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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1935

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Local Racing Again preparations For Carnival Horses in Train

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 March 1935 · page 8

As it will be the first of the Northern South Australian round of race meetings the forthcoming racing carnival to be held on May 2S and June 1 should be one of the most successful held for some time, according to the official…

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High School Swimming Carnival To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 March 1935 · page 2

The High School Swimming carnival will be held at the Baths to-morrow afternoon, the first event to be swum at 2 o'clock…

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Athletes for Mildura Handicaps For Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 1

The Mildura Athletic Carnival to be held on April 1 has attracted a number of local athletes, and it is expected that many of the Broken…

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Talk of Boycotting Sydney Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 March 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Representatives of the Building Trades Unions have threatened to take action to induce unionists to boycott the Royal…

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Comradeship Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 March 1935 · page 4

The members of the Nicholls-street Methodist Comradeship conducted ' a most successful fair last Tuesday afternoon and evening. Miss…

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Big Sports Carnival Prizemoney £100

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 March 1935 · page 9

Everything is practically ready for the first grand combined carnival to be staged by the Broken Hill Football League and League of Wheelmen…

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"Colorful Scenes" "Follies Of 1935" A Good Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 April 1935 · page 3

Tuneful singing, colorful scenes, and dashes of comedy are features of "The Follies of 1935," which were presented by the Broken Hill Operatic…

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Topar Race Carnival Duke Bounty Wins Big Handicap

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 April 1935 · page 4

A very successful racing carnival was held at'Topar.on Saturday, the crowd attending, being chiefly composed of residents of the surrounding…

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Jubilee Oval Carnival Footrunning And Cycling

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 April 1935 · page 2

Everything is in readiness for the first combined cycling and pedestrian carnival to be held at the Jubilee Oval to-morrow afternoon and night…

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Woman Badly Wounded Capetown Flower Show Accident CAPETOWN, April 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 3

While spectators in the flower hall at an agricultural show at Port Elizabeth were admiring the exhibits, there was a sudden deafening roar. A…

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Woman Badly Wounded Capetown Flower Show Accident CAPETOWN, April 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1935 · page 3

While spectators in the flower hall at an agricultural show at Port Elizabeth were admiring the exhibits, there was a sudden deafening roar. A…

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Skating Exhibition for Metropole

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1935 · page 3

On Monday night next the "Silver City Skating Troupe," the pick of Broken Hill skaters, will appear at the Metropole Theatre in special and…

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"Hauptmann Not Given Fair Trial" English Barrister Weighs Up The Evidence "Sufficient to Prove Guilt in English Court"

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1935 · page 7

The trial of Riehard Hauptma[?] for the murder of Lindbergh's child created world-wide interest, particularly among jurists capable of weighing up the evidence. In this article, written for the London "Doily Expresa" by "a leading English barrister," it stated that,…

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Fine Show Dahlias Competition At R. E. A. Kitchens

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 6

Several fine exhibits of dahlias were entered in the competition organised by Mr. R. E. A. Kitchen, the judges stating that there would not be many…

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Fine Show Dahlias Competition At R. E. A. Kitchens

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 6

Several fine exhibits of dahlias were entered in the competition organised by Mr. R. E. A. Kitchen, the judges stating that there would not be many…

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Local Race Carnival Squatters' Horses On Tracks Should Share in £400 STAKES

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1935 · page 8

RACING club officials are hopeful that the winter carnival to be launched on the Broken Hill Racecourse on May 25, and continued on June 1, will be the most successful held locally since, the great pre-war meetings…

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Sydney Show Opens on

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—Although the Royal Show will not be officially opened until Wednesday there was a large attendance to-day to watch the…

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Big Crowds Attend Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Yesterday 124,853 people attended the Easter show, an increuse ot over 8000 compared with last year A feature of…

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181,065 at Sydney Show Yesterday

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The attendance at the Royal Show yesterday was 181,066, compared with 151,699 last year. It was the. largest…

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Detective Who Played Fair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 April 1935 · page 2

Ex-Superintendent Ernest Boshier, the detective responsible for the arrest of Vaquier, the Frenchman who poisoned the proprietor of the Blue…

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