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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1892

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To-morrow's Holiday. The Fixtures and Arrangements Tips for the Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 May 1892 · page 4

TO-MORROW the anniversary of the Queen's Birthday will afford [?] for another holiday. The principal local events are the [?] [?] sports,…

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A Boating Disaster. Fifteen Men Drowned. A Football Team the Victims. Off Mornington, Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 May 1892 · page 2

A fearful boating calamity happened on Saturday night, more disastrous than any that has happened on the Victorian coast for a long…

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Polo Races

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 4

ALTHOUGH there was everything in the way of cool weather, a nicely-tempered northerly wind, and good racing to ensure a full attendance at the racecourse this…

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B. H. Football Association

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 3

THE adjourned special general meeting of delegates to the association was held at Ross' Hotel last night, Mr. J. B. Murphy in the chair. Correspondence was read…

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Betting on Races. a Shoal of Bookmakers Summoned. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 May 1892 · page 3

The registered bookmakers of the A.B.C. and all the other clubs betting here are being summoned to appear at the Police Court to-morrow for betting…

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THE S. T. C. RACES. The Run for the Cap. [By Telegraph.] Randwick, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 4

As previously reported, the Cap was won by Pilot Boy (Delaney), Alexander (Gough) second, Workman (Parker) third. Pilot Boy won by a heck. There…

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Brisbane Birthday Races. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1892 · page 2

The Birthday Meeting was continued on Saturday. The chief event was the Moreton Handicap, which was won by Musician, with Babel second,…

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Boxing Items. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 2

Jim Hall, the middleweight boxer, has been matched to box Pritchard, the English champion, for £1000 a side in three months' time…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 3

GREAT interest centres in the second meeting of the Broken Hills and South Australians, which takes place on the Central Reserve to-morrow. In the…

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Boxing Items. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 2

The Olympic Club of New Orleans offers a purse of £3000 for a contest between Bob Fitzsimmons and the winner of the fight between the…

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Sydney Tattersall's. This Afternoon's Races. [By Telegraph.] Randwick, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

Sydney Tattersall's Races are taking place here this afternoon. The attendis not large, thongh the secretary (Mr. Perry) had made excellent…

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Sydney Tattesall's. This Afternoon's Races. [By Telegraph.] Randwick, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 4

The attendance gradually increased. The various events were very interesting. Additional results were:— Winter Stakes, 1¼ mile. —The Swell…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 June 1892 · page 2

Saturday's football results, as reported in the Second Edition of that day, were on the whole remarkably close, except in Adelaide. In…

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Fatal Football Accident. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 June 1892 · page 2

A young man named William Lever, a member of the Essendon Football Club's second twenty, died yesterday from injuries received while playing in…

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General Cable News. Ascot Races. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 June 1892 · page 2

The first day's racing in connection with the July meeting at Ascot took place yesterday. The Prince of Wales Stakes was won by Baron Hirsch's…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 4

THE chief local match to-morrow is that between the Broken Hills and Victorians, on the Central Reserve. The match, however, may perhaps be shorn of some…

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Sporting Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] Football. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 June 1892 · page 2

The following is the team selected to represent Victoria in the intercolonial football match which takes place on the M.C.C. ground next Saturday:—…

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Football Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 June 1892 · page 3

THE monthly meeting of delegates to the Broken Hill Football Association was held last night at Tait's Masonic Hotel, the chairman (Mr. J.B.Murphy)…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 June 1892 · page 2

A telegram, received too late for insertion last night, stated that the South Australian team of footballers from Broken Hill played the East…

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Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Broken Hill Jockey Club should have been held some time ago, but has been unaccountably deferred. Last night…

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