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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Two Pythons Escape At Wagga Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 3

Wagga.—None of the reco[?]d crowd of 12,000 who attended the final day of the Wagga Show today realised that a 28ft. Indian python…

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Floral Fair

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 4

Pleasant weather enabled a good crowd to gather at the Lane Street Salvation Army Floral Fair in aid of the Annual Self-Denial Appeal on…

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S.a. Baseball Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 3

An Adelaide team will replace Port Pirie at the Country Carnival baseball series to be held in Adelaide in September…

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Australia Not in Wool Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 August 1949 · page 6

London. August 29.—Australia will not show fabrics at the International Wool Exhibition, which is described as the most…

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Methodist Fair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 5

The spring fair of the Oxide St. Methodist Church will take place in the New Masonic Hall tomorrow. Mrs. J. Prider will open the…

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Tivoli Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 August 1949 · page 8

An Australian trapeze and rope artiste (Thelma Bennett) is to appear at the Tivoli Theatre to-night. She is backed by a colorful…

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Spring Fair Of Oxide St. Meth Church

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 12

Second annual Spring Fair of the Oxide Street Methodist Church was held at the New Masonic Hall today…

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"Meet the Girls" Good Tivoli Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 2

"Meet The Girls," 'the bright vaudeville show presented by the Bennett Sisters went through a commendable opening last night o[?]cre a large and…

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Much Planning For Local Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 8

Intending exhibitors at the silver City Show on September 24 and 25 are asked by the committee to lodge entries early to avoid the usual rush on the final two days…

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Silver City Show Arrangements Proceeding

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 5

Arrangements for the Silver City Show to be held on Saturday and Sunday. September 24 and 25, are not [?] finalised, but a large…

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Exhibition Billiards

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 4

An exhibition billiards match will be played next Monday night between Ron Dougherty (present billiards champion) had George McKay (formerly billiards…

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Show Entries

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 3

General entries for the Silver City Show to be held on September 24 and 25 close at Cockrum and Foulds' auction mart…

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Dancing Program for Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 3

Owing to a clerical error the dancing schedules for the show were incorrectly given last week. The 10 years and under section is: Highland Fling, Shean…

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Wesley Church Fair

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 8

Annual "Four Seasons' " fair, conducted" by the Wesley Methodist Church, was held in Wesley Hall this, afternoon…

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B.H. Wins S.A. Country Baseball Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 September 1949 · page 3

B.H. baseballers returned from Adelaide yesterday morning with the S.A. Country Baseball Cup. The local team won three games, two…

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Wesley Fair

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 9

A successful "four seasons fair" was held at Wesley Church yesterday. Judges of the cake competition were Mesdames Read and…

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Stop Press Adelaide Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 12

Adelaide- Early morning rains and [?]reatc[?]ing skics did not deter a crowd from attending the opening day of the 1949 Royal Show…

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First Day Of Royal Adelaide Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 2

Adelaide. September 9.—Early rain and threatening skies affected the attendance at the opening of the Royal Adelaide Show yesterday. Champion…

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Billiards Exhibition Posponed

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 1

The exhibition billiards match between the past champion (Mr. George McKay) and present champion (Ron Dougherty) which was to have been held tonight…

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Show Entries

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 September 1949 · page 1

Due to the fact that many birds are breeding, entries for the canary section of the Silver City Show, to be held on September 24…

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