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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Sporting. World's Heavyweighi Boxing Championship. Willard and Dempsey Matched. (Reuter's Message.) New York

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

Jesse Willard and Jack Dempsey have been matched to contest the heavyweight boxing championship ofthe world, now held by Willard. The…

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Local Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

Jim Millerick and "Bub" Reynolds wi11, as already announced, meet in the boxing ring on Saturday night in a ten two-minute rounds contest…

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Sp0rting. South Australian League Football. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 4

The South Australian Football League expects to have five teams in the field next season…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

The Barrier distress committee advertises that at the annual meeting to be held in the Quadrangle on Sunday afternoon, consideration will be given…

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BOXING. (By "Ringside.")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 11

The Barrier distress committee advertises that at the annual meeting to be held in the Quadrangle on Sunday afternoon, consideration will be given…

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Adelaide League Football. to Be Resumed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 10

After a lapse of three years, on account of the war the South Australian Football League has decided to resume the game during the coming season…

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New Zealand Racing. Desert Gold Defeats Gloaming

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 10

The Taranaki Stakes, 500 Sovs., 6 furlongs, run at Wellington on Wednesday, resulted:—Desert Gold, 8.11, 1 Gloaming, 9.0, 2; Croesus, 9.0. Won…

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Victorian Racing. Newmarket and Australian Cup. Acceptance Day Postponed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

The time for receiving first acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup has been indfinitely postponed…

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Victorian Racing. Newmarket and Australian Cup. Acceptance Day Postponed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 11

The time for receiving first acceptances for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup has been indfinitely postponed…

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Sporting. Proposed A.I.F. Cricket Team. English Board of Control Meets. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 11

At a meeting of the Cricket Board of Control, it was decided to hold over for a month the question of the proposal that an Australian service team…

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Sporting. Proposed A.I.F. Cricket Team. English Board of Control Meets. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the Cricket Board of Control, it was decided to hold over for a month the question of the proposal that on Australian service team…

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Adelaide Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 4

East Torrens in cricket scored 305 runs and beat Adelaide on Saturday. Townsend scored 128. from the direction of the sample rooms:…

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West Football Club's Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the West Football Club will be held at the Hillside training rooms on Wednesday night next. The annual reports will be…

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Boxing Contest at the Quadrangle. Millerick Defeats Reynolds. (By "Ringside.")

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

The main bout of a series of boxing matches promoted by the Barrier Distress Fund's boxing committee at the Quadrangle on Saturday night was…

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Sporting. L.v.r.c. Races. Saturday's Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

The L.V.R.C. race meeting held on Saturday afternoon on the Broken Hill racecourse was a disappointing gathering. The heat was too severe for much…

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Breaded Spotted Typnus Is Now Racing in Russia Insufficiency of [?]Ffins. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent telegraphs:— "Spotted typhus is raging in Petrograd, Moscow, and other big towns of…

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Adelaide Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 1

East Torrens in cricket scored 305 runs and beat Adelaide on Saturday. Townsend scored 128. from the direction of the sample rooms…

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Points for Boxing. To tile Editor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I have read a letter in yesterday's "Miner" signed "J. Millcreek," re Saturday night's contest. He makes a statement as regards back moving,…

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In Broken Hill. Broken Hill Racing to Be Stopped Forthwith

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mitchell, last night telegraphed Police Inspector Bannan as follows:Cabinet has decided that all racing…

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Boxing at the Quadrangle. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Kindly allow me space in "The Miner" to reply to some letters that have appeared lately re local boxing. Now, the most recent of these is…

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