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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

233 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 12

Carnival for Christmas Cheer Fund

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 3

A carnival to be conducted by the Silver City Swimming Club in aid of the Unemployed Christmas Cheer Fund will not be held at the Baths…

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Exhibition of School Work Teachers Highly Pleated

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 3

An unqualified success! This was the way in which several teachers expressed their opinion of the first combined public schools'…

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Exhibition of School Work Teachers Highly Pleased

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 1

An unqualified success This was the way in which several teachers expressed their opinion of the first combined public schools'…

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Six Champion Swimmers Coming To Local Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 1

The next carnival to be conducted by the Silver City Swimming Club, probably towards the end of January, will be the biggest ever staged by…

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Six Champion Swimmers Coming To Local Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 3

The next carnival to be conducted by the Silver City Swimming Club, probably towards the end of January, will be the biggest ever staged by…

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Running and Cycling at Jubilee Oval To-night's Big Carnival Should Prove Popular

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 8

Foot running is experiencing the most successful of many seasons, and everything points to a revival of interest in cycle racing. The Silver City Sports Club will conduct its opening meet at the Jubilee Oval…

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Dick Burge's Greatest Fight the Riddle of the RING Dick Burge in an exhibition [?]bout with Jack M'Auliffe

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 December 1935 · page 8

Dick Burge was one of the most suberb boxers of his day. Ha had speed and unmatched courage. Yet time and time again he bewildered the boxing world by his unaccountable defeats, remaining always…

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Night Sports at Jubilee Successful First Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 December 1935 · page 3

The open air carnival staged on the Jubilee Oval on Saturday night marked the opening of the track seas [?] for cyclists and gave pedestrians their…

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Athletic Carnival Jubilee Oval To-morrow Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 December 1935 · page 1

Following the success of the initial night sports carnival held last Saturday the Silver City Sports Club is looking forward to another…

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Two Teams for Sydney Country Tennis Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 December 1935 · page 4

Arrangements for the local tennis teams to take part in the country tennis carnival in Sydney in January next were finalised at a meeting of…

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Successful Athletic Carnival George Paine Again

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 December 1935 · page 3

George Paine, who won the footrunning event at the opening night of the Silver City Sports Club carnival repeated his success in the chief…

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"All the Fun of the Fair" Bright Musical Revue With Circus Setting Mae West Skit on Hitler

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 December 1935 · page 4

The, A.B.G. Wireless Chorus and the Theatre Orchestra are to provide the music for "All th Fun of the Fair," an hilarious musical farce by Mark Makeham. This show will be broadcasted at. 7.30…

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Sports Carnival Good Nominations Received

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 December 1935 · page 3

The large fields nominated for the cycling and footrunning events for the Silver City Sports Club's third night carnival on Saturday give…

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Dashing Win by Alinura Port Christmas Carnival Port Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 December 1935 · page 1

Displaying great determination Alinura won one of the best races of her career when at Cheltenham Park this afternoon she took the Challenge Mile from the stablemates, Lemonia and Mellion…

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Bright Vaudeville Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 December 1935 · page 2

A bright programme of vaudeville was presented by the Sils family at the Crystal Theatre on Saturday night when they opened for a short…

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