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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1891

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'Varsity Cricket Match. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 3

The Sydney and Melbourne Universities commenced their annual cricket match on the Melbourne ground yesterday. The former batted first, and scored 240 in…

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Boxing Notes. [By Simpleton.]

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 2

THIS is the night big with the fate of Murphy and of Burge. I venture to predict, judging from the more than usual interest evinced in the match, that the…

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Sydney Boxing. [By Telegraph.] From our own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 2

Nearly 500 people put in an appearance at the Australian Athletic Club, Darlinghurst, on Saturday night, despite the threatening state of the weather. Billy…

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Boxing. Billy Murphy and Jim Burge. the "Torpedo" Meets the "Ironclad." and Comes to Grief. a 30-Round Contest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 2

THE anxiously-waited-for contest between Murphy, the feather-weight champion of America, and Burge, who stands in the front rank of light-weight boxers, took…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 2

THE match between the Employers and Wanderers took place on the Reserve yesterday afternoon, but was seriously interfered with by the baseballers, who…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1891 · page 2

THE team to represent the Broken Hill Club in their match with the Railways to-morrow will be chosen from the following:—H. Cowl, Bray, Moyle,…

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Cricket. Souths v. Wanderers

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 2

THE above unfinished match was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Souths by 2 runs and 3 wickets. At the close of last day's play, the…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Big Score by Walters. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1891 · page 3

The return intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales was commenced on the Association Ground on Saturday, there being about…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 2

The intercolonial match was continued yesterday on the Association Ground, in the presence of 7000 to 8000 people, the Governor visiting the ground in the…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. Big Score by the Cornstalks[BY TELEGRAPH.] From Our Own Comepondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 January 1891 · page 3

The cricket match was continued this afternoon, Mosee being eventually caught by Tarrant for 137. Garrett was caught by Trott off Phillips for 75, and the acore…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 2

Ehe intercolonial cricket match was continued yesterday before a rather limited assemblage, the Governor being present in the afternoon. The weather…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. One-Innings Victory for the Cornstalks. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 January 1891 · page 3

In the intercolonial match yesterday play was exceedingly slow, only 163 rans being scored the whole day. There was only a small attendance. Blackham…

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A Cricket Outing. The Zingaris at Silverton

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 January 1891 · page 4

IT is certainly surprising, considering tho proximity of the two towns, that so little effort is made to bring together team representing the Silverton and Broken…

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Boxing Items. [By Simpleton.]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 2

IT is now arranged definitely that Dawson will meet Dummy Mace in the Amateur Gymnastic Club Rooms in Sydney in April. When this was arranged the…

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Cricket. Souths v. Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1891 · page 4

THE above clubs met on the South's ground on Saturday, the game resulting in the closestand most exciting contest yet played between them. The unfinished match…

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Cricket Notes. [By ROMANY]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1891 · page 2

UNDOUBTEDLY the most exciting game witnessed during the season was that between the South and Broken Hill Clubs, on the ground of the former, on…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 February 1891 · page 2

The team to represent the Souths in their match with the Banka to-morrow will be selected, from the following:— Davies, Mayne, Hicks, Jones, Armstrong,…

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Cricket Team for Australia. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 3

It is stated that Lord Sheffield is organising an English cricket team to play a series of matches in Australia in autumn…

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Sydney Boxing. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1891 · page 3

Stevens fought Winters on Saturday nights Winters dazed Stevens at the commencement of the first round, the latter making no show from beginning to end…

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Boxing. Jim Burge V. Jim Murphy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1891 · page 2

THERE was not such a crowded house assembled last night at O'Beirne's Ath letic Hall to witness the fight between the younger Murphy and Burge as on the…

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