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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Local Racing. B.h.j.c. March Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

Nominations for all events in connection with the B.H.J.C. March meeting, to be run on Saturday, March 1, will close with the secretary, Mr. H…

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Amateur Race Clubs. Operation of New Rules of Racing. Appointment of Stipendiary Stewards

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

Under the new Australian rules of racing it is laid down that a stipendiary steward must be appointed to act at all amateur race meetings. The West…

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Cricket. a Marylebone Eleven. Defeated by the Barbadoes. [Reuter's Message.] Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 8

A Barbadoes eleven has defeated the visiting Marylebone cricket team. The scores were:—Marylebones, first innings 306, second innings 106. Barbadees,…

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Suffragettes Once More Attack Golf Links. Think This Will Be Effective. {Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1913 · page 4

Mrs. Pankhurst, speaking from the pavilion to-day congratulated the militants who damaged the golf greens in the prosecution of their vendetta…

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Victorian Racing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

According to an Adelaide sporting rider, J. Liddle will leave for Melbourne on Monday next to ride First Shot and First Post in their Newmarket…

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West Football Club. General Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

A general meeting of the West Football Club was held at the trainingrooms at the Hillside last night. Mr. T. S. Yuill occupied the chair, and…

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The Kapunda Hurdle Race. "The Honor of Racing at Stake."

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

"The fount of justice and truth has not yet, I hope, been violated" (writes a correspondent to the "Daily Herald") in regard to the Kapunda Hurdle…

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Letting the Jubilee Oval to a Private Sports' Syndicate. West Football Club Takes a Stand

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1913 · page 2

The action of the grounds committee of the Barrier Ranges Football Association in granting the use of the Jubilee Oval to the Broken Hill Sports…

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Late Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

Owners and trainers are reminded that entries for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club's Summer meeting, to be held on Saturday, February 22, close…

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SPORTING. [Reuter's Messages.] BOXING. W. Meehan Defeated. Oakland (California)

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 4

Otto Berg, of Astoria, defeated Willie Meehan, of San Francisco, in a 10round bout, to-day…

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Sporting. Local Racing. South Broken Hill Club. Nominations for February Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1913 · page 2

The following entries have been received for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club's meeting to be held on Saturday. February 22. The nominations closed…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

Though. Ad. Wolgast has been deprived of his world's lightweight championship he has enough of worldly wares to act as somewhat of a balm…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

Tje unstrict club system has been finally'adopted by the New South. Wales Football League. This mean the Sydney clubs will now be purely…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

In the match, Warehousemen V. Hill side, on the Western Oval on Saturday, iii conncetion witht he Barrier League's B Grade Competition, the…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

Among the list of cricket ' umpires for the next English season, appear the names of Albert E. Trott and R. G. Barlow, latter is identical with the…

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Gambling on Football. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

Nine men. committed for trial on a charge of botting at Newcastle in connection with League football gave evidence that the promoter's profits wee…

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Local Racing. Capital Entries for Forthcoming Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

The capital"'entries received for the forthcoming local race-meeting, are the subject of discussion in local sporting circles. It is a novelty to see 40…

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Sporting. Williamstown Races. Selections by "Mentor."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 8

Races will be field at Williamstown to-morrow. My selections are:- Hurdle Race, 2 miles.—Beroll, or Weenobah…

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Athletics

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1913 · page 3

George M. Sproude, the Victorian Rhodes scholar for 1911, has been elected captain of the Oxford University. Athletic Club. During the past…

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Rugby. England Defeats Ireland. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1913 · page 2

In the Rugby match played yesterday England be[?]t Ireland by 15 points to 4…

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