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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1920

1,148 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 10 of 58

Juvenile Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

The premiership cricket match played on the Hillside Ground to-day between the Ryan-sfreets and the Gasworks requited in a three-point win for the…

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Cricket To-day's Matches Barrier District League

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

The Barrier District Cricket League matches which were commenced on the Western Oval last Saturday were concluded to-day. Silver City and…

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Cricket Inter-university Match Adelaide v. MELBOURNE Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 8

in the inter-university cricket match commenced on the Adelaide Oval yesterday between the Melbourne and Adelaide universities the visitors in…

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Special Saturday Issue. The Turf Racing in Victoria Oakleigh Plate Day

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 1

Everything was favorable for the beginning of the autumn carnival at Caulfield on Saturday. More pleasant weather could not have been desired…

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Football North Club's Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

The annual meeting of, the North Football Club will, Se held at the Trades Hall to-night, when the annual balance she[?]t will be prsented…

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Large Cricket Scores Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 2

Playing cricket on Saturday Pritchard, for Port Adelaide against West Torrens, made 205; Pel[?]ew made 13[?] for University against North Adelaide…

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Cricket Juvenile Association Ryan-street Premiers

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

By defeating Gasworks Stars on Saturday Rayn-streets won the premiership of the Railway Town Juvenile Assocition. The match was played at See…

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Sporting Boxing Heavyweight Championship Cook and Lloyd Draw Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

The smallest crowd seen, at the Stadium for a long time assembled there to watch Albert Lloyd defend his title of the heavyweight championship of…

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Cricket Interstate Match Victoria v. South Australia

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 3

The following team has been selected to represent Victoria in the match against South Australia, commencing at Adelaide on Friday, February 27:—W…

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Cricket Interstate Match South Australia v. Victoria South Australian Team Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

The selectors have chosen the following players to represent South Australia in their match against Victoria, commencing on the Adelaide Oval on…

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Football North Club Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the North Football Club was held at the Trades Hall last night, Mr. S. H. Rayner presiding. There was a good…

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Boxing Wilde v. Bussell Technical Knockout New York, February 19

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

At Jersey City Jimmy Wilde the English flyweight champion, decisively beat Russell, whose seconds threw up the sponge in the seventh round, and…

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Sporting Boxing Waddy Beats Graham Towel in the Fifth Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 2

The heavyweight boxing championship of West Australia was fought last night between E[?]. Waddy, the South Australian champion, and Frank…

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To Races by Aeroplane Sportsmen Fly to Ballarat Lucky Trainer's Trip

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 3

R. J. Moy, the pony trainer, who is reputed to have won £1200 over Molly's Robe and other horses (says the Melbourne correspondent of "The…

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Bowls Broken Hill Club to Meet Proprietary Club

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 3

On Thursday evening a bowling match between teams representing the Broken Hill Club and Proprietary Mine Club will be played on the Central Park…

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Sporting Melbourne Racing Newmarket and Australian Newmarket Final Payments Cup's Second Acceptances Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 3

Final payments for the Newmarket Handicap, to be run over the straight six furlongs at Flemington on Saturday next, and the second payments for…

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Boxing Higgins Beats Jones for Bantam Championship New Champion Little Known ("The Times" Message.) London, February 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 3

At the National Sporting Club, fighting for the bantam championship, Jim [?]ggins beat Harold Jones in 13 rounds…

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Cricket Cricketers Arrive Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 1

The Victorian team of cricketers arrived yesterday, and will begin a match against South Australia on Friday. The Silver City Workingmen's Club…

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Racing Accidents [?]Ine Degree Destroyed Jockey Mooney Injured Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 1

At the Millicent races, held yesterday, P[?]mla, Williup, and Penrod fell in the Hurdle Ra[?]e. Bermingham, the rider of Pimla broke his…

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Cricket Change Is Made in South Australia's Team Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

Phillips is to replace Stirling in the South Australian cricket team which meets Victoria to-morrow…

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