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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1948

417 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 21

Badge Show Rules

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 1

Rules for the Badge Show which will begin at midnight Monday, and which coven the line of lode. Globe Timber Mills, Silverton Tramway…

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Baseballers Show Improved Form

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 4

Good baseball matches are expected tomorrow in both grades. All teams are showing improved form. North Mine-Zincs and Rovers-Hornets matches should be interesting…

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Championship Show And Big Sporting Program At Western Oval Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 May 1948 · page 1

The Silver City Poultry and Kennel Club will be staging its first Championship Show for 1948 at the Western Oval tomorrow…

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W.i.u. Badge Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 May 1948 · page 2

Badges for the W.I.U. badge show will be given out today during office hours up to 5 p.m. Men who miss badge show day when…

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Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 5

Quarterly badge show, under the auspices of thc Barrier Industrial Council, covering the line of lode and other working places in the…

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Union Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

Yesterday was the last day for the [?]sue of all clear cards for the Town Badge Show today. Unionists must not work in any establishments today…

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Badge Show Rules

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 3

Rules for the Badge Show which commenced at midnight last night, and which covers the line of lode. Globo Timber Mills, Silverton Tramway…

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Records At Adelaide Cup Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 2

The Adelaide Cup carnival, which ended on Saturday when the Victorian horse Vaicurl won the King's Cup, was a record meeting in many respects…

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Social Happenings West Darling Carnival Week

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1948 · page 6

People from all parts of the Commonwealth are either in Broken Hill or on their way here for annual festival of the Western Darling Picnic Race Club…

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Wests Show Play Which

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1948 · page 4

Wests showed glimpses of the type of football which wins premierships in their 17-goal victory over Souths at Jubilee Oval on Saturday. Their effort against a weakened…

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Education Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 1

Visitors to the city are invited to view the Education Exhibition displayed in the Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition will be open this…

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Adelaide Tramways Show Loss

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1948 · page 4

Adelaide—Even with the recent increased fares the Tramway Trust did not expect to balance its budget this financial year, the Trust…

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Two Clues Show Likely

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1948 · page 8

A watch found alongside the skeleton of a man near Nine Mile road, about eight miles from Broken Hill, on Saturday, May 15, has been identified as belonging to Edward Stanton ("Twinkle")…

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Musical Show for Australia

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 May 1948 · page 6

Melbourne— "Oklahoma," the musical show which has completed a marathon run in New York, will be staged in Australia probably late…

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Badge Show at North

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 May 1948 · page 2

Amongst badge show complaints made to the B.I.C. on Thursday night last was one that the stewards had to wait it the North Mine till very late at the…

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Country Women's Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 May 1948 · page 7

Country Women's Association will hold its silver jubilee wool and handicraft exhibition at the Palais on Wednesday and…

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Wool Exhibition Well Attended

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1948 · page 2

More than 250 people attended C.W.A. Wool Exhibition yesterday afternoon. Thc officials have been pleased with the response…

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Show Post

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 3

Well-known local entertainer Newton Riddiford has realised his life's ambition to do stage…

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C.w.a. Wool Exhibition a Real Success

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 2

In spite of the dull cold weather conditions there was a good attendance at the Country Womens Association's Silver Jubilee Wool…

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Merryville Stud Wins Stonehaven Cup at Sydney Sheep Show Yesterday

Western Grazier · Friday 4 June 1948 · page 1

Sydney, June 3.—Merryville Stud. Yass, today won the Stonehav- ett Cup—the blue riband event in the State merino world—at the Sydney…

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