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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

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Royal Show Record

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

Sydney, February 17—Sydney's Royal Easter Show this year is expected to be the largest ever held. The secretary of the Royal Agricultural…

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Meeting to Arrange Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

The annual meeting of Silver City Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held at Sturt Club Blende Street, on Thursday, March…

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Prices at Sydney Easter Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY—The sale of goods and supply of services at the Easter Show would be subject to price regulations, the Acting Deputy…

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Man Dismissed Badge Show Day; Was Late

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

DISMISSAL of a man who, it is alleged, left his union badge at home on badge show day and returned for it has been…

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Royal Show Record

Western Grazier · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 2

Sydney February 17.—Sydney's Royal Easter Show this year is expected to be the larges ever held. The secretary of the Royal Agricultural…

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Sports Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 6

A COMBINED cycling, trotting and motor cycling carnival at Western Oval tomorrow afternoon should provide thrills. It…

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Evaded Tax on Buckjump Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Dummy rolls of admission tickets had been used to enable the proprietress of a buckjumping show to make a false…

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Local Cyclists Prepare For Easter Carnival Tomorrow's Program at Zinc Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 February 1948 · page 5

Like many other sporting bodies the Zinc Cycling Club is having difficulty in finding accommodation for the large contingent of over 100 visiting cyclists…

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Show Proprietress Fined

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Dummy rolls of admission tickets had been used to enable the proprietress of a buck-jumping show to make a false…

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Show Goes On

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1948 · page 8

AUSTRALIAN ACTRESS Judith Anderson, appearing on Broadway in "Medea," is fighting anaemia to keep the show…

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Art Exhibition for Broken Hill

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 February 1948 · page 1

Lovers of art are looking forward to the Wakefield art exhibition in Broken Hill on March 8, continuing till March 19…

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Barrier Youth Clubs Swim Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 February 1948 · page 4

The second annual swimming carnival of Barrier Youth Clubs' Association will be held at City Baths on Friday night at 8 o'clock. Competition between the…

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Imported Aberdeen Angus Bull Sire Of Supreme Champion At Scotland's 1948 Perth Show

Western Grazier · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 1

Further evidence of the high standard of stock imported by the New South Wales Stud Stock Buying Delegation is contained in a cable received by the…

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Show Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1948 · page 6

Election of officers of Silver City Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held at the annual meeting next Thursday night…

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Hours of Work Spent At Picture Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 March 1948 · page 7

SYDNEY.—Repatriation Department clerks were attending picture shows and drinking in hotels during working hours, said the pensions officer of the Returned Servicemen's League (Mr…

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British Art Show to Open Here on March 8

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 March 1948 · page 6

BROKEN HILL'S first art exhibition in the light, airy hall of the Technical College annexe with its spacious grounds will comprise the important Wakefield collection of contemporary British art…

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Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 8

The annual swimming carnival arranged by Barrier Youth Clubs' Association will be held at City Baths tomorrow night…

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Show Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 March 1948 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Silver, City Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held in Sturt Club tonight…

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Youth Clubs Swimming Carnival Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 5

Tonight at the Baths the Barrier Youth Club. Association will conduct its swimming carnival which was postponed from last Friday because of…

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Show Society Had Year of Prosperity; Election of Officers

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 March 1948 · page 7

HOME of Compassion, Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women and the Memorial Oval Fund each received £180 17/4 from the profits of the 1947 Silver City Show, while the association retained…

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