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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1919

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Sporting. Heavyweight Boxing Championship (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

Jack Dempsey, who has been guaranteed £6000; has signed articles to box Jess Willard 40 rounds for the heavyweight championship of the…

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Sporting. Broken Hill Racing. Not Prohibited at Present

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 4

Mr. B. A. Martin, secretary of the South Broken Hill Jockey Club, stated this afternoon that after the issue of the proclamation yesterday prohibiting…

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London Boxing. M'goorty Wins in 8 ROUNDS (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

At the National Sporting Club last night Eddie M'Goorty the U.S.A. boxer, beat Sergeant Harold Ralph (Canada) in the eighth round. The…

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The Argyllshire's Men. Accept Detention Terms. Taken to Cricket Ground. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1919 · page 2

The military authorities made arrangements yesterday for the men from the Argyllshire who broke quarantine at North Head, to be accommodated at…

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Boxing on Saturday Night

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

Bert Jarvis and "The Unknown" (W. Wilson) and "Snowy" Ritchie and "Pointer" Cook will meet, in ten rounds' contests at the Trades Hall…

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Boxing at Quadrangle. To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I read Jim Millerick's letter on Monday, after his contest with me. He won, in Mr. Noonan's opinion, and he should know I am making no excuses…

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Racing Prohibition Removed By'proclamation Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

A Government proclamation was issued last night lifting the embargo on racing on the Broken Hill and South Broken Hill racecourses until otherwise…

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Cricket. Barrier Church Association. Teams for To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

The Barrier Church Cricket Association will continue its competition to-morrow. The following games will be played:— St. Peter's [?] Y.M.C.A., No…

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Exiles at Cockburn. Cricket, Concert, and Dancing. (By "The Miner's" Special Reporter.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Cockburn. Thursday Night. The exiles in the Cockburn quarantine camp now have a cricketing set, and the young bloods who despite the hot…

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The Regatta

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Another series of double scull contests were held on Wednesday afternoon. The weather was anything but ideal, being hot, and by way of…

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Boxing Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

Jim Millenck just managed to score a win over "Bub" Reynolds at the Trades Hall Quadrangle on Saturday night last. The contest throughout was…

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Boxing Notes. (By "Ringside.")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

Jim Millerick just managed to scove a win over Bub" Reynolds at the Trades Hall Quadrangle on Saturday night last. The contest throughout was…

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Broken Hill Football Athlete

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

Among the contestants in the recent East Sydney A.A.C. competitions was J. W. Cain, well known in Broken Hill football circles as "Old Fard." Cain…

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Sporting. International Boxing. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

Georges Carpentier has contracted with Mr. Cochran, the fight promoter, to meet Beckett, Goddard, or Wells between May and November at the…

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Football. West Club's Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

The annual general meeting of the West Club was held in the training room on Wednesday last, Mr. T. S. Yuill presiding over an attendance of…

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L.v.r.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 10

The programme is published to-day for the L.V.R.C. meeting, to be held on the Broken Hill Racecourse on Saturday, March 1. A total of £200 is…

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L.v.r.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The programme is published to-day for the L.V.R.C. meeting, to be held on the Broken Hill Racecourse on Saturday, March 1. A total of £200 is…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

The annual meeting of the North Football Club will be held at the Trades Hall to-night The Y.M.C.A. Football Club will…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

Playing cricket for the University Club on Saturday, Steele scored 137 runs…

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Boxing. Contests at the Quadrangle. (By Ringside.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

"Pointer," Cook outpointed. "Snowy" Ritchie and Bert Jarvis and "The Unknown") (W. Wilson) boxed a draw at the Trades Hall Quadrangle on…

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