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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1949

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Fair Rent Case

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 8

A determination of a fair rent of 32/6 per week was made by Mr A. N. Bott, S.M. in the Fair Rent Court today following an…

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Bright Show At Tivoli

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1949 · page 8

Stanley McKay's Galetics, which opened at the Tivoli Theatre on Saturday night, provided bright entertainment from the opening…

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Athletic Carnival

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 11

To make final arrangements for their carnival on the Zinc Oval on Sunday, a meeting of the Zinc Corporation N.B.H.C Athletic Club…

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Final Arrangements for Zinc Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 4

A special meeting of the Zinc-N.B.H. Athletic Club will bt held at the Palace Hotel tonight at 8 o'clock to moke final arrangements for the Athletic Carnival…

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Opening of Art Show on

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 April 1949 · page 2

The fine representative collection of Australian paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria is now being hung in the Technical College Annexe in…

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Athletic Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

On Sunday afternoon the Zinc-N.B.H. Athletic Club will stage the largest pedestrian program in years at the Zinc Oval. John Conn, Stawell Gill…

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"Yesterday and Tomorrow" Art Exhibition Opens

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

Mr. Daryl Lindsay. A.R.W.S.A., Director of the National Gallery of Victoria since 1942, is expected to arrive from Melbourne tomorrow for the official…

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Poultry And Kennel Club Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 5

All arrangement have been finalised for the championship show to be conducted by the Silver Sky Poultry and kennel Club at the Memorial Oval on…

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Australian Flowers for U.s. Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

Lithgow, April 20.—Chrysanthemums grown in Lithgow will be flown to the United States from Sydney tomorrow night for exhibition in the Australian…

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Art Exhibition Opens Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4
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Tonight, a memorable treat in art Awaits citizens tn the Technical College annexe—47 high grade and interesting pictures from Australian artists and an…

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Sydney Show

Western Grazier · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

A million pounds worth of stock paraded at the opening of the Sydney Show last week and so the report say, such parading provided An unforgettable sight…

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Broken Hill's Huge Athletic Carnival On

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

Broken Hill will be the scene on Sunday of the biggest program of Athletics ever held here. The promoters, the Zinc—N.B.H. Athletic Club, in conjunction with the Memorial Committee, will conduct, at the Zinc Oval, a fine program of…

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Champion Girl At Sydney Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 5

Sydney.—Gwenda Beveridge, 10, of Dandenong, one of the youngest girls competing in the ring events, was adjudged champion…

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Opening of Art Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 4

Last night at the Technical College annexe, a large gathering of Interested citizens attended the opening of the representative "Yesterday and Today"…

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Gay Spirit at Barossa Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 1

Adelaide, April 22. — Amid unprecedented festive scenes Barossa Valley Vintage Carnival, which is rapidly growing into one of Australia's greatest…

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Variety Show (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 1

Sir,—I was in the audience at the opening of the Varieties at the Tivoli Theatre and I am prepared to ay a better show has not been held for a very…

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ATHLETIC & Cycling Carnival At Zinc Turf Oval Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 April 1949 · page 5

Mr. J. Hood, secretary at the Zinc—N.B.H. Athletic Club, reports that everything is in readiness for the greatest Athletic Carnival that Broken…

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Citizens Support Art Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 3

The opening sessions of Yesterday and Today" exhibition of Australian paintings have received large and enthusiastic attendances. At the official opening Mr. Daryl…

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"Yesterday & Today" Art Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 5

The exhibition of paintings from the National Gallery of Victoria hung in the Technical College annexe will be open to the public as follows:…

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