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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1899

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The Onkaparinga Races. ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 April 1899 · page 2

The Onkaparinga Races yesterday, as usual, attracted a large crowd of sporting folk. The results of the races on the whole were very disheartening to punters…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Football Association will be held to-nignt at the Silver Age Hotel. The meeting of the Victorian Football Club which was to have been held last night lapsed…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 2

At Port Pirie the Australs were captained by Bonney, who, winning the toss, elected to bat. The home team disposed at them for 60 and then mode 72 runs for nine wickets. The…

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White Cliffs Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 April 1899 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the White Cliffs Racing Club is to be held on June 22. The programme, published to-day, comprises six events, the chief of which is the White Cliffs…

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South Australian Football Club

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 April 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the South Australian Football Club was held last night at the Criterion Hotel, Mr. W. Stephens presiding. Mr. Skinner wrote resigning his…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

It is too early in the season yet for serious football, but a number of practice games will be contested to-morrow, including the following:—…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

The Australs, who are now touring South Australia, played a match against Laure on Wednesday. The Broken Hillites went first to the wickets and scored heavily, the…

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Broken Hill Football Club

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

The Broken Hills met at Scott's Family Hotel last night. Mr. J. J. Hughes was in the chair, and there was a good attendance. A challenge from the Victorians to play a…

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To-morrow's Sporting. Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 4

FRESS matches in senior cricket will be commenced on the Oval to-morrow. The Orientals, who are now two p[?]nts ahead of the Souths, will have the Norths for…

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Cricket in West Australia. PERTH

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

Mr. Whitridge's South Australian team of cricketers defeated Westralia at Perth yesterday by four wickets. The scores were:— Westralia, 100 and 293. South Australia,…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] A. J. C. Races. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 April 1899 · page 2

At the A. J. C. races at Randwick yesterday afternoon, in the Easter Stakes the betting was 6 to 4 v. Chesney and 3 to 1 v. Parthian. After a great tussle Parthian won…

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CRICKET. Orientals v. Norths

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1899 · page 2

As usual, the cricket season ia flickering ingloriously out. Football treads closely on its heels and claims already a share of attention. The matches on the Oral on Saturday gave…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The South Australians in the West drew their mutch with a Fremantle thirteen. Fremantle made 82 and 63 for seven wickets, and South Australia 80. Jarvis took three of…

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Football Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1899 · page 2

The Barrier Ranges Football Association held a meeting at the Grand Hotel on Saturday night. Mr. J, Hughes was in the chair, and there were six other delegates present…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

The match on Saturday afternoon between the Consols and Moreton Flats resulted in a drawn game. Scores: Consols. 146 runs (Trevarrow 48, Goldsworthy 42, Pfitzner 23,…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Kaolin Football Club was held at Higgs' Royal Mail Hotel on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Paull presided. The secretary was instructed to try and arrange a…

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SPORTING. South Australian Football Club

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1899 · page 2

The South Australian Football Club held a well-attended meeting at the Pig and Whistle Hotel last night. Mr. Q. Cox is the chair. It was decided to play a match with the…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

A match played on the Gaol Reserve between the block 14 Grafters and Block 14 Stars resulted in a win for the former. The scores were—Grafters, 6 gaols 7 behinds;…

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SPORTING. Broken Hill Football Club

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of the Broken Hill Football Club was held last night at the Pig and Whistle Hotel. Mr. T. Funder was in the chair, and there was a good number present…

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The Regatta

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 2

The first beats of the regatta, for which crews have been in active training for the past four or five weeks, came off on Wednesday afternoon. There does not…

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