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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1909

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BOXING. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

At the Gaiety Athletic Hall on Saturday night Les Logue (9.9) beat Tom King (10.0) in 17 rounds. The fight was an exhibition of strength and…

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Melbourne, Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

Pennant matches played in Melbourne on Saturday resulted:— Northcoto, 154 (Billings 60), v. St. Kilda, nil for 78 (Matthews 52 not out)…

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Cricket. Willyamas Win Premiership

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 1

To-day's matches concludeed the season so far as the Barrier Ranges Cricket Association is concerned, and the Willyamas have again annexed the…

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Adelaide Cricket. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

The penultimate set of A grade district matches arranged by the South Australian Association were begun on Saturday on good wickets…

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Public Schools' Cricket. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

A match to decide the Public schools' premiership took place on Saturday at Sydney, resulting:—Church of England Grammar School, 301 (Tozer 140);…

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Racing Man's Suicide. Worried Over Disqualification. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 2

William Reede, horseowner and trainer, was found absent half-past 8 on Saturday morning lying near a fence some distance from his residence at…

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Australian Defence. Lord Dudley's Remarks at Cricket Luncheon. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1909 · page 4

A cricket match was played yesterday between the Army and the Bar. The Governor-General (Lord Dudley) was a member of the former team, but made…

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Port Adelaide Races. Some Remarks by "Wakeful."

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 March 1909 · page 3

Weather prophets—amateur and otherwise—tipped a ducking for those attending the Port Adelaide fixture last Saturday, Certainly the outlook…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

Mr. R. Crouch, M.H.R., has just been letting himself go in a healthy fashion on the boxing question, and his sentiments are really worth the…

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Bowls

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

The handicap singles bowling tournament (A and B Grade) now in progress on the Municipal Green was advanced another stage last night, when three…

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Fancy Dress Football Match. Procession and Sports

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

A fancy dress procession and sports and football match took place yesterday. The procession, started from the Trades Hall, and marched along…

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Boxing. Douglas v. Unholz. Douglas Wins on a Foul. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 3

Douglas beat "Boer" Unholz in the 14th round on a foul at the Stadium last night. The fight Was rather slow, but in the last round Unholz lost his…

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The World's Boxing Championship. Jeffries v. Johnson. Colored Referee Wanted. American Statements. Tommy Burns's Opinion. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1909 · page 4

American papers recently to hand state that Johnson says he will not fight Jeffries in America without a colored referee…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Barrier Ranges Football Association will be held on Tuesday next, when the new delegates from the alliliated clubs will take…

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Collingwood Football Club

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 March 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the Collingwood Football Club was held at the Rising Sun Hotel last night, the chairman, Mr. E. F. Fellows, presiding over a large…

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North Football Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

The North Football Club held a meeting at the Centennial Hotel last night, there being a very large number of members' present. Mr. A. F…

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Bowls. B Grade Semi-final

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 8

The committee of the Bowling Club met this afternoon and drew the semifinal of the B Grade in connection with the bowling tournament now in…

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Boxing. Peter Dulon Outs Snowy Hall

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

Two middleweights, Peter Dulon and Snowy Hall, stepped into the arena at the Empire Hall last night, and entered on a 20-round contest, one to…

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Central United Football Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

A meeting of the Central United Football Club was held in the Grand Hotel last night. There was a large attendance, and Mr. J Fisher…

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Boys' Brigade Junior Football Club

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 March 1909 · page 5

A meeting was held at the brigade rooms last evening for the purpose of forming a Junior Football Club in connection with the Barrier Boys' Brigade…

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