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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1930

328 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 16 of 17

V.R.C. Carnival Melbourne Cup Day Programme and Selections Telegraphed by "Matthew" Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1930 · page 1

The Victoria Racing Club will continue its Spring meeting at Flemington to-morrow, when the Melbourne Cup, the big event of the year, will be…

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RACING V.R.C. Carnival Opened Phar Lap Beats Tregilla in Melbourne Stakes Champion Reaches Course Under Armed Guard Balloon King's Derby Race Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 November 1930 · page 4

A feature of the meeting at Flemington to-day for the opening of the V.R.C. Cup carnival was the arrival of Phar Lap in a motor float under an…

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Latest News Issue. V.R.C. Cup Carnival Phar Lap Is Successful in the Melbourne Cup Champion's Easy Victory a Farmer Wins £20,000 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 November 1930 · page 4

The Victorian Racing Club held its Melbourne Cup gathering at Flemington this afternoon in showery weather. Before the first race there were…

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V.R.C. Carnival Programme and Selections Telegraphed by "Matthew" Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 November 1930 · page 3

Tbe Victoria Racing Club will conclude its Spring meeting at Flemington on Saturday. The principal event is the C. B. Fisher Plate, but…

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Melbourne Racing Carnival Bookmaker Settles Up Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 1

The bookmaker who failed to put in an appearance on settling day interviewed his clients yesterday and liquidated all his debts…

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Melbourne Racing Carnival Bookmaker Settles Up Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 November 1930 · page 1

The bookmaker who failed to put in an appearance on settling day interviewcd his clients yesterday and liquidated all his debts…

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An Australian Angered by Chicago Musical Show King and Queen Ridiculed (Special to "The Miner") Chicago, November 9

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 November 1930 · page 4

Mr. Maurice Brown, of Sydney, attended a musical show "Garrick Gay[?]ttes," and because the King and Queen of Britain were held up to…

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Victorian Racing Last Days of Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 November 1930 · page 3

While it is rather early yet to say that Phar Lap is a greater horse tham was Carbine, it must he admitted that the chestnut is the best four-year-old…

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Exhibition of Work at Technical College

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 2

A display of the work done by the students of the dressmaking and millinery department of the Broken Hill Technical College has been arranged…

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Jockey Pike's Earnings at the V.R. C. CARNIVAL Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 1

During the recent racing carnival in Victoria J. Pike, rider of Phar Lap, earned £841 17/ in percentages on his wins. In five races his amounts…

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Unionists Badge Show to Be Held Tuesday Next

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 November 1930 · page 2

It was reported at the meeting of the Industrial Council, which was held last night, that the badge show will be held on Tuesday next, and that the…

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Badge Show To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 November 1930 · page 2

A meeting of the badge show stewards was held at the Trades Hall yesterday when arrangements for the badge show to-morrow were discussed…

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The Badge Show No Trouble Experienced Say Union Officials

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 November 1930 · page 3

Contrary to expectations the badge show of the Industrial Council which was launched last night at midnight passed off without interference to work…

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Barcelona Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 November 1930 · page 1

The Great International Exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, has just, concluded. It was the first of its kind since the colse of the war, being under…

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Law Institute Charge Solicitor to Show Cause Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 1

At the instance of the Incorporated Law Institute a well-known Sydney solicitor was to-day called upon by the Full Court to show cause why his name…

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Magistrate's Advice to Adelaide Defendant "Don't Show Your Dislike for Police Officers" Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 3

"However much you dislike the police, don't show it," was the advice given to Harry Carroll by Mr. E. M. Sabine, P.M., in No. 1 Adelaide Police…

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A Unionist's Complaint From "Play Fair":—

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 November 1930 · page 2

I should like to voice through your Headers' Column my disgust of certain actions of so-called unionists of this home of unionism (I don't think). I…

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Commonwealth Loan. We show up best when we have our bac[?] to the wall

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 November 1930 · page 2

There [?] doubt that all good Australians, recognising that the Commonwealth needs the support, moral and financial, of every citizen, will rally at…

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The Unemployment Tax From "Fair Play": —

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 December 1930 · page 2

I have been reading "The Minor's" article on the unemployment tax. I am of the opinion that it is justified. It appears to me that those workers…

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Unionists' Badge Show on Stephens Creek Pipe Line

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 December 1930 · page 2

According to information received from union officials a ticket show was conducted thia morning among the workmen engaged on the Stephens…

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