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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1951

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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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Cycling Carnival At Zinc Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 26 April 1951 · page 3

On Sunday there will be a combined cycling and athletic carnival on the Zinc Oval. The main event of the day will be the Glasson Wheelrace. Also…

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Zinc Carnival As Jubilee Function

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 2

The Zinc Athletic carnival tomorrow will be the initial feature of the local jubilee celebrations. Broken Hill's leading runners will be in action in the 75 yards Sheffield and 130 yards events…

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Jubilee Cycling, Athletic Carnival At Zinc Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 April 1951 · page 4

The carnival at the Zinc Oval on Sunday will be the Initial feature of the City's Jubilee Celebrations, and one of the star attractions will be the attempt of local champion [?] Sam Baldwin, on the Australian 130 yards and 220 yards records…

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Baby Show of C.w.a

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 9

The Country Women's Association held its fortnightly meeting with Mrs. Ryan presiding. New members were Mesdames Hamlyn,…

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Norths and Souths Win First League Football Games Souths Show Good Form; Norths Finish Stronger

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 April 1951 · page 3

The 1951 League football season got off to an excellent start in ideal weather on Saturday with first wins going to Norths and Souths. After a sluggish first half, faster football was…

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Jubilee Cycling Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 6

Over 90 nominations have been received for the Jubilee carnival cycling, which will include cyclists from five Stales of Australia—New South Wales…

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Adelaide Artist Arrives Here for Exhibition

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 6

Mr. Frank Day, whose exhibition of paintings will be opened tomorrow evening by the Mayor, arrived yesterday from Adelaide. He was accompanied by Mrs. Day…

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Kennel Club Show Plans

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 May 1951 · page 12

The Ladies' Kennel Club of Broken Hill has received permission from The Royal Agricultural Society Kennel Club of New…

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Jubilee Cycling Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 4

Broken Hill fans will once again have the opportunity of seeing Australia's Champion cyclists in fiction on Sunday, at the New Memorial Oval…

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Town Card Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 1

Secretory of the B.I.C., Mr. J. Polkinghorne, advises all union secretaries that all clear cards for the Town Card Show must be collected from the B.I.C…

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Mr. Frank Day's Art Exhibition to Open Tonight

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 May 1951 · page 5

All citizens are cordially invited to tonight's official opening by the Mayor (Ald. W. F. Riddiford) of Frank Day's exhibition of oil paintings at the Technical College Annexe…

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Art Show Opened

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

An exhibition of oil paintings by the South Australian artist Frank Day was opened at the Technical College Annexe last…

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Badge Show Postponed

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1
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B.I.C. secretary (Mr. J. G. Polking-horne) advised last night that the Badge Show has been postponed for one week, because badges will not be…

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Baby Show Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 12

The Jubilee Baby Show, under the auspices of the local Jubilee Celebrations Committee, will be held at the Town Hall tomorrow…

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Jubilee Baby Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 4

On Friday at 2.30 p.m. a baby show arranged by the Country Women's Association, will be held in the Town Hall, in connection with the local…

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Mayor Opens Art Exhibition Frank Day's Work At Annexe

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 May 1951 · page 1

The Mayor, Ald. W. Riddiford, last night opened an exhibition of oil paintings by South Australian artist Frank Day at the Print Room of the Technical College Annexe. Mr. R. Pitman Hooper was chairman, and in opening the exhibition,…

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Sundays Jubilee Cycling Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 6

Number one and star of Sunday's cycling carnival is Dean Whitehor[?]—Australia leading cyclist and probably one of the best in the world today. Dean…

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Frank Day Exhibition First 240 Votes

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 4 May 1951 · page 3

Eight, people who attended the official opening of Frank Day's exhibition of oil paintings voted for their choice of first, second and…

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