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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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

May Carnival of Cycling Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 4

Preparations are well in hand for the annual May carnival to be conducted by the Broken Hill Cycling Club…

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Princess Of Sport Carnival At Western Oval

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 April 1946 · page 5

AN excellent afternoon's sport will be provided on the Wet tern Oval tomorrow afternoon when the committee working in…

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Sister Drummond Memorial Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 April 1946 · page 2

Nominations for the trotting events for the Sister Drummond Memorial Carnival, to be held next Sunday, may be made with Mr. Thomas, secretary of the…

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Royal Adelaide Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 3

The S.A. Chamber of Manufacturers has issued a prospectus for their next Exhibition. Mr. H. E. Winterbottom, who will be…

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Princess Wants To Visit Australia; Attends Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 April 1946 · page 6

LONDON, April 9.—Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret visited the "Meet Australia" exhibition in Regent Street today. They were received by the…

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Nicholls Street Church Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

Encouraged by the glorious sunshine many people made their way to the Nicholls Street Hall yesterday afternoon to attend the…

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Proposed S.a. Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

The S.A. Chamber of Manufactures is to hold a Royal Adelaide Exhibition. It will be conducted in the Centennial Hall and adjacent buildings and grounds, Wayville. Opening on Friday evening, March 21, 1947,…

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Carnival For New Ambulance

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 3

Mr. H. C. Pearce, secretary of the Ambulance Trust, has been advised by the Cycling Club that it will conduct a carnival at the Western Oval at some…

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Sister Drummond Sports Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 3

BROKEN HILL Sports Council, Trotting Club and Broken Cycling Club will stage a carnival at the Western Oval on Sunday…

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Pictures Stranded, So Art Show Postponed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 8

ADELAIDE.—The London Group paintings, comprising 34 pictures valued at £3000, are stranded on a goods siding "somewhere in Australia." The pictures were due to arrive in Adelaide last Wednesday,…

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Exhibition Of Realist Pictures

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 3

AN exhibition of over 30 original pictures sent, by Sora, the Studio of Realist Art, Sydney, will be opened on Saturday next, April 20, at the Broken Hill Art Gallery…

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Exhibition of Art at B.h. Gallery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 8

AT Easter Broken Hill people will have the chance of visiting one of the most interesting collections of paintings…

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W.E.A. Arranges Fine Art Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

An exhibition of painting, comprising oils, watercolors, and drawings will be opened on Saturday morning at the Technical College. This…

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Easter Art Exhibition Of Sydney Artists

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 19 April 1946 · page 1

Broken Hill people will have the Chance of visiting one of the most interesting collections of paintings to have come up here. The exhibition has…

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Princess Of Sport Carnival At Jubilee

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 April 1946 · page 5

IN the interests of the Princess of Sport, the North Athletic Club, South and North Football Clubs combined in a sporting programme at the Jubilee Oval yesterday, afternoon. The Athletic Club provided a…

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Art Exhibition Tonight

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 April 1946 · page 8

The Art Gallery will be illuminated this evening between 7 and 9.30 o'clock in order that citizens may view the exhibition of…

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Rodeo Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 4

Ken Huntly and Beryl Rlley's Rodeo did not show last evening owing to special arrangements which had to be made for the feature program of the…

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400 Votes For Local Art Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 3

Over 400 people have now visited the Art Gallery and recorded their choice of the best picture. The exhibition of pictures sent…

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Rodeo Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 3

Owing to unfortunate circumstances the stock required for the Rodeo Show to be Riven in aid of the Hrinceas of Sport on Thursday night cannot arrive in time and…

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38 Interstate Riders For Cycling Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 May 1946 · page 2

Services of [?] interstate [?] have been procured for the Broken Hill Cycling [?] Carnival, on May 12th. [?] such as Thurgood, Spiers [?]…

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