"No Business Like Show Business"
Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4
When hurriedly relating to our staff reporter his theatrical experiences and reminiscences, the first instalment of which appeared in yesterday's edition, Mr. Stanley McKay omitted to mention his first professional show venture in a city theatre…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 4
Today's sessions will be the last opportunity of seeing the "Yesterday and Today" art exhibition which has attracted visitors to the Technical College…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1
Badge Show Day and Town Card Show Doy have had to be postponed for a week owing to the non-arrival yesterday of badges from Melbourne. Badge Show…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1
The story of Mr. Stanley McKay's reminiscences of his brightest moments in his long career in theatre and show business are concluded in this issue. Mr. McKay tells of promi[?]t persons he has met, shows he has been associated with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gathering of Champions For May Carnival Tomorrow's Big Program
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 1
There will be a gathering of champions at the Western Oval on the occasion of the Broken Hill Cycling Club's annual May Carnival tomorrow. An imposing array of riders will be scattered throughout the program and proceeds from the day…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 1
New artists from Brisbane, Sydney. Melbourne and Adelaide will arrive in Broken Hill before Wednesday for the opening of the new Tivoli show under…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fair Rents Court
Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 8
An action for "a determination of the fair rent of premises, at 72 Iodide Street by William Richard John Shaw was adjourned til…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tivoli Show
Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 4
Ventriloquist Roy Royston, who turned producer to present his own variety show "Hits and High lights", played at the Tivoli last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Show Presented at Tivoli
Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3
A new variety show, produced by [?] O'Dowd. was presented at the Tivoli Theatre last night to a large and [?]ciative audience. The dressing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Badge Show
Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 5
The quarterly badge show and Town Card Show under the auspices of the B.I.C. will be held on Tuesday, May 24…
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Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 May 1949 · page 6
Royston's current show at the Tivoll will branch out into a new medium next week with the introduction of a knock-out talent competition and a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fair Rent Court
Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 1
In the Police Court yesterday two applications for the determination of fair rents were adjourned owing to the absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tivoli Show
Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 3
Producer Roy Royston plans to introduce several novel features into the programme of his Tivoli show next Monday night, His K.O…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poultry Club At Memorial Oval Grand Championship Show
Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 14 May 1949 · page 5
Given fine weather tomorrow the Silver City Poultry and Kennel Club's Championship show should be the last ever held…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Repertory Show
Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6
Repertory's second production for the year ("Three Men on a Horse") was presented last night to a responsive first night audience…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tivoli Show
Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 8
Royston's talent competition is scheduled to begin at the Tivoli tonight. It is a quest for talent, with an engagement to appear at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Carnival at Mildura
Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1949 · page 6
Broken Hill was represented by one rink (J. Youngman, G. McKay, I. Richards and A. C. R. Hay) at the Mildura bowling carnival,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Town Card Show
Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 4
Cards for the town card show will be issued at the B.I.C. office from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. today. Union secretaries are reminded that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kilburn Speed Cars For Local Carnival Alf Shields Making Preparations
Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 17 May 1949 · page 6
Alf Shields, prominent midget speed car driver in Adelaide, is at present in Broken Hill making preparations for a visit of a number of driven from the Kilburn Speedway, Adelaide, to provide a midget speed car carnival at the Western Oval on the…
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Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 4
ANCIENT AND MODERN STYLES for the International Motor Show which has opened at the Melbourne Exhibition. ABOVE-A £1500 Jaguar which was exhibited at the Olympia Motor Show…
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