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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

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Silver City Show To Be Held Open Dancing Events

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 6

At the annual meeting of the Silver City Show Society It was decided to hold the show this year, at a date to be fixed. The object of the show…

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Carnival Day for Sydney Great Welcome Prepared For U.S. Warships Holiday For School Children SYDNEY, March 19

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 1

The public holiday granted schoolchildren tomorrow in honor of the arrival in Sydney of American warships will be State wide. This was mode clear by the Education Department today. It will not be a public holiday…

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C.W.A. Handicraft And Wool Show Arranged For June 11

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

June 11 has been chosen as the date for the wool and handicraft show arranged by the Broken Hill branch of the Country Women's…

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Zinc Carnival Cancelled

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 4

Because of disappointing entries, and the large number of swimmers who have been called up for military training, the swimming carnival which…

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Zinc Swimming Carnival Abandoned Military Training and War Cause

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 26 March 1941 · page 6

The Zinc Corporation's swimming carnival which was to have been held on Sunday next has been abandoned, it was stated that, this action was taken…

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AROUND the TOWN Fair Estimates

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 March 1941 · page 4

STATION men, who were in Broken Hill this week, told a story of a "know-all" at Cunnamulla. A load of wool passed through the…

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North School to Hold Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 April 1941 · page 2

Although at the conclusion of last year's, flower show hopes were held for the conducting of two shows this year, this will not be done because…

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Flower Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 April 1941 · page 6

There will be no autumn flower show at the North School because of damage done to young plants by grasshoppers. The spring flower show will be held as…

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Sydney Royal Show Opens

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Royal Empire Show was opened today in dull, but fine weather. From an early hour crowds entered the…

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Sydney Show Opens Display Of Nation's Wealth SYDNEY. April 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 April 1941 · page 1

All phases of Australia's prepaerdness and nation: wealth were on display when the Royal Empire Show commenced today under threat of leaden…

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British Fashion Show in New York

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 4

LONDON, April 7.—The Duchess of Kent will shortly inspect some of the 2000 models of British sports clothes, woollen dresses, and suits…

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Zinc Cycling Carnival Good

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

On April 11. Good Friday, the Zinc Cycling Club will hold its second Good Friday carnival. Although many carnivals are held during the season by the…

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Empire Show Sydney. April 9

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 2

Thousands or men women and children converged on the Showground today from all over Australia for the first People's Day of the Royal Empire Show…

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Ozone Show at Metropole

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 3

At the Metropole Theatre tonight "Night Train to Munich" will be screened together with the other attractions on the same programme…

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Stawell Gift Williams Has Good Show Sprague's Sensational Running Stawell, April 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 April 1941 · page 2

Jimmy Williams, or Western Australia, who defeated the Broken Hill runner. A. C. Lowe in his heat, is expected have a good show in the final of the Stawell…

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Successful Sydney Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 April 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The attendance at the concluding day of the Royal Empire Show wan 74,398, making a total attendance of 752,[?] and…

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No Local Artists For Exhibition In Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

Advice has been received by the Museum and Art Gallery Advisory Committee that the annual exhibition of new paintings by Australian…

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Cricket Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 6

Mr. Co[?]ln Grant secretory of the Cricket League, advises that a Carnival will be held on Monday night af the Cricket Ground when various sporting…

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Cyclists Are In Good Form For May ll Carnival Champions To Compete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 6

WITH four, days' racing over the Easter holidays just concluded riders should be in good condition for the Broken Hill Cycling Club's racing programme to be held tomorrow afternoon on the Western Oval. Big carnivals…

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Badge Show On May 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 2

A badge show will be conducted along the line of lode and other usual places of employment on May 20…

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