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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1922

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Sporting General Notes Racing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1922 · page 3

Caulfield Gossip.— Tom Scully is now in Melbourne with the advance guard of the visiting Sydney team. Scu[?]y brought over B[?]piane…

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General Notes Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

Flemington Gossip: Additional interest has been infused into track doings by the arrival of some of the Sydney horses with…

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Local Boxing To the Editor

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

Sir,—Allow me, through the columns of "The Miner," to try and enlighten a number of your readers who patronise boxing, but by the wrongdoings…

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Broken Hill Racing Deputation to S.b.h.j.c

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 3

The deputation appointed at the meeting held on Monday night of persons interested in Broken Hill racing on Wednesday night waited on the…

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General Notes Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

At the Quadrangle to-night Jim Millerick and Std Francis will meet in a 20-round contest. Both boxers presented themselves for a medical…

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Junior Cricket Notes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

Only two more series of games remain to decide the fate of the Junior Cricket Association premiership. The Railway Town Methodists, winners of…

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School Teacher Drowned Is Seized with Cramp While Swimming Creek Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

While swimming in a creek at Fernhurst, Victoria, Stella Osmond, a school teacher, was seized with cramp and drowned…

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Sporting Edition. The Turf Victorian Racing the Latest Gossip

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

The Punters' Harvest. Backers finished up January with a regular flourish of trumpets. Every winner at Moonee Valley was a…

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Boxing Jimmy Wilde Injured (Reuter's Message.) London, February ll

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Jimmy Wilde, the world's flyweight boxine champion, was thrown from his horse while hunting yesterday, and cut an artery an his leg…

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Tennis Anderson Beats Patterson in a Singles Try-out Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

J. Anderson (New Sooth Wales) defeated Gerald Patterson (Victoria) in a tennis try-out at Melbourne on Saturday before a record crowd…

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Sporting English Cricket References to Statements Made by W. W. ARMSTRONG (United Service Message.) London, February ll

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 3

Speaking at a meeting of cricket counties Lionel Tennyson referred to the recent statements attributed to W. W. Armstrong. He denied that there…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 3

A cable message from London states that A. C. M'Laren, ex-Lancashire county and international cricket captain, is bringing a team of amateurs…

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General Notes — Racing. —

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 3

Lou Robertson, who has been in the background as a trainer since he gave up the charge of Messrs. Tye's horses, has applied to the V.R.C. for a trainer's…

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Adelaide Boxing Hone and Melvin Win Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 3

Billy Hone, of Adelaide, beat Joe Nugent, of Melbourne, after 20 rounds On points last night. Nugent had the best of matters only in the 17th and…

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Sporting Boxing Grime Defeats Mancer and Retains Feather Title Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 3

After 20 rounds of uninteresting fighting Billy Grime (8.9) got a points decision over Frank Mancer (8.10½) at the Hippodrome last night…

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South Club and Racing Position Again Considered Bqycott and Compensation Among Subjects Mentioned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 3

A further meeting of horse owners and horse trainers and other persons interested in the continuance of racing in Broken Hill was held at the Grand…

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Cricket Test Matches in England Principle of Trial Games Likely to Be Adopted (United Service Message.) London, February 13

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 February 1922 · page 4

The advisory committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club met at the Sports Club and resolved that the principle of playing trial matches in the…

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General Notes Boxing.—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 1

When the weights of Jim Millerick and Sid Francis were announced at the Quadrangle on Saturday night prior to their bout a great deal of discussion…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 1

M'Laren's amateurs propose to play two cricket matches in Adelaide, next season, one while going to New Zealand and one on returning…

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Boxing Notes

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1922 · page 2

Fred Segar arrived by the express this morning, accompanied by his manager and trainer, Ern. Waddy, in has last three [?]outs with Roy…

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