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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Lawn Tennis. South of France Championship. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

Wilding yesterday won the South of France championship, beating Ritchie in three sets to love…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Message.] Heavyweight Boxing Championship. Burns Defeats Roche Easily. Squires Challenges the Winner. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

Tommy Burns (heavyweight champion of the world) knocked out Jim Roche at Dublin last night, in 1m. 28s, Squires was present and challenge[?]…

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Amateur Swimming. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

The New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association has decided that any amateur swimmer becoming a member of a club associated with the Ru[?]…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

The friendly rivalry existing between Pollock's and Rose's shifts of millhands at the Junction North culminated in a cricket match on the Proprietary Dam…

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South Football Club. Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 5

The annual meeting of the South Broken Hill Football Club was held last night at the Alma Hotel, Mr. Lewis presiding over a large attendance. The…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 4

A boxing contest will take place on Monday night between Pat Farley and Fin M'Loan. Both men are said to be in good condition, and as each is…

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Heavyweight Boxing Contest. [?]Palmer No Class for Burns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

There never could have been a more [?]-sided [?] for the boxing champion[?]ship of the world than the one-sided en[?]counter that took place at Wonderland,…

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Onkaparinga Races. the Weights. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

The following weights have been declared by the handicapper for the Onkaparinga races, to be run at Oakbank on Easter Monday:…

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Wednesday Cricket. (Through an "Enthusiast's Spectacles.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 6

On Wednesday the match Burkes v. [?] ([?] during the [?] visit) was [?] and re[?] in a victory for the [?]. The…

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Port Adelaide Races. the Acceptances. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

The following are the acceptances for the Port Adelaide races, run March 21:- Trial Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Firepan,…

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Cricket. Australia v. Rest of Australia. Noble's Benefit Match Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

The match Australia v. Rest of Aus tralia was started to-day on the Sydney Cricket Ground, This match is bein played in appreciation of Noble's…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

At the Theatre Royal to-night M'Lean and Farley meet in a 20-round contest for the heavyweight championship of the Barrier. Each man will outer the ring at…

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BOXING. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

At the Gaiety Athletic Club On Saturday night Sid. Sullivan defeated Harry Raff in the sixth round. A cable has been sent to Tommy Burns,…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

The match South mine v. Willyama, in the Barrier Ranges Competition, concluded on Saturday in favor of the latter, the scores on the first innings being,…

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Kaolin Football Club

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the above club was held on Friday night at Supple's Denvor City Hotel, Mr. J. W. Richardson presided. The further election of offiers…

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Kalgoorlie Racing. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

The Summer Cup was run on Saturday with the following result:—Baerami, 1; Finalis, 2; Czarovitch, 3. Won by 1½ lengths. Dividend, 82s. The amount…

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Victoria. Melbourne Cricket. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 4

Very little interest was shown in the [?] grade matches played in Melbourne on Saturday, as the premiership was beyond doubt, East Melbourne…

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Sporting. a Boxing Carnival. in the United States. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 2

The R.M.S. Aorangi, which arrived at Brisbane on Saturday, brings American and Canadian news. In its issue of February 20 the "Daily…

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Cricket. Australia V. Rest of Australia. Sydeny

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 4

The match, Australia V. Rest of Australia, was coutinued to-day on the Cydney Cricket Ground. The latter team resumed and concluded its…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 2.30 p.m. Cricket. Australia v. Rest of Australia. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 March 1908 · page 4

On the resumption of play to-day in the match Australia v. Rest of Australia, Armstrong and Wind[?] (not-out men when stumps were drawn on…

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