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Broken Hill & the Far West · Shows & fairs

Shows & fairs, 1954

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Extra Night For Exhibition

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

The exhibition of Photographic Studies and Paintings in the El'Vira Jones Studio will be open again…

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Silver City Show Plans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 6

The adjourned annual general meeting of the Silver City Show Committee will be held at the Memorial…

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West Barling Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

A milting of the West Darling Picnic Race Committee will be held in the office of the committee's secretary…

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New Show Pavilion Planned

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 2

The committee of the Silver City Pastoral and Agricultural Show decided lost night to call tenders for…

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No Nylon Panties in Video Show

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 8

London Thurs.: The B.B.C. has ordered. Windmill Theatre showgirls not to wear nylon panties in a television show…

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Idea Of Rodeo Discussed Show Committee Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 1

At the Show Committee meeting last night, the idea of holding a rodee on one day of the Show this year…

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Race Club Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

The committee, of the Silver City Racing Club will hold a special meeting on April 6 to discuss plans for the Cup carnival…

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Race Club Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

The committee of the Silver City Racing Club will hold a special meeting on April 6 to discuss plans for the Cup carnival…

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Big Sports Carnival at Zinc Oval Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

Thirty-two events will be staged in the big nonstop sports carnival of the Zinc Oval tomorrow. The carnival is being arranged by the R.S.L. in conjunction with the League…

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A and H Bombs Causing Anxiety

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

London, Sun.: Controversy over the effects of the hydrogen and atomic bombs on civilisation continued today in the world's press…

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West Darling Race Carnival

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 12

Plans are well advanced for the 1954 West Darling picnic race Carnival at the Broken Hill Racecourse on May 19 and 20…

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Heinicke's Double of R.S.L. Carnival; Baldwin in Form

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

M. Heinicke gave the best exhibition of his athletic career yesterday when he won a double at the sports carnival conducted by the Returned Servicemen's League at the Zinc Oval…

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Repertory Show

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 2

The Repertory Society will present its first play for the 1954 season at the Theatrette, Railway Town, for a…

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World Fair in Belgium

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

Brussels, Monday: Belgium plans to hold a world fair in April, 1958. It will bo her first since before…

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S.a. Picture Show

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Adelaide: Admission charges to most picture threatres will be reduced under a pegging order to be gazetted soon. The theatres will be ordered to charge the…

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Ladies Kennel Club Show

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

Exhibitors are reminded that entries for the forthcoming Ladies Kennel Club Show close on April 10…

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"Puppet" show af Windmill Theatre

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 11

TWO "PUPPETS" — John Law and Margot Holden, of BBC sound and TV fame—seen in the human marionette number in the latest edition of the nonstop program at London's famous Windmill Theatre…

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3 Day Carnival Planned by Local Race Club

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 11

The 1954 Silver City Cup carnival will be staged ayer three days-July 24, 28 and 31. This was decided at a special meeting of the Silver City Racing Club…

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Gift Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 15

The Alma Athletic Club will stage its second Gift Carnival on the Alma Oval on Sunday…

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Silver City Cup Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 8

The secretary of the Silver City Racing Club yesterday said that at a meeting on Tuesday night it was decided that this year's Carnival be held over three days…

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