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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Interstate Bowls. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

New South Wales yesterday for the third time defeated Victoria at bowls, by 13 points…

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The Football Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Barrier Ranges Football Association was held at the Theatre Royal Hotel last night. Mr. J. C. Dobbyn presided, and the…

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A Racing Inquiry. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1903 · page 2

The A J C. stewards held an inquiry yesterday into the running of Chippy Norton at the Autumn race meeting. The evidence was very…

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Interstate Bowls. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 April 1903 · page 2

On the bowling green on Saturday afternoon Waverley and Randwick (combined) defeated Victoria and Newcastle defeated Ballarat…

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The Cricket Season

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

THE 1902-3 cricket season was brought to a close on Saturday, when its expiring [?] were confined to comparatively uninteresting cricket. On the…

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A Racing Scandal. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 April 1903 · page 2

Excitement [?] high on the Newcastle racecourse yesterday afternoon, when is became known at the conclusion of the second race that the…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 3

The annaal meeting of the West Football Club was held at the Silver Age Hotel last night, Mr. P. Eyers presiding. Officers were elected, and…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] a Boxing Championship. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 3

Arbour cripps defeated "Soldier" Jack Thompson for the middleweight championship last night aT the National Sporting Club after an exciting 20…

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Newcastle Racing Swindle. Further Discoveries. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 April 1903 · page 3

The Newcastle Jockey Club weighing-room fraud is exciting much attention. George Lucas, 18 a groom,…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 3

A peculiar incident, says the Register, occurred last week in the" cricket match between an eleven representing the Southern…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] a Football Dispute. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 April 1903 · page 3

Trouble is said to be likely to arise between the Victorian Football League and the association. The latter has declined to grant permits to players of…

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Adelaide Racing Scandal. The Evening Wonder Affair. F. Tennant Disqualified for Ten Years. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 April 1903 · page 4

At a committee m[?]ing of the S. A J. C this afternoon Fred A. Tennant, well-known in legal and racing circles, was di[?]qualified for 10…

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Wilcannla Boating Club. a Pair Oared Regatta

Western Grazier · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

A special general meeting of the above club cook place at the Council Chambers last Wednesday evening Present-Mr. W. H. Morrison (chair), with Messrs…

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Sporting. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle Racing Fra[?]d. SYDNEY, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 April 1903 · page 2

George Lucas (18), charged in connection with the tampering with the weighing scales on the Newcastle racecourse with being found on the…

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Football. Centrals v. Almas

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 2

The bitterly cold wind that swept the South Reserve on Saturday afternoon had no terror[?] for the small crowd of hardy football supporters that shivered…

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Sandown Park Races. MELBOURNE, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 April 1903 · page 1

Races should have been held at Sandown Park this afternoon, but the wet weather caused a postponement…

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Football Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the Banter Ringes Football Association was held last night at the Theatre Royal Hotel, Mr, J, C. Dobbynin the chair. There was…

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Sydneyside Boxing. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

Jim Hi[?], it Broken Hill, and Lyn, T[?] fought at the National Sporting Club last nigh for £10 beside. Is the eighth round Hi[?]'s…

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Sporting. [Bytelegraph.] An Opinion on Coursing. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 2

At the mondilly menning of the Animals Proteccion Society yesterday afternoon, the secretary reported that he had atended a coursing meeting on…

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S. A. J. C Races. [By Telegraph.] Adelade, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 April 1903 · page 4

The secretary of the S. A J. C, received the following wire from Considine's Rececourse Agency, Melbourne, this morning:—"Scoble's…

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