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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Barrier Ranges Athletic Club

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1899 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Barrier Banges Athletic Club was held on Friday night at Sayers' Crown Hotel. There was a good attendance of delegates, Mr. J. Souter…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

In Melbourne on Saturday South Melbourne made 180 against East Melbourne; Fitxroy scored 329 for six wickets against Hawksburn; North Melbourne made 186…

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A Boxing Championship. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

The boxing contest for the featherweight championship of Australia and a purse of £75, between Tim Hegarty and Ned Cullen, came off last night at the Democratic Club…

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Wednesday Afternoon Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 4

PLAY in the Wednesday Afternoon Association matches will be resumed on the Oval to-morrow, when the clubs contesting will be Almas v. Norths and Centrals v. Wests…

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Cricket: New Zealand v. Tasmania. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

A cricket match between the New Zealanders (en route to Victoria) and a Tasmanian eleven was commenced here yesterday. The Maorilanders, in their first innings, score[?]…

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Death on the Cricket Field. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 2

James Hutchinson, while cricketing at Bandon Grove yesterday, dropped dead…

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Sporting. [Reuter's Message] Tranvaal Cricket. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 February 1899 · page 3

Against a representative Transvaal team playing at Johannesburg, Albert Trott took seven wickets for 74 runs…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Cricket: New Zealand v. Tasmania. HOBART

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1899 · page 3

The cricket match between New Zealand and Tasmania was continued yesterday. The Tasmanians made a total of 343, against New Zealand's 335. Hady scored 64 and Hewson…

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Killed at Cricket. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 2

Charles Fraser, aged 25, a law clerk, was practising at cricket yesterday evening at Ballarat, when Madden, a club mate, batting at the net, played a ball to leg. The ball…

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Cricket and Federation. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 2

The cricket match between teams representing the Victorian and New South Wales Parliaments was played yesterday. The Victorians went in first and scored 116 runs,…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

Playing 77 innings in first-class intercolonial matches this season, Victoria scored 2143 rans off the bat, losing 70 wickets. With sundries, the total number of runs was…

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Railway Racing in America. 110 Miles an Hour

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 1

EARLY in January last a race took place between the Burlington anti Quincy and the Chicago and North-western fast mail trains, an account of which was cabled to the…

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Another Swimming Record. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 3

At the Eastern Suburbs' Swimming Carnival on Saturday Fred Lane won the New South Wales Quarter-mile Championship, doing the distance in 5 minutes 51 1-5 seconds…

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Cricket. [By Telegraph.] Sydneyside Matches. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1899 · page 2

In sernior cricket on Saturday afternoon North Sydney defeated Burwood, Central Cumberland defeated Redfern, Glebe defeated East Sydney, Leichbardt defeated South…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1899 · page 3

The match on Saturday afternoon between the Consols and the Block 14 Grafters resulted as follows:—Consols, 133 runs (Dansie 55, M'Allister 45, Pfitzner 13); Block 14…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

Following are the Junior Association arrangements for the rest of the season:— February 18.—Railways finish two matches with St. Peters, and start fresh match…

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Cricket Items. Sydney

Western Grazier · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 3

The proposed cricket match between the Australian Eleven and the Rest of Australia, which was to have been played in Sydney, has been abandoned…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Benefit Cricket Match. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1899 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to play in the Charlic Bannerman benefit match against the New South Wales eleven that recently defeated Victoria:—Duff (2),…

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Coursing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 3

According to a late cable, the Australian greyhound, Baldcoot, had won two courses in the North Meals Cup at Southport (Eng.), but was beaten in the third round. The…

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The Racing Carnival. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1899 · page 2

Frank Fielder, the well-known jockey, has been engaged to ride George Frederick in the Victorian St. Leger and the Australian Cup. Latest betting on the Newmarket Handicap…

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