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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1937

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Pooley Bridge Schooled Jumpers Show Form MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 5

THE dual National, topweight and favorite, Pooley Bridge, having his first schooling lesson since…

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Sydney Sharks For Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 1

TWO sharks are expected to arrive in Broken Hill shortly. However, they will not be alive. The principal of the Technical…

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"Coronation" Fair Fine Effort By Girls' Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 3

A very successful "Coronation" fair was conducted by the Girls' Club at the Congregational Hall on Wednesday. The Rev. W. Pratt, in…

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"Coronation" Fair Fine Effort By Girls' Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 3

A very successful "Coronation" fair was conducted by the Girls' Club at the Congregational Hall on Wednesday. The Rev. W. Pratt, in…

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A Great Show for a Worthy Cause. Bigger and Brighter than over

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 May 1937 · page 2

All lovers of good clean variety entertainment are [?]led that a treat awaits them in the Oddfellows Hall Wilcannia on Monday night, June the…

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Baseballers to Give Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 1

At a meeting of the newly formed Broken Hill Baseball Association on Sunday it was decided to give an exhibition match on one of the North…

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Major Golf Events Links Show Big Improvement

Barrier Miner · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 8

WITH the fairways almost devoid of grass amt weeds the Broken Hill golf links are in perfect condition, and should be even better for…

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Local Cup Carnival for July

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1937 · page 4

A DECISION to postpone the cup meeting one week was arrived at by the Silver City Racing Club Committee at its meeting last night. This…

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Silver City Show Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 June 1937 · page 1

Decisions to ask Mr. X. Hague, of Auejaide, and Mr. W. Harmer to act as judges of the horses and poultry respectively at the forthcoming Silver…

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Women's Interests in the Home Homes To Match Hair Of Hostess Background Designs at Olympic Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 June 1937 · page 4

A house "to match your hair" is the latest in home design as demonstrated at the "Daily Mail" Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia. Ko woman with titian hair should…

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Dog Parade and Poultry Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1937 · page 8

The next parade of clogs and exhibition of poultry will be held at the Western Oval on July 17. This was a decision reached at Tuesday night's…

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Show Committee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 June 1937 · page 3

A further meeting of the Show Committee was held at Mr. C. W. Maiden's residence last night when it was decided to add a wool section…

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Wool Exhibition On July 14

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 1

The Country Women's Association will conduct its annual wool exhibition commencing on July 14. The exhibition will be opened by the State…

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Comments Of Readers "Being Fair" To the Editor, Sir.—

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 3

I am really wild with my pal Herb because he has developed what he calls the idea of "being fair." When Paddy said the other day at a…

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Pooley Bridge May Win Big Race Jumping Carnival Opens To-morrow at Flemington Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 July 1937 · page 5

SOME of Australia's leading jumpers will be seen in action at the opening day of the V.R.C. jumping carnival at Flemington to-morrow. The main attraction will be the Grand National Hurdle for which…

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Local Race Carnival Record Entries Expected

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 July 1937 · page 3

THE innovation of the Silver City Racing Club in offering free transportation to Adelaide horses is likely to result in a record three-day…

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Local Racing Carnival Record Entries Expected

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 1

THE Silver City Race Club meeting on the Broken Hill course on Saturday was the most successful held on an off day for two or three years…

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Mr. Fair Weather's Amazing Progress with B.h. South Ltd

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 July 1937 · page 3

FROM mullocker to general manager is the achievement of Mr. Andrew Fairweather, who, as announced in Saturday's "Barrier Miner," [?]…

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Donkey At Horse Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 July 1937 · page 4

PROBABLY the youngest competitor at the twenty-fifth International Horse Show, held at the Olympia recently, was this…

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Good Entries for Cup Carnival of Silver City Club

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 July 1937 · page 6

Satisfactory nominations were received by the Silver City Racing Club yesterday for the Cup carnival to be held on the Broken Hill racecourse on Saturday, July 17; Wednesday, July 21; and Saturday, July 24. The response of Broken Hill owners was most liberal, the…

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