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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1920

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Sporting Boxing Wiggins Deffeats O'malley an Easy Victory Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 1

About 5000 patrons of the Stadium last night witnessed an international 20 round contest between Wiggins (America) and Tom O'Maley (Australia)…

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Cricket Interstate Match Sheffield Shield Contest Victoria, Defeats N.S.W. Victory by 116 RUNS Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1920 · page 3

The interstate cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria was concluded on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The New South…

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Cricket Fixtures Junior Church Association

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 2

The following are the remaining matches of the second round of the Junior Church Cricket Association competition:-…

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Football Australian Football Council Conference Concluded the Next Carnival to Be Held in W.a

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

The conference of the Australian Football Council was concluded at the rooms of the Victorian Football League, Melbourne, last week, Mr. C…

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Sporting Boxing Uren Defeats Clabby for Middleweight Honors Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

Messages from Hastings (New Zealand) state that Tommy Uren, of Sydney; defeated Jimmy Clabby, of America, on points in a 15 rounds contest…

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Foot-racing Broken Hill Sprinters Win in South Australia

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 5

Three well-known Broken Hill runners have been doing well on South Australian tracks. At Manuanarie (near Jamestown, S.A.), on November…

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The Turf Racing in Victoria V.A.T.C. Meeting Reviewed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

Now that the holiday meetings are over, racegoers will turn their eyes to wards the big events of the autumn. Punters are always looking forward, and…

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Swimming American Ross Wins Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

A large crowd saw Norman Ross, the American, wi[?] the 220 yards race for the State championship at the Domain Baths on Saturday…

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Sporting Boxing [?]Amito Defeats Secomb[?] Twenty Rounds Contest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

The contest in wnich Secombe faced Jamito at the Stadium on Saturday night was an interesting exhibition. Both men weighed 9st. [?]b. In the…

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Football Altered Rules Explained

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

Some notable alterations to two or three of the important rules governing Australian football were decided upon at the meeting of the Australian…

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Cricket Junior Church Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

St. Peter's Juniors v. North Methodist Juniors, on the Hospital pitch, on Saturday. St. Peter's won by an Innings and 94 runs. Scores:—St. Peter's…

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Cricket A.i.f. Team Arrival in Australia

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

The A.I.F. team of cricketers arrived at Fremantle on Friday night by the steamer Aeneas. The men have just completed a tour of South Africa,…

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Sporting Boxing an Offer to Dempsey Is Made by Cochrane (Reuter's Message.) Chicago, January 5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 3

Boxing-match Promoter Cochrane stages that he has offered Demp[?]y the guarantee of 200,000 dollars (£41,666 13/4) and 10 weeks' theatricals…

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Interstate Cricket Victoria v. South Australia Easy Victory for Home Team Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 4

The interstate cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was concluded on the Melbourne Cricket Ground this afternoon. South…

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Cricket Interstate Match Victoria v. South Australia Visitors Scoring Freely [?]. Richardson Scores 1[?]4 Four Wickets Down for 284 Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1920 · page 2

The Sheffield Shield cricket match between Victoria and South Australia was continued this afternoon. V. Richardson and Pritchard continuad…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 4

In a juvenile cricket match played on the Hillside pitch this afternoon the Railway Town Stars, 47 runs, defeated the Red and Black Stars, 26…

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Tennis Brokens Tournament

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

The final rounds of the Broken Hill Club's tournament, was concluded last Saturday, when Ken Perry won the handicap singles and Messrs. H. and…

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Barrier District Cricket League

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1920 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the management committee of the Barrier District Cricket League was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms Monday last, when the…

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Boxing Quadrangle Contests

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 4

Boxing contests will be resumed at the quadrangle on Saturday night on behalf of the funds of the Barrier Distress Association. The chief bout will…

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Tennis R. W. Heath to Witness Davis Cup Matches

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1920 · page 1

On Tuesday Major R. W. Heath, of Victoria, one of the world's greatest tennis players, returned to Sydney from the war by the Ventura…

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