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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Sporting. Boxing in Sydney. Stadium to Be Closed Except for Special Contests. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

The directors of Stadiums, Limited, have decided to close the Rushcutters Bay Stadium after February 9. They will, however, stage contests whenever…

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South Broken Hill Jockey Club Races

Barrier Miner · Sunday 3 February 1918 · page 2

The programme for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club races, to be held on Saturday, February 23, has been, issued, There are six events on the programme,…

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Boxing in Sydney. Knock Out in Six Bounds. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 3 February 1918 · page 2

There was a record crowd at [?]e Stadium last night, when the chief feature of a combined boxing and vaudeville entertainment was a…

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Arrests at the Races. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Six men were arrested at the Victoria Park races on Saturday, on charges of committing breaches of the gaming laws…

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Death of J. L. Sullivan. Ex-boxing Champion. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

John L. Sullivan, the former heavyweight champion boxer of the world, dropped dead yesterday. John L. Sullivan was born in Boston,…

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Bowls

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

An Adelaide telegram states that Mr. Amos F. Chinner won the bowling championship yesterday…

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Victorian Autumn Racing Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

While the record total of 1916—404— was not nearly beached on Tuesday, the aggregate generai entries for the V.R.O. Autumn meeting was 750—the…

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Football Club Social

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The Broken Bull Football Club gave a complimentary social at the Trades Hall on Wednesday night to two playing members, Messrs. W. Hempel and…

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Cricket. Teams for To-morrow. Church Association Matches

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 4

Tile following are the match arrangements and teams chosen for the games to be played to-morrow afternoon under the auspices of the Barrier Church…

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Additional Racing Officials

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

At the last meeting of the committee of the Australian Jockey Club Mr. P. Reidy was appointed an additional handicapper and Mr. A. F. Edwards an…

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Latest Sporting. Boxing in Sydney. Tournament Finals. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 2

Seven finals in the boxing tournament, which has occupied the Stadium ring for many weeks past, were decided last night. With an extra round…

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Wentworth Racing Club

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

Nominations for the wentworth R.C. races to be held on March 18 and 19, will close on February 16…

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Mishap at Swimming Carnival. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 2

At the swimming carnival on the Torrens on Saturday the barge on which the officials were stationed sank in midstresam. No harm was done…

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South Broken Hill J.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 4

Messrs. Megaw and Hogg, at the Commercial Hotel, to-morrow (Tuesday) afternoon at 4 o'clock, will auction the booths for the Suth Broken Hill…

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South Broken Hill J.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 1

Messrs. Mcgaw and Hogg, at the Commercial Hotel, on Tuesday afternoon, at 4. o'clock, will auction the booths for the South Broken Hill race…

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South Broken Hill Jockey Club Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 2

The booth rights in connection with the South Broken Hill Jockey Club race meeting to be held on the South Course on February 23 were disposed of…

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Death at Martindale Races. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. Marmaduke Lorimer, an old resident of Manoora, died suddenly at the Martindale races yesterday…

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Cricket. To-morrow's Matches and Teams Church Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

The third round of matches in the Barrier Churches Cricket Association will be continued to-morrow, when the following games are to be played:…

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SPORTING. V.A.T.C. Races. Candidates at Work. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

The following gallops by candidates competing at to-morrow's V;A.T.C. autumn meetitig were registered at Caulfield yesterday:—…

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Barrier Ranges Athletic League

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Barrier Ranges Athletic League was held at the Trades Hall on Wednesday evening, Mr. A. E. Whittney in the chair. The…

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