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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Town Card Show Last Days Of Issue

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 12 February 1949 · page 2

The all clear cards for the Town Card Show will be issued from the office of the Shop Assistants' Union from 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. today, and…

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Atomic Show for British Industries Fair 1949

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 3

All atomic energy stand will be a feature of this years British Industries Fair The display will show the progress made in applying radio-active [?]otepes to…

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Badge Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 2

The B.I.C. Badge Show commences at midnight tonight. Today is the last chance for members to collect badges…

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Badge Show Rules

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

Rules for the Badge Show which will begin at midnight tonight, and which Rivera the line of lode, Globe Timber Mills, Silverton Tramway Workshops…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 14 February 1949 · page 1

Today is the last day business houses have for collecting all clear cards for the Town Card Show tomorrow. If these cards are not collects the…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 5

Yesterday was the last day of issue of all clear cards. Unionists are reminded that they must not work in establishments not displaying the all clear cards…

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Cruft's Dog Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

The first Cruft's Dog Show since the war was held at Olympic recently and the final stages of judging, for the supreme award to the best exhibit of…

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Newton Riddiford in Adelaide Show

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 3

Newton Riddiford, who left Broken Hill some months ago to enter on a theatrical career, is in Adelaide rehearsing for a show "Make Mine Music" to be presented at the Tivoli Theatre…

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Record Entries For Sydney Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 7

Sydney. Finding accommodaiton for the record number of entries for this year's Easter Show is presenting a serious problem…

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Athletic Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 8

The athletic carnival to be held by the Zinc-N.B. Athletics Club on the Zinc Oval on April 24 is expected to be one of the biggest…

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Repertory Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 6

THERE is more work entailed in staging a play than most people realise. Actors in "Rope," the first play to be performed this year by…

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Flower Show

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 4

North School Parents and Citizens Association's annual autumn flower show will be held on April 0…

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Road Show Left Behind

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 2

Gunning. A travelling vaudeville show (complete with caravan, Buick car, musical instruments, and personal belongings) hau been…

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Some Features Of The 1949 British Industries Fair

Western Grazier · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 4

More than 2,000 manufacturers, in over 90 different industries, will be showing their latest products when the British Industries Fair opens at…

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Coming Exhibition of British Paintings

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 28 February 1949 · page 4

A [?] of 41 [?] for a [?] Hill [?] e[?] be opened in the…

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Million At German Carnival Cologne, February 28. £

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 6

About a million Germans are converged on Cologne for the finale of a Rhineland carnival…

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C.W.A. Handicraft Show In June

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1949 · page 6

The Country Women's Association has decided to hold its annual wool and handicrafts exhibition in the town hall on June 8 and 9. There was a large attendance of…

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Next Week's Art Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

The 40 contemporary British paintings sent to Australia by the British Council. left Adelaide yesterday, and should arrive here today…

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Flower Show Planned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 7

North Parents and Citizens' Association will hold an autumn flower and vegetable show at the school on Saturday, April 9…

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Pians For Opening British Artists' Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 March 1949 · page 2

The Deputy Mayor (Alderman H. C. Lunam) has accepted an invitation to open the Eleven British Artists Exhibition at the Technical College Annexe at 8 p.m. on Monday…

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