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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cycling Races. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

The Melbourne bicycle Club meeting at St. Kilda was concluded yesterday. Results: Open Handicap, half-mile.—M'Donald, 1; Barker, 2; Eaton, 3. Time, 1 minute 1 2-5…

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Tattersall's Club Races. SYDNEY, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

Tattersall's Club New Year's Meeting [?] concluded at Randwick to-day. There [?] excellent attendance. The chief [?] the day, Tattersall's Club Cup, [?] the…

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Q. T. C. Races. BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 3

The summer meeting of the Q. T. C. was held yesterday. The chief events resulted:— Midsummer Handicap.—December, 1; Cadow, 2; Funny Parnell, 3…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] New Zealand Racing. AUCKLAND, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

The Hawkes Bay Jockey Club meeting was commenced yesterday. The Derby resulted:— Blue Jacket, 1; Explosion, 2; Altair, 3. The Club Handicap resulted:—When, 1; Crusoc,…

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S. A. J. C. Races. ADELAIDE, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The S. A. J. C. New Year's meeting [?] held at Morphettville to-day. The [?] was fine and cool, and there was a [?] tendance. Following are the results:[?]…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Y. R. C. Races. MELBOURNE, Monday Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The V. R. C. New Year's Day meeting was held at Flemington to-day, the cheif [?] tion being the running of the [?] Bagot Handicaps. The racing was goo[?]…

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Interco[?] Cricket. Victoria v. [?] Australia. Second [?] Play. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, [?]day Evening

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 2

The cricket match be[?] Victoria and South Australia was continued on the Melbourne Crickcs Club Ground to-day. On Saturday, when stumps weredrawn, the score…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. Third Day's Play. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1899 · page 4

The cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was continued to-day. Heavy rain fell last night, and the "result was a very dead wicket, which brought about…

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Tne Wilcannia Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 2

The midsummer meeting of the Wilcannia Turf Club was held on Boxing Day, and proved very successful. There were good finishes in all the races with the exception of…

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Cricket: Association Play

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 2

Doolette's 93 not out, for the Tramways on Saturday against the Norths, showed the batsman at his best. In the Tramways-Norths match an…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Intercolonial Cricket. The Downfall of the South Australians. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1899 · page 2

Hack's 22 in the second innings of the South Australians yesterday was got by excellent cricket. He batted an hour and 50 minutes for that total, playing a defensive…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Teachers' Cricket Match. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 2

The annual cricket match between the public school teachers of New South Wales and Victoria was commenced yesterday. The Victorian players went in first and made 194…

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The following appeared in our late eiitions yesterday:— Intercolonial Cricket. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1899 · page 4

The following team has been chosen to play for New South Wales in the cricket match against, South Australia:—Gregory, Noble. Duff, Kelly, Iredale, Trumper, Don[?]an,…

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To-morrow's Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 4

THE senior matches begun on the Oval last Saturday will be resumed to-morrow. In the Norths v. Tramways' match the latter were at the wickets when stumps were drawn,…

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Teasers' Cricket Match. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

The cricket match between the Teachers of Victoria and New South Wales was continued yesterday. The New South Welshmen finished their innings for 564, M'Mullen,…

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Barrier Miner. Friday, January 6, 1899. Racing on the Barrier

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

FOR a long time past racing on the Barrier has been the object often of the scorn, and generally of the suspicion, of true sportsmen; and last Monday's…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] To-day's Intercolonial Cricket. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 2

Until the arrival in Sydney of the South Australian cricketers yesterday the impression was that the match with New South Wales would not commence until to-morrow…

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Intercolonial Cricket. South Australia v. New South Wales. First Day's Play. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 4

The cricket match between the South Australian and New South Wales teams was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. The weather is superb…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] The Cricket Match. SYDNEY, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 2

Duff, who made 42 against Sooth Australia yesterday afternoon, played Jones with confidence and with good results. Jones then changed his tactics, bowling round instead of…

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Intercolonial Cricket. South Australia v. New South Wales. Second Day's Play. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 4

The wickers in the New South Welshmen's first innings were thus accounted for: Jones, 6; Giffen, 2; Peters, 1; Jarvis, 1. South Australia commenced its innings by…

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