carnival D.H. v. Torrens Valley Broken Hill Make 171 Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 4

The Country Week Carnival matches were continued to-day when the Broken Hill team met the Torrens Valley Xl. Broken Hill had the first…

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Union Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 4

Buttons are now being issued at the Trades Hall for the badge show which is to [?] held on March 8. The show will he confined, to one day on…

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CRICKET [?] CARNIVAL [?] Torrens Valley Broken Hill Make 171 Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 8

The Country Week Carnival matches were continued to-day when the [?] Hill team met the [?] Valley [?] broken Hill had the first…

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Country Week Carnival B.ii. v. Torrens Valley Win for Torrens Valley Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1927 · page 1

The match between Broken Hill and Torrens Valley in the Country Week carnival resulted in a win for Torre[?] Valley by 119 runs. The seores were:…

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The Public Baths Tests of the Water Show Absence of Parasites

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1927 · page 1

Mr. D. H. Wallace, chief health inspector, reports:- "The most recent examination of the public baths water shows no colon…

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Silver City Show to Be Held Early in Ma[?]

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 1

A meeting of the Silver City Show committee was held at M[?] and Hogg's auction mart last night, Mr. F. J. Potter presiding over an…

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Unionists'. Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 2

Trades Hall officials are being kept busy in attending to members and issuing buttons to them for the show which is to be held on Tuesday next…

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Boxing Nicholls and Eddy in Exhibition Last Night Knowles and Pearson to Meet on Saturday Week

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 2

There was a good attendance at the Stadium last night to see Bert Nicholls (of Melbourne) and Bert Eddy (of Broken Hill), in training displays…

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Unionists' Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 5

Officials at the Trades Hall were busy to-day in issuing buttons for the show which begins on the night shift on Monday night and will be continued…

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Unionists' Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 2

Officials at the Trades Hall were busy to-day in issuing buttons for the show which begins on the night shift on Monday night and will be continued…

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Unionists' Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 2

No trouble was reported from the Union offices today concerning the badge show which began on the night shift and was continued on the day…

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Former Local Residents in Exhibition of Art

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 3

The United Arts Club is opening on exhibition at the rooms of the Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, this afternoon and at this exhibition works…

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Victorian Racing Last Days of Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 3

Each of the four weight-for-ago races at the V.R.C. [?] meeting was won by a [?] horse. Valicare scored at a [?] Pantheon at a mile and a…

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Sporting Stawell Gift Carnival Brings Record Entries

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 4

For the 14 events to be decided at the Stawell Golden Jubilee athletic carnival on April 16 and 18, 1230 entries have been received. This is a record (says…

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Silver City Show to Be Held on May 7

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Silver City Show committee was held at Megaw and Hogg's auction mart last night, Mr. F. J. Potter presiding. Applications from…

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Sporting Stawell Gift Carnival Brings Record Entries

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

For the 14 events to be decided at the Stawell Golden Jubilee athletic carnival on April 16 and 18, 1230 entries have been received. This is a record (says…

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The Turf July Cup Carnival Changfs in Programmes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 2

Programmes have been drawn up for the July Cup Carnival, and the Cup on tho opening day will be worth £[?] instead of [?] last year, the carnival…

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Interstate Football Carnival Programme

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 1

The Australian Football Council has arranged to hold the interstate tournament in Melbourne this year (says a Melbourne message in the…

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