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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1933

257 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 13

Chapple-st. Baptists Novelty Fair Held

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 2

The Chapple-street Baptist Church held a novelty fair in the church hall on Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. P. J. Clarke presided, and he…

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Chapple-st. Baptists Novelty Fair Held

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 2

The Chapple-street Baptist Church held a novelty fair in the church hall on Wednesday afternoon. The Rev. P. J. Clarke presided, and he…

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Junior Players' Chances Prospects For Team For Tennis Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 5

Who will be the three junior men and the two junior women players to earn the right of representing Broken Hill in the Country Tennis Carnival…

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Cycling at Morgan-st. Carnival Was Success Some Good Riding

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 December 1933 · page 5

The carnival conducted by the Morgan-street Club last Sunday was a big success from a racing viewpoint, but financially was a losing…

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High School Carnival on

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 December 1933 · page 4

For the first time for many years the High School Sports' Union will conduct a swimming carnival on Friday afternoon at the Baths. About…

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Handicraft Exhibition Girl Guides' Effort To-Morrow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 3

The Girl Guides will hold their first handicraft exhibition on Friday and Saturday in the B.B.B. Hall, Oxide-street, afternoon and evening…

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One Of England's Show Swimming Pools

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 December 1933 · page 8

THE POPULARITY OF SWIMMING POOLS in England is so great now that hotels, clubhouses, and roadhouses are having them constructed for the use of members and visitors. The pool at Ranelagh—one of England's most exclusive clubs…

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Exhibition of Handicraft Girl Guides And Brownies (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 December 1933 · page 6

Sugar bags, cotton reels, and pieces of old muterial when placed in the right hands can be made into very serviceable articles. This was…

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Thieves' Gang at Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—That a gang of thieves had visited Dandenong on show day and tried to offer the police £5 to give them a free hand…

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North Infants School Exhibition Of Work Promotion of Children (Reprinted from Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 December 1933 · page 4

A number of parents visited the exhibition of work by the North School infants which was held this afternoon in one of the school rooms…

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Show Cases Burgled

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 December 1933 · page 1

Activity was shown by thieves last night, show cases in front of Pellew and Moore's and Hamery's being forced open and goods stolen…

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Amusements "State Fair" at Lenard's

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 December 1933 · page 3

More than 100,000 people, among them eight of the screen's leading stars, are said to take part in "State Fair" the Fox Films release to…

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Exhibition Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.—In exhibition tennis matches here Quist defeated M'Grath, 6—0. 3—6, 6—4; and Hopman and Moon defeated M'Grath and…

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Local Tennis Players for Sydney Tests In The Country Week Carnival Promising Exponents

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 4

Of the three local boys to go to Sydney early next year to represent the District Tennis Council in the Country Week Tennis carnival, Jack Hoare has been the most successful in District Tennis Association matches…

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Stalwarts of Morgan-street Cycling Club Fancy Dress Novelty Carnival To Be Held On

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 December 1933 · page 4

Plenty of amusement is assured the public tormorrow at the fancy dress novelty carnival which the Morgan-street Club is staging. The…

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Show Case Forced Open

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 2

At 2 o'clock this morning Constable Liston found a show case at Lawrence's tobacco shop, 353 Argent-street, forced open. Nothing had been…

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Morgan-street Cyclists Hold Carnival Staker Brothers In Excellent Form

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 December 1933 · page 4

The Staker brothers were in good form at the novelty carnival conducted by the Morgan-street Cycling Club on their track on the Old Pound…

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Rare Copy of Bible On Exhibition In London (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, December. 27

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 December 1933 · page 1

The fourth century Greek Bible manuscript known as the Codex Sinaiticus, which has been purchased from the Soviet Government at a cost…

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