Presbyterian Fair St. Andrew's Church Effort
BLUE and gold was the color scheme adopted by members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Ladies' Guild at their Jubilee Fair, held in the Town…
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Shows & fairs, 1940
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"Queen of the Air" Carnival
A combined skating and dancing carnival will be held next Wednesday hight, August 14, in aid of the funds of the "Queen of the Air." A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Satisfactory Entries for Silver City Show Records In Some Sections
"ALTHOUGH in some sections the entries are not quite so good as was anticipated on the whole they are most satisfactory," said Mr. J. W. S. Cockrum, secretary of the Silver City Show Committee, today when questioned about entries for the Show…
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Next Wednesday night will see a most attractive programme at the Skating Rink and Palais de Danse, when a grand carnival will bo held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junior Championship To Be Decided Tomorrow Cycling Events This Year Fot Silver City Show
rPHE Broken Hill Cycling Club on behalf of the League of A Wheelmen (Barrier Centre) will conduct the Junior Road Chan-.)ionship on the Cockburn road tomorrow. The junior, riders, are to compete in their time trial in the morning over a five-mile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricketers' Carnival Tonight
The energetic committee charged with the maintenance of the Cricket Ground are running another of their indoor carnivals, consisting of sport…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Skating and Dancing Carnival
On Wednesday night a skating and dancing carnival will be held at the Palais and Skating Rink. The price covers admission to both places. If…
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A carnival will be held at the Skating Rink and Palais de Danse tomorrow night for the funds of the "Queen of the Air,'' and as both the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Silver City Show Speeding Plans For
ALTHOUGH cash prizes are being offered in many sections of the Silver City Show which will be held at the Western Oval on Saturday, any…
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Thrills will be provided when the finals of championship skating events for 1940 are contested at the Skating Ring tonight as part of the Queen of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comments of Readers Football, Racing and Silver City Show
To the Editor. Sir.— I note that the Football League has postponed its semi-final match for the coming Saturday so that the Sil…
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To assist the Silver. City Show Committee and in the hope that the sate takings at the semi-final and final games would assist its financial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spectacular Skating Carnival for "Queen of the Air""
A most spectacular display, greeted a capacity house at the carnival held at the Skating Rink and the Palais da Danse in aid of the Queen of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Silver City Show Tomorrow
WITH fine weather practically certain record entries in many sections and the ground in perfect conditton the 1940 Silver City Show to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cycling Handicaps For Show Day
ONE of the features on the already attractive programme of the Silver City Show to be held on the Western Oval tomorrow will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ShowGommittee Thanked Official Luncheon
THE Broken Hill Fighting Forces Comforts Fund Committee had raised more than £2500, the president (Mr. T. E. Clark) said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Cycling Carnival For September 22 Internationally-Known Champions Coming
ALREADY negotiations and plans have been made by the Broken Hill Cycling Club for the staging of another monster cycling carnival tor September 22. which is expected to be a repetition of that conducted by the club last May. This carnival will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plea for Pointers Rarely Seen in Show Ring
ALTHOUGH there are many really good Pointers in Broken Hill, they are rarely seen in a show ring. This is most un…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Splendid Exhibits At Silver City Show Public Response Satisfactory Ring Events Prove Magnet
SPECTACULAR ring events, log chopping, dog racing, dancing, displays and exhibitions of school work, poultry and pigeons were only a few of the many attractions of today's 1940 Silver City Show which was con…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wills Street Mothers Club Fair
The Wills Street Infants School Mothers Club held a "Floral Fair" in the Burke Ward Hall recently. The function was a great success financi…
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