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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1946

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King's Birthday June 17 Sports Carnival at Ouyen

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

June 17 is the King's Birthday. So far it is not known whether local establishments will close but most are expected to do so in keeping with the…

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Silver City Show On September 7

Barrier Miner · Friday 31 May 1946 · page 8

Annual show of the Silver City Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held on the Western Oval on Saturday,…

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Princess Of Sport Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

The Broken Hill Trolling Club and Broken Hill Cycling Club are combining to conduct a Monster Sports Carnival at the Western Oval tomorrow…

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Show Committee Meeting Show on September 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 1

A general meeting of the show committee was held on Wednesday night. At the meeting Messrs A. N. Bennett and J. R. Bent were elected joint…

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Princess of Sport Carnival Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 8

Cycling, trotting and rodeo events are down for decision at the Western Oval tomorrow when a carnival will be held in…

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First Post-war Show for Sheep Breeders

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 June 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Exhibits valued at more than £100,000 faced the judges at Pyrmont yesterday in the first post-war show of the…

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Horror Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 3

The existence of vampires in modern times forms the basis of the thriller, "Isle of the Dead," starring Boris Karciff, at Johnson's Theatre tonight. The…

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Badge Show for Town

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 June 1946 · page 3

At the meeting of the executive unions concerned in the Town Card Show at a meeting held on Tuesday night decided to recommended a 100 per cent budge show in…

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Victory Day Carnival Trotting and Cycling at Western Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 5

The R.S.S.A.I.L. of A. in conjunction with the Broken Hill Trotting Club and Broken Hill Cycling Club are conducting a [?] sports carnival at the Western Oval…

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Hay Sheep To The Fore Sydney Show And Sales

Western Grazier · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 1

Usually in the majority. Merinos accounted for only 124 of the 533 exhibits in the Sheep Show (and sales) in Sydney that opened on Friday…

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British Scientific Instruments On Show Remarkable New Camera Shutter

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 June 1946 · page 4

An exhibition of British scientific instruments now being held in Stockholm reveals many of Britain's achievements in optical and scientific instrument…

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Repertory Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 June 1946 · page 3

Opening prefromance of the Broken Hill Repertory Society's, production, "Private Lives," will be staged in the Police Boys'…

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Centrals Show Form To Defeat Wests

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 June 1946 · page 5

Establishing a winning lead in the first quarter, which was made more secure in the second term by keeping the Wests' score down. Centrals ran out…

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London's V March Was "Greatest Show on Earth"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 June 1946 · page 5

LONDON, June 9.—London was in her greatest glory. For two hours yesterday, forgetting her worries, she invited the world to see the "greatest show on earth."…

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Wool Exhibition Next Week

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 3

Wool and handicraft exhibition arranged by the Country Women's Association will open at the Town Hall on Wednesday…

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C.W.A. Wool Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 June 1946 · page 1

The annual wool and handicraft exhibition of the Country Women's Association will be held at the Town Hall next Wednesday and Thursday of next…

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Kennel Club Meets; Show on June 29

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 June 1946 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Ladies' Kennel Club was held last night at the Grand Hotel. Mrs. West presided over a good…

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C.W.A. Wool Exhibition In Broken Hill

Western Grazier · Friday 14 June 1946 · page 2

The annual wool and handicraft exhibition of the Country Womens Association will be held at the Town Hall. Broken Hill, on Wednesday and…

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"Not Fair" Ex-Servicemen Indignant

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 1

"It's not fair. You take the chance of getting your head blown off and these blokes get the same benefits as you do at the end. A discharge…

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C.W.A. Annual Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 June 1946 · page 3

Arrangements are practically complete for the Wool arid Handicraft Exhibition to be staged by the Country Women's Association…

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