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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Sporting. Sydney Racing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

The following handicaps have been issued for the Challenge Stakes and Anniversary Handicap, to be run at Randwick:—…

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Interstate Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

New South Wales and Victoria will play in Sydney on January 25-29. Noble, Iredale, and Howard are to select the New South Wales team…

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Racing Revenue. Totalisator and Taxes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 4

As wa sexpected. consequent upon the abolition of place and concession betting, the revenue from the totalisator in New South Wales, reports the…

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Improving the Breed of Horses. Racing Club Buys a Sire

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

With the commendable objects of helpine to improve the breed of horses and of aiding the Defence Department in securing remounts, the Moonee…

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Boxing. "Nazzy" Payne to Meet "Curly" Parkes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 2

At the Trades Hall Quadrangle on Saturday night "Nazzy" Payne will be opposed to Sailor "Curly" Parkes in a ten two-minute round contest…

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To-morrow's Cricket. Ground and Team Arrangements. Barrier Church Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

The cricket competition under the auspices of the Barrier Church, Association will be resumed to-morrow. The matches set down are:—St. Peter's and…

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Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 5

The Silver City Swimming Clnb will hold a carnival at the Muncipal Baths on the nights of Tuesday and Wednesday, January 21 and 22. There will be…

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Revival of Boxing in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 10

On Monday evening the King' Theatre will be the scene of a revival of boxing in this State (reports the "Register.") Ten contests have been…

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Boxing. Payne-parkes Contest To-night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 10

There should be a large attendance at the Trades Hill Quadrangle to witness, the 10-round contest between "Nazzy" Payne and Sailor "Curly" Parkes, of…

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Sports at White Cliffs. Boxing and New Year Days

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 2

Sports were held at White Cliffs on Boxing Day, 1918, and New Year's Day, 1919, and were the most successful held for many a year. The…

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Revival of Boxing in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 1

On Monday evening the King's Theatre will be the scene of a revival of boxing in this State (reports the "Register.") Ten contests have been…

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Sporting. Cricket in England. the A.I.F. Team. Thtrty Men Reported Eligible. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

Major Barbour, the New South Wales cricketer, states that the A.I.F. includes about 90 Australian cricketers who are eligible for the English season…

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Menindte Jockey Club Races

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

The weight of Boucaut Boy. 9.4. for the Flying Handicap was left out of the list of the Menindie Jockey Club handicaps in "The Miner" on…

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Broken Hill Boxing and a Referee. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

Sir.—I have been reading' "Ringside's" boxing notes lately, and for a time thought that his criticism as to the referee at the Quadrangle was too…

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Sporting. Barrier Church Cricket A[?]ciation. General Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 4

A general meeting of the Barrier Church Cricket Association was held in St. Phillip's C[?]urcn Vestry on Mon[?] night. The Rev. E. A. Peder[?]ck…

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Sporting. Football in England. New Zealand Defeats Leicester, (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, at Leicester, a New'Zealand' team defeated the Leicester R.F.C. by 19 points to nil…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 1

Jim Millerick, the boxer, telegraphed to "The Miner" fiom Adelaide to-day that he will arrive in Broken Hill by the express on Thursday (to-morrow)…

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Sporting. Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

Jim Millerick, who was esppcted to arrive in Broken Hill to-morrow, telegraphed this afternoon from Ade[?]de that he has been engaged to [?]ght in…

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Boxing in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

There was a revival of boxing in Adelaide on Monday night, when one of the largest audiences that the King's Theatre has seen (reports "The…

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Interstate Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 2

The following team has been chosen to represent Victoria against New South Wales in Sydney on January 24: —W. W. Armstrong (captain), F…

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