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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Boxing. Jack Johnson Ostracised. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

Jack Johnson, the world's champion pugilist, who has returned to London from Paris, being unable to secure as the venue of a proposed exhibition a…

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International Football. Ireland Defeats Wales. London, Monday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

In the international football contests to-day, Ireland, 2 goals, beat Wales, 1 goal…

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SPORTING. (Reuter's Message.) Cricket in South Africa. Wonderful Bowling. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 6

The M.C.C. team from England played a match against a Griqualand team to-day. The M.C.C. team scored 346 in the first innings, Hobbs 101,…

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Athletics

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 3

Mick Terry, the oldtime ped and present-day trainer of world's champion sprinter, Jack Donaldson, writes thusly to a Melbourne friend:—"We…

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Boxing. Challenge From Tom Dunn

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Tom Duun advertises, that he wishes to meet any 11st, man (or under) in the ring, Coleman preferred…

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South Broken Hill Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

Acceptances for the charity race meeting of the South Broken Hill Jockey Club, on January 26, close tonight with the secretary, (Mr. Bert…

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Local Boxing. Frank Bungardy to Meet Wally Place

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 1

Frank Bungardy cailed at "The Miner" office during luncheon hour to-day to state that he would accommodate Wally Place, of Adelaide, in a fight at…

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Interstate Cricket. the Sheffield Shield. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1914 · page 2

To-morrow New South Wales and Victoria will meet on the Sydney Cricket Ground, in a Shcffield Shield match. If New South Wales wins this…

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Local Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

A boxing syndicate under the management of Mr. G. Murray will start amateur boxing at the Stadium on Monday night…

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Tennis. the Davis Cup. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1914 · page 2

Brookes and Dunlop (Victoria), Wilding (New Zealand), and Doust (New South Wales) have been definitely chosen, to represent Australasia in the…

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Swimming

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

The Australian swimming championships will commence at Brisbane on January 24 and 26 and will be continued at Sydney a week later…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

The match for the world's welterweight championship between Tom McCormick and Waldemar Holberg may take place in Melbourne. The…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

The South Australia Cricket Association has abandoned the project of sending a team to West Australia this season, the reason being given that the…

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Races at Rockwell

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

A race meeting will be held at Rockwell, on the Menindie-road, on Saturday, January 31, starting at 2 o'clock. Four races will be run, including the…

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Colts Cricket Match. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

A New South Wales v. Victoria colts' cricket match was started in Melbourne yesterday. New South Wales in the first innings lost seven wickets for 457,…

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Victorian Leagde Football. the District Clubs' Proposal

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 3

The Victorian League committee appointed last season to formulate a scheme for district football has prepared a report; which will shortly be…

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SPORTING. (Reuter's Message.) Boxing. Scanlon Defeats Griggs. London, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 8

Albert Senlon to-night beat Stoker Griggs on points in a 10-rounds contest at the Ring…

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SPORTING. A.J.C. Races. State of the Market. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 4

There was not much difference yesterday between Popinjay and Nuwara Eliya in the matter of favoritism for the Challenge Stakes. Both horses are…

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Cricket. Interstate Match. New South Wales v. Victoria. Good Scoring by the Welshmen. Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1914 · page 8

New South Wales and Victoria commenced a Sheffield shield match on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. New South Wales went to the wickets first,…

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Local Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1914 · page 2

The Waverley Pastime Club is promoting a novice boxing tournament, to be opened on February 21. Contests will be arranged for four divisions, the…

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