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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1947

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Ozone's New Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 2

Two top-notchers. Dorothy McCulre and Robert Young head the cast in Ozone's new feature commencing a short season at the Ozone Theatre this…

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Zinc Cycling Carnival Jerry Drummond's Popular Win Venue of Ascot Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 29 April 1947 · page 4

Melbourne, April 28.—It is possible that the Ascot fixture set down for Mentone on Saturday may have to be abandoned…

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Big Canary Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 May 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY — More than 600 birds from Victoria, South Australia and all parts cf Now South Wales will be seen in a display…

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Canadian Exhibit At British Industries Fair

Western Grazier · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 2

Ottawa: A Canadian exhibit, giving a comprehensive picture of the Dominion's position as the third greatest trading nation in the world, has been…

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Last Night Of Johnson's Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 May 1947 · page 5

"Bundle of Sherwood Forest", the technicolor story of the son of famous Robin Hood, will be shown for the last time at Johnson's Theatre tonight…

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Cycling Carnival Tomorrow Week D. Whitehorn To Appear

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 5

May 11 at the Western Oval will see one of Broken Hill's best cycling carnivals here. Starting at 11 o'clock and a short…

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Some Of Australia's Best Cy dis ts For May Carnival Of B. H.Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1947 · page 6

WJOME of Australiens best cyclists are down to appear at the annual May carnival of the Broken Hill Cycling Club to be held at the Western Oval on Sunday, May 11…

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Buyers Flock To British Fair

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1947 · page 2

London, May 6 — Foreign buyers, mostly from USA and Latin America, queued up yesterday for the opening of the British Industries Fair in London…

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Badge Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

Badges have now arrived for the Badge Show and are available to union secretaries at the F.E.D. and F.A. office…

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Cycling Carnival Record Nominations

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 May 1947 · page 3

On Saturday next the Broken Hill Cycling Club will put before the public its Greatest carnival. With a start at 11 o'clock and stop at 12.30, the…

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Carnival

Western Grazier · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 2

"The influx of district residents and visitors at the recent week-end drew into bold relief once again how little less is done for their comfort and…

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Champions for Cycle Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 6

AUSTRALIAN champions and title holders in Jack Walsh (N.S.W.), Jack Cooper (Vic.), and Dean Whitehorn (S.A.) are…

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Union Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

The quarterly badge show to be conducted by the Barrier Industrial Council will be held on Tuesday, May 20. Owing to an…

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Last Night of Johnson's Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 5

Zachary Scott and Betty Field are the stars of "The Southerner." showing for the last time tonight at Johnson's Theatre. The film is the very human…

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Badges by Color This Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

Stewards for the forthcoming badge show on Tuesday, May 20, are warned that they will have to go by the color of the badges this show as no shifts…

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T.e.u. Contributions for Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1947 · page 4

Members of the T.E.U. are reminded that they must-make their contributions by 5 p.m. on Monday, May 12, for the forthcoming B.I.C. town card show…

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Star Cyclists For Big Carnival At Western Oval

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1947 · page 5

TOMORROW at the Western Oval the Broken Hill Cycling Club will stage the biggest carnival yet undertaken by the club. Given good weather there should be thrills aplenty for cycling enthusiasts…

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A.e.u. and Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 3

Members of the Amalgamated engineering Union employed in the Town are reminded by advertise in this issue that they must make themselves…

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Walsh Outstanding at Cy Carnival Thrills And Spills At Western

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 May 1947 · page 2

Australian Champion of Champions, J. Walsh[?] amazing job at the Western Oval yesterday afternoon an absolutely undefeated run with the exception of the [?] mile scratch race. In this race he finished second afternoon…

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Revival Show at Ozone

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 13 May 1947 · page 3

A good double feature show of two popular aims it at present being snows at the Ozone Theatre. "High Sierra," is a dramatic film starring Humphrey…

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