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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1910

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Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Rugby Football Team for South Africa. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 4

The Rugby football unions [?]ngland, Ireland, Scotland, and W[?]le are jointly sending a team to South Africa this year…

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Football. Broken Hill Club

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Football Club (runner-up for last season's premiership) was held at Mr. J. Noonan's Globe Hotel last…

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Cricket. Wednesday Association. Second Round of Matches

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 3

Yesterday's play completed the third list of matches in connection with the second round of the Wednesday Cricket Association. The day was…

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Bush Fires in South Australia. Exciting Time Near Murray Bridge. Fire Racing in Pinnaroo District. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1910 · page 2

The big bush fire is still raging to the east of Murray Bridge. It started on Dr. H. H. Russell's estate, Sunnyside, 10 miles east of Murray Bridge,…

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Carlton Football Club. Dissatisfied Members. an Indignation Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 4

About 800 members of the Carlton Football Club attended a meeting which was held (reports the "Age" of February 15) at, the Temperance Hall…

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South Imperial Football Club. Conference of South Clubs to Be Held

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 3

There was a good attendance at a meeting of the South Imperial Foothall Club, held at Hegarty's Hotel last evening. Mr. G. Wright was…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 2

"Writing of last week's Thorn-Cullen fight, a Sydney scribe says:—"If Thorn had had a punch the fight might have ended in the first round—…

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Wednesday Cricket. Notes on the Play. (By "Enthusiast.")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

"The play on Wednesday last in connection with the Wednesday Cricket Association was confined to one match at the Western Oval—Y.M.C.A. v…

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Interstate Cricket. the Sheffield Shield. Presentation of Gold Medals. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 5

The Sheffield Shield, won by the South Australian interstate cricketers, is to be hung in the Art Gallery during the time it is in Adelaide…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

According to American writers. Jeffries must be giving the clever people who betted against his re-entering the ring a bad time, for, so far from…

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A Swimming Record Broken. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 4

Wickham broke the world's record for 50 yards at the Rose Bay Club's swimming carnival on Saturday, covering the distance in 23 3-5s…

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Sydney Cricket. Saturday's Matches. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 4

First-grade matones played in Sydney on Saturday resulted:— Balmain 160 and 261 (Folkard 107) Central Cumberland nine for 161,…

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Cricket. Barrier Ranges Association. Y.M.C.A. v. WILLYAMAS

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 6

On the No. 1 wicket at the Western Oval this afternoon the Y.M.C.A. and Willyama teams were engaged in a match. The weather was very…

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L.v.r.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

The midsummer meeting of the Licensed Victuallers Racing Club will be held on Saturday. Good fields are expected, and an interesting day's…

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A Racing Fatality. Horse Falls and Rider Injured. an Inquiry Held. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

An inquiry was held yesterday concerning the death of Roy Hill, who met with injuries at a race meeting at Morphett Vale…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

Talking about fighters fuilding themselves up above their proper weight, a leading American authority says:—"Did you ever hear of such a…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

J. A. Prout holds the Australian record for highest score made in a school match in Australia. In March, 1909, playing for Wesley College…

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Ladies at Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 1

Myrtles v. Invincibles. Proprietary Paddock. Myrtles: Mesdames Williams, Stephens, Kavanagh, Trayes, Crabb, Morgan (captain), Lund…

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Late Sporting. Boxing. Cripps-smith Match Abandoned. Owing to Smith's Illness. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 6

The Cripps-Smith fight for the lightheavyweight championship of Australia, which was to have taken place tomorrow night at the Stadium, has been…

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Football. Rugby in England. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 3

The Northern Rugby Union has accepted the list of fixtures submitted by the Australian and New Zealand leagues for a tour of those countries…

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