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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1941

372 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 4 of 19

CYCLING No Racing On Western Oval Carnival on May 11

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 5

Owing to tomorrow's May Day Celebrations, the Broken Hill Cycling Club will not be conducting its racing on the Western Oval tomorrow. Racing will…

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Biggest Nominations For Cycling Carnival 50 Events And £100 In Prize Money

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 6

THE biggest contingent of interstate riders ever to nominate for a Broken Hill sports gathering has been received by the Broken Hill Cycling Club for their grand annual eveling carnival to be held on Sunday, May 11…

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Card Show All-clear Lists by May 13

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

The secretary of the Barrier Industrial Council. J. G. Polkinghorne, sa[?] yesterday that union secretaries must not that they are to hand in the…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

Al[?]nton secretaries must have all-clear [?] in the B.I.C. secretary's office by Monday, May 12, at 5 p.m. Any members [?] financial at that time must…

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Badges for Badge Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

Union secretaries may collect badges for the forthcoming badge show from the office of the F.E.D. and F.A…

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Badge Show on May 20

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

A badge show will be conducted by the Barrier Industrial Council along the line of lode and other industrial sections of the city on May 20. Badges…

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Gaeaxy of Cycling Stars Record Entries For Carnival At Western Oval

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 4

NEVER before has such a galaxy of cycling champions gathered in Broken Hill from all parts of Australia to "measure wheels" in special match races, handicap and scratch events as that which will take part in the…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 7

All union secretaries must have allclear lists in the B.I.C. secretary's office by Monday. May 12, at 5 p.m. Any members not financial at that time must lose…

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Badges for Badge Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 7

Union secretaries may collect badges for the forthcoming badge show from the office of the F.E.D. and P.A…

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Broken Hill Cycling Club Tomorrow's Big Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 6

The Broken Hill Cycling Club will present to the public of Broken Hill on Sunday one of the best cycling carnivals ever held in this town. Never before has…

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Stage Is Set For Monster Cycling Carnival Special Match Race for Interstate Stars

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 6

ACE cyclists of the calibr[?] of L[?]n Rogers, Jack Cooper, Jack Walsh, Keith Thurgood, Deane Toseland, Australia's No. 1 woman cyclist Elsa Barbour, should make tomorrow's carnival at the Western Oval a…

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Town Unions and Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

Unionists are reminded that they must be financial by 5 p.m. today for Town Card Show. Also union members are reminded that they must not work any…

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Position in Iraq Demonstration Against Rebel Premier Prominent Iraqs Show Disapproval Of Policy LONDON, May 10

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 2

It is announced that all Britishers in Mosul and the surrounding oilfield area in Iraq are safe and sheltering at the British Consulate at Mosul. All British women have been safely evacuated…

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Young Composers Make "Youth Show" Bow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 4

Recently the "Youth Show" featured a topical song, "We Can Take It," by a 21-year-old Australian girl, Beverley Lane. In the next…

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State Railways Will Show A Surplus SYDNEY, May 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 1

The N.S.W. Railways Department will complete the financial year next month with £250,000 surplus. Forecasting this today, the Railway Commissioner said…

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Cycling Carnival (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 15 May 1941 · page 5

Sir,—Had the officials carried out their duties as advertised on the programme, the crash in the last race which was run in the dark would probably have been…

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Show Girl Sues Theatre

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When the case in which Pamela Burr, show girl and mannequin, sued Tivoll Circuit Australia Pty. Ltd was resumed in the…

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B.H.C.C. and Carnival (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 5

Sir,—A par appeared in the Z.C.C. write up in your issue of the 15th Inst., wherein it was stated that the B.H.C.C. refused to collaborate with the Z.C.C. in…

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Silver City Show Spitfire Fund Will Benefit

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 1

THE 1941 Silver City Show may be one of the most spectacular yet staged in Broken Hill if the hopes of the committee are fulfilled…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 3

Employers are notified that all cards for the Card Show to be conducted on Tuesday must be obtained not later than 5 o'clock on Monday…

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