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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Sporting Boxing. Tommy Burns Retires (United Service Message.) London, February 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

Tommy Burns announces that he is definitely retiring from the boxing ring. He greatly resents Beckett's refusal to fight him on the ground that it would…

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Cheques and Cash Stolen During a Cricket Match

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 2

During the progress of a cricket match, Broken Hill versus Menindie, held at Pooncarie on Thursday last, thieves entered the bar of the hotel…

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Cricket Australians at Auckland Hornibrook's Good Bowling Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 1

Auckland scored 120 against the Australians. Hornibrook took seven wickets for 47 runs. Australia has lost three wickets for…

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Sporting Boxing Jeff Smith & Carpentier to Meet at Monte Carlo (Reuter's Message.) Philadelphia, February 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 1

Al Lippe, boxing promoter, has accepted an offer of £7000 for Jeff Smith to contest the world's middleweight boxing championship with Carpenter,…

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Boxing Criqui Defeats Jamito Twenty Rounds Contest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 3

Eugene Criqui won on points at the end of 20 rounds from Jamito at the Stadium on Saturday night. The Filipino, who had been…

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SWIMMING N.S. Wales Championship Won by Ethelda Bleibtrey Beaurepaire Beats Langer Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 3

Ethelda Bleibtrey established a new world's swimming record of 1m. 4 2-5s. for 100 yards in the New South Wales championship race on Saturday…

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Publican Claims £250 Damages for Unlawful Arrest at Races Commissioner's Letter Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 4

Frederick Wright, licensed victualler, before Commissioner Mitchell and a jury or six, to-day began an action for £250 damages against, a constable for…

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SPORTING (Continued from Page 3.) S.B.H.J.C. Races the Nominations

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. B. A. Martin, secretary of the S.B.H.J.C., this afternoon received the following nominations for the meeting of the club to be held on the Broken…

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SPORTING (Reuter's Message.) Football in Britain 250,000 People Attend Eight Matches (Reuter's Message.) London, February 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 3

Nearly 250,000 people attended the eight English Football Association (Soccer) cup ties yesterday. Sixty thousand Villa Park people attended…

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Cricket in England

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 4

A cable message states that the Cricket Board of Control met at Lords on Saturday, and decided that the forthcoming test matches in England…

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BOXING S.A. Lightweight Title Won by Johnny Mack Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 1

Johnny Mack won the lightweight championship last night at the Central Theatre by defeating Sailor Brown in a 20 rounds contest on pointe…

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Sporting Victorian Racing Acceptances for Newmarket Postponed Indefinitely Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 1

Owing to the uncertainty of when the Victorian Government's train services will be restored to normal conditions the acceptances for the Newmarket…

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Cricket. England v. New South Wales England's Second Innings Six Wickets for 338 Woolley Scores 138 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 1

At the conclusion of the first innings in the game between England and New South Wales the local men led by 20 runs. Owing to the indisposition of…

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CRICKET. (Continued from Page 1.) ENGLAND v. New South Wales England All Out for 38[?] New South Wales, Two for 151 a Drawn Game Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 4

At the conclusion of the first innings in the game between England and New South Wales the local men led by 20 runs. Owing to the indisposition of…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 1

A cable message from London states that Burns and Beckett are to meet in a 10-rounds bout of two minutes each for £500 a side…

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Sporting No Racing in Melbourne V.R.C. Meeting Not Sanctioned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 1

It was ascertained from an authoritative source yesterday that there was no hope of a relaxation of the restrictions on racing at present to permit…

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Burke Ward Football Club Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Burke Ward Football Club was held last night at the Trades Hall, there being a large number of members…

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Football West Broken Hill Club Holds Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 2

The annual meeting of the West Football Club was held in the trainingroom, Hillside, on Wednesday, [?]ary 16. Mr. T. S. Yuill presided…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 1

At the annual meeting of the West Football Club the secretary (Mr. H. Yuill) submitted a balance-sheet of the benefit match held last season in…

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Swimming Heats Decided in Adelaide of 1000 Yards Championship Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 1

In the 1000 yards swimming, championship yesterday, Moir won the first heat in 17m. 4s., and Matthews won the second heat in 17m. 41s. The final…

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