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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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Bomb-battered Berlin puts on brave show

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 4

BERLIN, Mon.—Take a walk down Berlin's Kurfurstendamm at night after darkness has hidden the bomb ruins and take a look in the shop windows blazing with lights. Here in the centre of blitzed…

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Ban Placed On Sunday's Athletic Carnival Decision by Sports Council

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

(The following statement has been issued to "Barrier Daily Truth" by the Sports Council) "A special meeting of the Sports Council was held last night to deal with an unregistered body, the Zinc and N.B.H…

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For Zinc Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 12

LLOYD LA BEACH, champion overseas runner, who will compete at the Zinc Oval tomorrow…

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For Zinc Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 6

LLOYD LA BEACH, champion overseas runner, who will compete at the Zinc Oval tomorrow…

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Antique Show

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 9

Despite the weather on Wednesday afternoon a large number attended the antique afternoon of the Thomas Street Methodist…

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La Beach Talks About Baldwin Greatly Impressed By Carnival And Track

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 1

"Sam Baldwin is the only runner who has impressed me during the time I have been in Australia," Panamanian track champion, Lloyd La Beach, told me yesterday. I particularly wanted to know La Beach's opinion on Baldwin…

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Baby Show Soon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 12

A baby show, sponsored by the local Jubilee Celebrations Committee and organised by the Country Women's Association,…

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Features of Ideal Home Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 5

Britain's home designers are turning to Australian woods for smart furnishing. This is one of the chief trends in this year's Ideal Home Exhibition at…

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Show Judges Chosen

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

At a meeting of the Silver City Poultry and Kennel Club on Sunday, show judges for all sections of poultry, pigeons, and canaries…

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Jubilee Baby Show Planned for May 4

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

A baby show will be held in Broken Hill in conjunction with the Jubilee Celebrations. The committee has decided to hold, the show in the Town…

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Zinc Sports Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 6

The Zinc Cycling Club is spon soring a cycling and pedestrian carnival on the Zinc Oval on April 29…

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Art Show for City Jubilee

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 3

The first exhibition of the Broken Hill Art Gallery 1951 Jubilee Season will be opened by the Mayor (Alderman W. F…

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Cycling, Athletics On Sunday Week Carnival At Zinc Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 21 April 1951 · page 1

A meeting of the Zinc Cycling Club last night discussed plans fur a combined cycling and athletics carnival at the Zinc Oval on Sunday week, April…

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"Not Fair" Says Gaekwar

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1951 · page 2

New Delhi, April 22.—The Gaekwar of Baroda, once the world's richest mail, has asked the Indian Government to return him his…

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Zinc Cycling Club Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 4

Another great day of cycling, and running with the main cycling events being the C. Glosson 1 1/2 miles wheels race and the Jubilee 3 miles Barrier…

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Food Boards Have Difficult, Thankless Job Playing fair with both growers and public

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1951 · page 4

THEN shortages occur and prices rise in important, food commodities, the hardpressed housewife checks her spending budget for the umpteenth time, and probably wonders just what all these 'ood boards are for, anyway. So, here is a brief report to…

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Coming Art Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 2

The first exhibition of the 1951 season arranged by the Broken Hill Art Gallery will be opened by the Mayor,…

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Zinc Carnival As Jubilee Opening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 6

Sunday's athletic and cycling carnival to be conducted by the Zinc Cycling Club will be regarded as the opening of the local jubilee celebrations, an official of the club said today…

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Comedy Star For Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 2

EVELYN LAYE, well-known in musical comedy and films, and her husband Frank Lawton, read their mail on the deck of the Orion when the liner, from England, berthed at Outer Harbor They are on their way to Melbourne to play the leads in…

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Comic Strips Used In Art Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1951 · page 6

New York.—The comic strips have finally gate-crashed the Metropolitan Museum of Art—…

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