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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Athletic Records. Pct Up LV~.MEI.nOUR.VE. .Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1912 · page 2

I AL tile 1 fJ111 annual truck championI ship meotint: of tin V.A.A.A. mi SaturI iluy oin. world's record, two Australite i sian records, and two Victorian records…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Message.] Rugby Football. Ireland Defeats Scotland. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

In a Rugby match yesterday Ireland, with a dropped goal and a penalty goal and a try, defeated Scotland, the latter scoring a goal and a try…

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Lawn Tennis. Durban

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Doust's lawn tennis team completed a successful tour of South Africa today. Doust praises the Natal schools for fostering lawn tennis, which, he…

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Interstate Cricket. Tasman1a v. VICTORIA. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

In the interstate cricket match, Tasmania v. Victoria, the former in the first innings seared 436 runs, and in the second 154 runs…

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Cricket. Board of Control. Friction with the "Rebellious Six." Clem Hill's Reply to Invitation to Go to England. Jennings's Chances As Captain. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 2

Clem Hill replied yesterday, to the invitation given by the Board of Control precisely in the same terms as the one given by Ransford, Trumper,…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 3

The cable message from Chicago that Jack Johnson and Jim Flynn have posted a stake of 20,000 dollars each for a mutch amounts to something…

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Instruction in Swimming. Education Department's New Regulations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

Dofinite instructions have been issued by the Education Department of Now South Wales in renard to the teaching of State School children the art of…

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SPORTING. [Reuter'a Message.] Lawn Tennis. Wilding Scratched for Mentone. Paris

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 February 1912 · page 5

'Wilding has been scratched for the Mentone tennis matches owing to having developed inflamed hands, as a result of playing Decugis…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 4

Les Gleeson and Al. Goodwin, who have been matched by Mr. W. Edtelman to box the best of 20 rounds at Broken Hill next week, have wired…

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The Cricket Trouble. the Team for England. D. Smith, of Victoria, to Replace Clem Hill. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 February 1912 · page 2

Clem Hill did not reply to the letter from the secretary of the board giving him until yesterday to unconditionally accept the board's invitation to go to…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

As a rule, boxers are a good-hearted and generous lot, and the Sydney lad, Dealer Wells, is evidently one of thom, as the following from a Sydney paper…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Two prominent Sydney foot ballers will [?] of Adelaide clubs during the coming season J. Ashley, who was East Sydney's crack player, is booked…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Warren Bardslev headed the averages of the last Australian Eleven in England. His aggregate was 2180 runs (400 runs better than the next best),…

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To-morrow's Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 8

Silver Stars v. Almas, Gladstone Reserve.—Silver Stars from: Ross, Marks, M'Donald, Conolan, Cogan, Hurley, Herde, Wutts, Buchanan,…

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A Football Enthusiast. Farewell to a South Supporter

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

Mr. Frank Langhorne, who has been connected with tho South Broken Hill Football Club for the past 15 years, was giyen an enthusiastic send-off at…

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S.b.h.j.c. Races. March Meeting. the Nominations

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 5

The following are the nominations for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club's meeting, to be held on the South course on Wednesday, March 13:…

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The Cricket Trouble. Melbourne Public Meeting. Motion of Censure Passed Against Board of Control. Proposal to Send Another Team Carried. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

At the public meeting held in Melbourne last night to protest against the Australian team selected to visit England Mr. Mitchell, K.C, moved,…

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Football. Club Meetings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the South Broken Hill Football Club will be held at Hegarty's Hall on Monday evening next, at 8 o'clock, when the…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 3

In all probability Cyclone Thompson mid Jack Lester will fight their return battle at the Melbourne Athletic Pavilion on March 18…

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West Darling Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 6

Wednesday, May 15, is the date decided upon for the annual West Darling Races, which arE held under the auspices of the squatters of the West…

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