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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1908

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The Football Season. Opening To-morrow. Jubilee Oval Improvements

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 1

The real opening of the football season will be celebrated to-morrow by a series of matches between, the various grades of players on all the orals…

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Wednesday Cricket. the Premiership Match, Burke Wards v. COMMERCIALS

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 1

After an adjournment of three weeks, caused through the Easter holidays, the above match was resumed on Wednesday last on the Western Oval…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

Patrons of boxing will have on opportunity at the Crystal Theatre on Show night of seeing Blackmore "extended," as arrangements have been…

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Broken Hill Football Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

A meeting of the Broken Hill foot ball Club was held at the Exchange Hotel on. Wednesday evening. Mr. Davis presiding over a record…

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The Football Season. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1908 · page 4

The Football seasonsopens to-day. it promises to be even more successful than that of last year…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

Whiting, who is to box Blackmore on Wednesday night at the Crystal Theatre, arrived from Melbourne yesterday morning…

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COURSING. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

Coursing for the Waterloo Cup took place at Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday, with the result that Aiken's Scottish Chief beat Taylor's Darlinghurst. Both winner…

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Sporting. New Zealand Racing. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 2

The principal racing events run at Wellington on Saturday resulted:- Autumn Handicap, 1¼ mile.—Tange mouna, 1; White Lie, 2; Marguerita, 3…

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Football. Souths V. Brokens. Souths Win by 20 Points

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 4

The opening match for the 1908 senson between the Souths and Brokens opened auspiciously on the jubilee Oval this afternoon, there being a liberal…

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Football. New South Wales v. New Zealand Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 May 1908 · page 3

A very large crowd witnessed the match on the Agricultural Society's Ground on Saturday between the New South Wales League football team and the New…

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Lawn Tennis Championship. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 4

Wilding and Ritchie won the coyered court's doubles championship yesterday boating Gore and Barrett by 6—3, 6—2, 5—7, and 8—6…

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Pellew and Moore's. Football Notes. Wests v. NORTHS

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 May 1908 · page 3

[?]nd West put up an ex[?]sting match when they [?]g match of the season [?]ght up to the call of…

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The Football Jubilee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraph" says: "The New South Wales team for the football jubilee carnival, which is to take place in Melbourne at the end of…

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Lawn Tennis. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 8

Gore beat Wilding yesterday in the covered court championship. In another contest Wilding and Miss Eastlake Smith beat Ritchie and Miss…

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Broken Hill Football Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Broken Hill Football Association was held at the Exchange Hotel on Monday night, Mr. C. Ivy presiding over a full attendance…

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Barrier Ranges Football Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Barrier Ranges Football Association was held last night at the Theatre Royal Hotel, the president (Mr. E. K. Lean) presiding…

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Sporting. Boxing. Griffin v. Andrews. an Unfortunate Incident. Gfiffin the Victor. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 May 1908 · page 5

More than usual interest was centred in the meeting at the Gaiety Athletic Club last nght of Jim Griffin and Monty Andrews, the building being…

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Rugby Football. N.S.W. V. New Zealand. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2

About 6000 spectators were present at the match on the Agricultural Society's Ground yesterday between the "All Blacks" and the New South…

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S.a.j.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1908 · page 2

A full programme of the Morph[?]ttville meeting will appear to-morrow, as well as anticipations and notes from the scene of action by "Wakeful."…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 2

The Thorn-Keys go was the best seen in Melbourne for many a day. Former made the, pace very willing, and tried hard for every round up to the 17th…

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