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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1939

230 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 12

Novel Welcome to Their Majesties Real Country Fair (Special to "The Miner.") MELVILLE,June 4

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 June 1939 · page 3

SASKATOON provided a novel Welcome for their Majesties with a real country fair spread alone the 11 miles procession route yesterday. Farm implements and truck loads of grain and dairy produce and pens of horses. came sneep and pigs lined the…

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Senators May Show Prowess Canberra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 June 1939 · page 4

AN argument over their respective knowledge of rifles may be settled by a shooting match between two Senators in the near future…

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Australia's Pavilion for N.Z. Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

DESIGN OF AUSTRALIA'S PAVILION for the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, to be held in Wellington next year. The architects for the building are Messrs. Stephenson and Turner, of Melbourne…

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Wool and Handicraft Exhibition C.W.A. Effort On June 21-23

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 4

WOOL Week will be observed in Broken Hill from June 10 to June 24. Special displays will be featured in shops in conjunction with…

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Wool and Handicraft Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 5

Record entries are expected for the annual Wool and Handicraft Exhibition organised by the Country Women's Association, wich will be…

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Commons Told Position In China "Britain's Attitude Fair and Heepful" Foreign Under-secretary Traces Dispute (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, June 13

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 8

THE House of Commons today, heard a dispassionate account of the facts that preceded the Japanese blockade of the British and French Concessions in Tientsin…

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Baseball Strong Local Side For Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 8

FORM displayed in the first round of matches in the Baseball Association's competition concluded last Sunday indicates that Broken Hill has plenty of material available to field an exceptionally strong team in the country carnival to be held at Peterborough this season…

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Kennel Club Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 3

The committee of the Ladies' Kennel Club is makins arrangements for holding its fourth two point championship show on Saturday, August…

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Wool Week Opened Exhibition On

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1939 · page 3

WOOL Week commenced today. Many shops displayed woollen goods in their windows, and others will follow with displays during the…

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Fine Display At Wool Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 3

IN the opinion of members of the Country Women's Association who have seen the entries for the Wool Exhibition to be opened at 3…

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C.w.a. Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 3

More than 300 adults and nearly 1200 children saw the ninth annual wool and handicraft exhibition of the Country Women's Association in the…

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Publicity Wanted Wool Value Stressed At Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 8

A USTRALIA had not given enough publicity to its wool in the past but the matter was being remedied in a fight against…

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C.W.A. Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 2

The Country Women's Association Wool and Handicraft Exhibition concluded in the Town Hall last night after a successful session. It was…

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£1000 July Racing Carnival Rehabilitation of Sport by Local Clubs Many Concessions To Owners And Trainers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1939 · page 8

EVERY effort is being made by the Broken Hill racing clubs to rehabilitate the sport in Broken Hill, and there is every indication that the 1939 Cup Carnival of the Silver City and Broken Hill Turf Club will be one of…

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Local Gup Carnival Postponed

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

THE Cup carnival arranged by the Silver City Racing Club and Broken Hill Turf Club has been postponed. The dates of the meetings cannot be announced because of the atoppage of work on the mines…

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The Lux Show on 2Bh Broken Hill Girl Featured

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 June 1939 · page 3

"Seventh Heaven," the play by Austin Strong, which established two great film names in Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell when it was first…

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Australian Art Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 4

The exhibition, of Australian art, which will commence at the local Art Gallery within a fortnight, will include an exhibition of pottery, the…

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Hand Made Pottery Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 July 1939 · page 3

An exhibition of hand-made pottery has been placed on display at the Art Gallery. The pottery was to have been exhibited at the same time…

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Mothers' Club Handicraft Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 6

The Wills Street Infants School Mothers Club will conduct a wool and handicraft exhibition in the Burke Ward Hall at 3 p.m. next Wednesday…

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Cup Carnival in September Committees Decided Today

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 3

THE local racing carnival, which was to have been held this month, but which was postponed because of the strike of enginedrivers at the…

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