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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

200 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 10

Exhibition Of Art At Local Gallery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 November 1938 · page 6

SEVERAL important announcements concerning the Broken Hill Museum and Art Gallery were made by the Principal of the Technical…

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Week Of Carnival At Semaphore Entertainment for Broken Hill People

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 2

A WEEK of carnival at Semaphore with the streets decorated with flags and illuminated at nights, a civic reception to the people, a probable Mayoral Ball in the Port Adelaide Town Hall, motor tours, boat trips down the Port Adelaide River, and…

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Art Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 2

There are only a few more days remaining before the close of the exhibition of water color paintings by Mr. A. G. Norman, of the Alma…

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Work Exhibition at College

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 November 1938 · page 6

The annual exhibition of work done by the students in the dressmaking, millinery and art classes at the Technical College will be conducted…

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Work Exhibition at College

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 November 1938 · page 2

Plans have been completed for the exhibition of dressmaking, millinery, tailoring and art work done by the students at the Technical College. The…

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Work Exhibition at the College Pleasing Effort By Students

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 November 1938 · page 3

WELL above the usual high standard of work exhibited keen interest was shown in the exhibition of work by students in the Dressmaking, Art and Millinery classes at the Technical College this afternoon. It will…

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Butchers Accounts Show Little Profit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 December 1938 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Confidential, copies of butchers' accounts produced in the Federal Arbitration Court today, before Judge Beeby,…

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Successful Fair At St. Philip's

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 3

A successful fair was conducted at St. Philip's Church, Railway Town, on Saturday afternoon and night. The fair was opened by Mrs. E. Hocking,…

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Show Committee Wants Ground

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 3

A deputation from the Silver City Show Committee waited on the Mayor (Ald. G. Lambert) and the Town Clerk (Mr. C. Crowley) today with…

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Exhibition Of Work And School Concert

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 December 1938 · page 8

Work which was of a surprisingly high standard for children so young was exhibited at the North Infants' School yesterday afternoon when the…

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Children's Art Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 December 1938 · page 3

An exhibition of children's drawings will be held in the Burke Ward Hall tomorrow from 2.30 to 6 p.m. Examples of composite friezes and…

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Hypothetical Excavation to Show Dimensions of Great Sphinx

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 December 1938 · page 15

made "were so delicate that they would pass through a man's ring, and a single person could carry a sufficient number to surround a whole…

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Main Roads in Fair Order No Difficulties For Tourists

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

A LL roads leading from Broken Hill are in fairly good condition, and motorists who intend leaving Broken Hill for the Christmas vacation should…

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Work Exhibition and Concert Pleasing Effort by Convent Sghool

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

PRECEDED by a concert by the students, an exhibition of work by pupils"of the Convent High School was held at the'Convent today. During the day many parents inspected the work…

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Aquatic Life Exhibition Competitive Basis (Contributed)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 December 1938 · page 5

: GRAND exhibition7 of?, aquatic life will be held on March 31 and April, 1 pf next year. This decision was made at the last meeting of the…

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Fair Start By Wests Agains Colts XI

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 1

WESTS made a good start in their match against-Colts on the No. 2 wicket at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground this,…

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Middleton's Fine Riding at Cycling Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 December 1938 · page 8

THE Broken Hill Cycling Club's first annual Anniversary Carnival, held on their Morgan-street arena last Sunday morning and afternoon, was a colorful spectacle. There was a surfeit of thrills for the huge crowd that assembled at the track. The morning…

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Ben Bowyang Cool Change, But It Won't Be Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 December 1938 · page 6

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Country Carnival at Easter Local Cricket Team May Visit Parkes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 7

THE Parkes and District Cricket Association proposes conducting a country cricket carnival at Parkes at Easter and has invited the Cricket League to send a team. The matter will be discussed at the management committee meeting of the Cricket…

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England's Young Cricket Power States Need to Show Vision

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 December 1938 · page 8

ENGLAND this season tore adrift from old-established custom and gave youth a chance, a policy which bore abundant fruit. Of those who played in the Tests, Hutton, Compton, Edrich and Wright all showed skill…

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