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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Perth Swimming Handicap. Five Mile Race. Girl Fourth Out of 82. Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The swimming race through Perth From Applecross, a distance of five miles, attracted on Saturday 82 competitors, six being girls…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 3

I had a chat the other day with one of the American boxers at present in Adelaide. It was just at about the time that the news arrived that Snowy…

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Cricket. Council v. PRESS

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 6

The Broken Hill City Council staff, undaunted by their recent defeat in the cricketing arena, propose challenging the pressmen of Broken Hill…

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Local Cricket. Matches for the Second Half

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The match committee of the Barrier District Cricket League has arranged the following matches in connection With the second half of the A Grade…

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The Finish of the Six-days' Cycling. Forty Thousand People on Sydney Cricket Ground

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The "Sun" supplies the following stirring pictures of the last two hours and the finish of the Six-Days' Cycling Race:-…

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Intercolonial Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. the New South Wales Team. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1913 · page 4

The selectors yesterday chose the following players to represent New South Wales against South Australia, in the match which commences on…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 7

Sid Fitzsimmons, the young New Zealander, has lots of time yet to improve at the fighting business, though he is never likely to be in the same…

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Lawn Tennis. Country Week Carnival at Double Bay. Broken Hill Represented. Goulburn Defeats Armidale. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 1

The country week tennis carnival commenced yesterday at Double Bay. There was a large attendance, and the courts were in excellent order…

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Boxing. a Middleweight Aspirant Scores a Win. Bill Sonter Accounts for Ernie Zanders. Knocked Out in the Sixth Round. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 1

Bill Sonter, who hails from the Northern Rivers, and who is reckoned by some to be the coming middleweight champion had his first fight…

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Barrier Ranges Athletic League. the "Hundred"" Sports Prize Money. Pedestrians Complaining About Cheques. Disqualification of Charles Fawkner

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 1

A meeting of the Barrier Ranges Athletic League was held at the Commercial Hotel last night, Mr. G. Edwards occupying the chair…

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The Athletic League Gets a Dishonored Cheque

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 4

THE milk and water attitude taken bythe Athletic League last night on the Fawkner, swindle will not add to its reputation. On the strength…

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French Boxing. Paris

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 1

Carpentier beat Moreau, the latter retiring in the eight round…

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Lawn Tennis. the Country Week Carnival. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

The country tennis carnival was continued yesterday in ideal weather. The play was a decided improvement on the first day's exhibition…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Sporting. [Reuter's Message.] English Boxing. Hughie Mahegan and Matt [?] Matched. to Meet in February 24. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 1

Hughie [?], the Australian boxer, and Matt Wells have been matched to box 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club on February 24…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Message.] World Athletics. French Schools of Training. Paris

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

As a result of the Stockholm defeats of French athletes, an organisation under the presidency of Marques Polez[?], is collecting a large fund to…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of the North Suburban Cricket Club was held at the Freemasons' Hotel last Thursday night, over which Mr. E. Sinclair…

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Cricket. To-day's Matches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 8

After the Christmas vacation the cricket matches in connection with the Barrier District Cricket League, A and B graden will he resumed to-day…

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Sporting. Lawn Tennis. Country Week Carnival. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

The country week carnival at the Double Bay Tennis Grounds attracted a large attendance yesterday. The favorites, the Trundle team, had a…

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Late Sporting. To-morrow's Racing. Aspendale Park Meeting. Seilections by "Mentor."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 8

Aspendale Park one of the most popular suburban meetings in Melbourne will engage the attention of the racing public to-morrow. My…

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Interstate Cricket. New South Wales v. South Australia. New South Wales First Innings. Six for 428 Runs. Centuries by Magartney and Trumper. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 8

The cricket match, New South Wales v. South Australia, was opened to-day in ideal cricket weather. There was, however, a poor attendance…

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