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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1908

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West Australian Racing. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 2

Races run at Perth yesterday under the auspices of the W.A.T.C. resulted:- Club Hurdles, 1¾ mile.—Coromandel, 1;…

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Sydney Tattersalls Races. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 2

Glorions weather favored Tattersall's races yesterday. The results were:- Second Hurdle Race, 2½ miles.—Old John. 1: Jewel Case, 2; Superstition, [?]…

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Interstate [?]Ior Cricket. [?]laide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

The cricket [?] between the Adelaide and Subur[?] Association and the Victorian Junior Association was won by South A[?]alia, who scored…

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A Jockey Killed. [?] W. A. T. C. Races. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

[?] at the W.A.T.C. [?] Boy tell, and [?] landing on his [?]acture of the skull,…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. New South Wales Win by Eight Wickets. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

The interstate match Victoria v. N.S.W. was resumed to-day on the Melbourne Cricket Ground. M'Kenzie (13 not out) was…

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Rugby Football. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 8

The Scottish Rugby Union will not support the trip of a British Rugby team to Now Zealand, as it thinks that it is likely to indirectly strengthen the…

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Lawn Tennis. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

Parker (N.S.W.) won the men's singles in the Taranaki lawn tennis championship…

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Queensland Cricket. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 4

A team representing the Viotorian Church Union was defeated by a Queensland team yesterday by nine wickets…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 7

E. Williams, who was expected to put up a good fight with Bill Lan[?] for the heavyweight championship of Australia, only lasted three rounds…

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BOXING. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 8

"Owen Moran (England) and Abe 'Atell (America) yesterday contested the featherweight championship of the world at San Francisco, the fight…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 7

A. O. Jones, captain of the English team, is still recuperating at Bowenfels, in the Blue Mountains. "There is a bare chance of his playing in the…

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Rugby Football. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 4

Reggie Gibbs, Ralph Thomas, and J. L. Williams of Cardiff have joined the British football team for New Zealand. Other leading, Welsh…

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BOXING. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

At the Gaiety Athletic Club on Saturday night Ranji Burns defeated Jaffer Allee in the fifth round. M'Gill also defeated Moroney in the fifth…

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Swimming Carnival. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

In the swimming carnival at Manly on Saturday the 440 yards' championship won by O. Healy, R. Healy being sec[?] and Hardwick third. Time, 5m. 28s…

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Sydney Cricket. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

First-grade matches played in Sydney o[?] Saturday afternoon resulted:- Sydney v. University.—Sydney, 188; University, two wickets for 61…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

On New Year's Day Courts Stewart and Pride of the North (A.O.F.) played a game of cricket on the Hospital pitch, when the latter won by 134 runs. The seores were:…

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Sporting. Swimming Carnival. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

Dick Cavill, the famous exponent of the crawl swimming stroke telegraphed yesterday that he would he in Adela[?]de next February to take part in the swimming…

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Wednesday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

Lyrics v. Burke Wards, No. 1 pitch, South Oval.—Lyrics: Noyo, P. Hay, Williams, M'Gilliok, Bills, Richards, Orabb, C. Ebert, Rev. Wellington Martin, Bolton;…

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West Australian Racing. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

In the Canning Park Cup, run on Saturday, Lady Agnes came first, Clas[?] second, and Loch Dee third. Six started. Won by a length…

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Imperial Cricket. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Mr. Abe Bailey, of Johannesburg, suggests the formation of an Imperial Cricket Board of Control, each colony to have one representative, and England one in addition…

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