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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1893

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The Gawler Races. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 June 1893 · page 1

At the Gawler races on Saturday seven horses started for the Steeple. One stopped, and the other four went the wrong course. The race was given…

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[By Telegraph.] Victorian Racing. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 2

The stewards were dissatisfied with the running of Sir John in the Disposal Stakes at the Mentone races yesterday afternoon, and disqualified the…

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Sporting. [By Cable.] English Cricket. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 2

Playing for Middlesex against Notts, Stoddart (who has played against the Australians in several representative matches) scored 195, and carried his…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 1

THE following players will represent the South Australians in their match with the Victorians on Saturday:— Devine, Trevivian, H. Hooper,…

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Football. [By Telegraph.] Victoria v. South Australia. ADELAIDE, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 4

The intercolonial match between Victoria and South Australia came off on the Adelaide Oval this afternoon. Though Victoria was not represented…

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Sporting. [By Cable.] English County Cricket. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 3

The match between the counties of Notts and Sussex now in progress has been distinguished by mammoth scoring on the part of the northern…

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[By Telegraph.] The Intercolonial Football Match. Three Casualties. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 3

The play in the intercolonial football match on Saturday afternoon was productive of an unusual number of casualties. In the third quarter Tom Banks,…

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FOOTBALL. [By TELEGRAPH.] Victoria v. South Australia. ADELAIDE, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 1

The intercolonial match between Victoria and South Australia came off on the Adelaide Oval this afternoon. Though Victoria was not represented…

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Football Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

A meeting of the Football Association was held last night at the Exchange Hotel, Argent-street. There was a full meeting of delegates. Mr…

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[By Telegraph.] The Menindie Races. A Postponement. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 2

The Menindie races have been postponed till to-morrow on account of the present heavy state of the ground after the late rains. The weather is…

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Sporting. [By Cable.]. English County Cricket LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 June 1893 · page 2

The match between the counties of Yorkshire and Sussex resulted in a victory for the former by 59 runs…

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FOOTBALL. Broken Hill V. Victoria

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 1

A MATCH between the above-named teams was played this afternoon on the Central Reserve. It was generally conceded that the Victorians had a…

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English County Cricket LONDON, Saturday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 3

Yorkshire now heads the counties for the English cricket premiership, having won five matches played against other counties…

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[By Telegraph.] Deadlock in a Football Club. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 June 1893 · page 3

There is at present a carious deadlock in the Port Melbourne Football Club. The playing members had been promised a trip up country by the…

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Sporting. [By Cable.] English County Cricket. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 2

Lancashire has beaten Yorkshire (which headed the list for the county premiership with five wins) in one innings, with 9 runs to spare…

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[By Telegraph.] The N. Z. Football Team. AUCKLAND

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 2

A trial match played at Wellington between the Rugby football team selected to visit Australia and a picked team resulted in a victory for the…

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Barrier Miner. Thursday, June 22, 1893. Cricket and Democracy

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 June 1893 · page 2

THE performance of the Australian Eleven against the Players on Monday and Tuesday forms one of the brightest parts of a not very brilliant whole. Of…

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Sporting. [By Cable.] An Australian Athletic Team. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 2

Sir Edwin Smith, of Adelaide, has offered Sir Astley Cooper to contribute £100 towards the expenses of an Australasian team of athletes next year, on…

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2nd EDITION Miner Office, 4 p.m. Late Cable News. English Cricket. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 June 1893 · page 4

It is reported that Lord She[?]ield has abandoned the proposed cricketing tour in Australia next season, being unable to complete the arrangements…

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Late Cable News. English Cricket LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 June 1893 · page 1

It is reported that Lord Sheffield has abandoned che proposed cricketing tour in Australia next saason, being unable to complete the arrangements…

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