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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1912

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To-day's Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 8

Y.M.C.A. v. Waratahs, Western Oval.—Waratahs: Lihou, Mashford, Fuss. Garton, Kennedy, Smith, Johnson, Davis, Johns, Harvey. Willoughby…

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Fawkner's Wheatfield. Melbourne's First Cricket Ground

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 6

Considerable interest (says the "Sun") attaches to a letter written from a Melbourne resident to a friend in London, giving the current cricket…

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Cricket. the Third Test Match. Hordern Will Be Available. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 5

Hordern has intimated that he will be available for selection for Australia in the third Test match, which commences next Friday at Adelaide…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Competition. America Does Not Intend to Withdraw. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1912 · page 5

W. Wilding, writing to the "Manchester Guardian," applauds Larned's statement that America does not intend to abandon the Davis Cup tennis…

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Ben Tillete on Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

Ben Tillett the well-known English Labor leader, takes a stand on behalf of boxing, and has some unkind things to say about the kill-joys—"The…

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State Swimming Championship. Won by Longworth. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

Longworth won the 100 yards' State swimming championship on Saturday, breaking the Australian record. His time was 50 4-5s…

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Swimming at Perth. an Interesting and Successful Contest Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

The swim at Perth from the Applecross Jetty over the interstate champion eight-oar course to the Narrows, thence through Perth Water to the…

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Boxing at Wollongong. Bill Rudd Defeats "Dutch" Hickman. Wollongong

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

At the Stadium, Wollongong, on Saturday Bill Rudd, of New Zealand, defeated "Dutch" Hickman, of Wollongong, in the third round…

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A Fighting Parson. Incident at Queensland Boxing Match. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

The judges at a boxing match at Longreach, Queensland, having disagreed on Saturday, the referee, the Rev. H. Sams, known as the "fighting…

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Triangular Test Cricket. Board of Control Action. an Association Protest

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

The interest in the latest move of the Australian Board of Control for international cricket matches is increasing every day, and many persons…

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Cricket. England v. Geelong. a Win for England. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

In the match, England v. Geelong, the latter made 277 in the first innings (Liddicut caught for 129). The visitors, in their second innings,…

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Boxing in Sydney. Jack Read Defeats Young Hanley. an Unlooked for Happening. Hanley's Second Jumps Into the Ring. Hanley Instantly Disqualified. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 5

Jack Road was winning easily on points from Young Hanley on Saturday night at the Stadium, Sydney, when after 18 rounds had been fought…

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Cricket. Interstate Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. To-day's Play. South Australia All Out for 261 Runs. Dolling Scores a Century. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 6

A cool south-westerly, breeze prevailed when the interstate match between New South Wales and South Australia commenced to-day on the Adelaide…

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Wednesday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

Y.M.C.A. v. South, Western Oral.— Y.M.C.A.: Brown, Beauchamp, Eglinton, Fitzgerald, Sims, Jones, Gifford, Mew, Woodgate, Newton, W. Brown…

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Swimming in Sydney. Logworth Again Successful. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

Longworth was successful in the mile swimming championship of the State at the Domain Daths last night, winning by 225 yards…

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Cricket. Interstate Match. South Australia, v. New South Wales. Centuries by Barbour and Bardsley. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

The interstate match, South Australia v. New South Wales, was resumed in warm weather to-day on the Adelaide Oval…

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Adelaide Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

"Wakeful" writes:— Tom Dunn and Jim Armstrong, a pair of boxers well known it the Hill, "got to it" in Adelaide on Monday…

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A Cancelled Football Match. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The match arranged between the Australasian Rugby footballers and Dewsbury has been cancelled on account of the severity of the weather…

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Cricket. Interstate Match. New South Wales v. South Australia. New South Wales, All, Out For-520 Runs. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 4

The weather was cool when the third day's play commenced in the match between New South Wales and South Australia. No rain had fallen, and the…

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Swimming Championships. the 440-Yards Won by W. LONGWORTH. Sydney, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 2

The 440-yards swimming champion. ship of New South Wales was contested last night, and resulted:—W. Long-worth. Rose Bay 1; H. H. Hardwick,…

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