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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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Round The Shows the Ozone Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1947 · page 3

Continuing at the Ozone The atre tonight is the. British feature,.. "The Rake's Progress," starring Rex Harrison" as a…

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Unionists' Badge Show Next Week

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 6

A badge show under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council will be held on Tuesday next and will cover the line of…

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Uninvited Guest Steals the Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 8

GEELONG- An uninvited guest stole the show at a civic reception to the High Commissioner for India (Sir Raghunath…

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Last Night of Johnson's Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

The dramatic feature, "A Medal For Benny," will be screened for the last time at Johnson's Theatre tonight. The film is based on a story by…

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Zinc Oval Tomorrow. Cycling Carnival And Sheffield

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 February 1947 · page 3

The Zinc Corporation Cycling Club will conduct the remainder of the program which was postponed from last Sunday tomorrow when the main race…

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Unionists' Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

The quarterly badge show under the auspices of the Barrier Industrial Council will commence at midnight and continue on the…

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Canadian Winter Fair Drew Record Crowds

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

Ottawa The Rayad Winter Fair at Toronto revived after a wartime gap, when [?]rounds and such large cauy liate that [?]ane considering a system of…

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Badge Show Today

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3
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A badge show covering employees on the line of lode and other working places in the city was held today…

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Johnson's Technicolor Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 4

IN Johnson's feature technieotor Belir of the Yukon", Belle is pointed by Gypay boke Lee [?] Americanscrip tease artist. She is cast as best of a…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 3

The Town cont Show operates today and nil business places most have all at clear card displayed 'Any employed [?]finals that his place of employment has…

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Badge Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

The badge show held under the auspices of the B.I.C. passed off yesterday without any incident being reported. The boilermaker at the Zinc…

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CYCLING Big Carnival In May

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 7

The annual May carnival of the Broken Hill Cycling Club will be held at the Western Oval on Sunday, May 11, and proceeds will go…

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B.H.C.C. £122 Cycling Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

The Broken Hill Cycling Club held its meeting at the Trades Hall on Sunday morning. There was a record crowd of riders and members…

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£1,000 Stake For Pedestrians Carnival At Bendigo

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 4

Every Australian State will be represented in the Golden City £1,000 Gift for professional runners at Bendigo on March 8 and 10…

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Cycling- Trotting Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 8

Combining tomorrow afternoon, the Broken Hill Cycling Club and Trotting Club will conduct a carnival to raise funds for…

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Swimming Carnival For Boys' Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1947 · page 3

A swimming carnival, which will be held on Sunday March 9, has been arranged between the Police Boys' Club Committee for the Beach Girl Contest…

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Royal Adelaide Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 6

The Centennial Hall and other buildings on the Exhibition Grounds, Wayville, are now a scene of great activity in the work…

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British Fair Promises To Be "Greatest Ever"

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1947 · page 3

LONDON, February 25.—A record number of 3,131 exhibitors has already been allocated 835,000 square feet of space for the British…

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New "Shell Show"

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 February 1947 · page 3

After an absence of eight years the "Shell Show" —big live artist variety program —is returning to the air. The program will commence on March 26…

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