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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1938

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Skating Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 3

Finals of the men's and women's cycling events at the Skating Rink were decided last night; also several skating events…

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Rose Fair at Lane-street Nicely Decorated Stalls

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 August 1938 · page 6

WOMEN played an important part in the functioning of the church and seldom stopped to count the cost, said Mrs. Edgar Aynold, wife of the…

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Figures Show Reductions World's Output Of Automobiles

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 6

The world production of automobiles for the current year will be far below the figures for 1937 when 6,277,451 motor vehicles were made…

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Guest Artists For Shell Show On Sunday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 August 1938 · page 3

Joan Jones, the lovely young Australian contralto, who leaves for London on August 9, to be taken under the wing of Sir Heavy Wooden her…

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Australian Fair At Town Hall

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 August 1938 · page 4

Gum tips, Australian flowers and cardboard Koala bears gave air air of reality to the Town Hall this afternoon for the Australian fair arranged…

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Australian Fair Concert

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

The Australian Fair arranged by the Congregational Church in the Town Hall concluded with an enjoyable concert last night, the…

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Congregational Fair Competition Winners

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 6

Winners of the cake competition in connection with the Congregational Australian fair wore:—Fruit cake, Mrs. West; sultana cake, Mrs. L…

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Union Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 3

Arrangements for the badge show next Tuesday are to be made at a meeting of stewards at the Trades Hall on Sunday morning. Unionists…

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Poultry and Kennel Club Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 August 1938 · page 2

Saturday, October 29, has been fixed as the date of the next championship show of the Silver City Poultry and Kennel Club. A general…

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Colorful Setting For Fair

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 4

MY first thought on entering the Town Hall on Thursday was one of wonder that such a drab place could be made to look so lovely…

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Union Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 August 1938 · page 3

A badge show will be conducted among unionists employed along the line of lode, commencing at midnight tonight, and extending over the day…

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St. Andrew's Church Annual Fair

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 3

The annual Presbyterian Fair will be held at the Fown Hall tomorrow. Wednesday. The official opening will be performed at 3 p.m. by Mrs.W…

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Empire Exhibition Success

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 7

At the Australian Pavilion at the Empire Exhibition there have been sold nearly 200,000 samples of approximately 40 different kinds of…

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Rainbows At Town Hall Annual Fair of Presbyterians

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 8

RAINBOWS were prominent at the Town Hall yesterday after-noon as decorations on the various stalls which had been…

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Excellent Entries for Dog Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 5

Record entries have been received by the Ladies' Kennel Club for their second two-point championship of the year to be held on Saturday, August…

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Dancing Competition at the Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 4

National dancing contests are to be staged at the Silver City Show on October 1. At last night's tTneeting of the show committee it was decided…

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infant Musical Prodigy For The 1938 Shell Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

The Shell Show will be heard over 2BH. "The Barrier Miner" Broadcasting Station on Sunday, August 21. The guest artist will be four-year-old…

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Rainbow Fair Concert

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 6

The Rainbow Fair of the Presbyterian Church was brought to a most successful close with a concert programme arranged by the Recreation…

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Weather Fair in Encland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 1

LONDON, August 20 (3 a.m.). —Weather conditions are fair. The sky is starry, but still looks unsettled…

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Ladies' Kennel Club Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 4

Final arrangements for the Ladies' Kennel Club championship show on Saturday were discussed at a meeting of the club last night at which…

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