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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Football Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Bobbie Barnes and bis brother Cecil ("Singer"), the well-known footballers, who have been in Broken Hill spending a holiday with their parents, left by…

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General Notes (By "Early Bird.") —Boxing.—

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

A West Australian promoter telegraphy that Jim Hoffmann defeated Sid Francis in the eleventh round. The towe[?] was thrown in by one of…

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Lawn Tennis Adelaide Games Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

In the lawn tennis suburban championship games the men's singles was won by C. I. Stuart…

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International Rugby France Beats London Team ([?]uter's Message.) Paris, January 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

A French Rugby team defeated a London team by 28 pointa to 14 points. Atken and Wallace the Australian players, were prominent for the…

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Boxing Match for Frankie Burns (Reuter's, Message.) London, January 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Frankie Burns, the Australian middleweight boxer, has been matched against Shoeing-Smith Davis. The contest will be decided in London on…

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Loliday Racing L.v.r.c. Meeting Anton Lad Wins Handicap Blanky Again a Winner

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 2

The local holiday carnival was brought to a close on the Broken Hill racecourse yesterday afternoon, when the Licensed Vict[?]allers' Club held its…

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Bush Fires Hear Colliery Good Save by Fire Brigade After Racing 12 MILES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 1

A bush fire threatened the buildings of the Redhead colliery on Monday. Pit props worth £500 were destroyed. The Hamilton motor tire engine raced 12…

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BOXING (By "Early Bird.")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 3

The acting chairman of the boxing committee has received a telegram stating that Neil Houston is en route to broken Hill to box Doug Hamilton…

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Sporting Local Racing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 3

S.B.H.J.C. MEETING ON JAN. 20 The South Broken Hill Jockey Club Limited will hold a race meeting on the South racecourse on Saturday,…

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Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Regulations

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 3

A cable message from London, dated January 1, states: The committee which is redrafting the Davis Cup regulations has agreed that travelling…

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General Notes (By "Early Bird") — Racing —

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

An exodus of sportsmen, owners, trainers and their charges, who visited Broken Hill for the Christmas racing carnival, is taking place. A. Gillies…

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SPORTING (Continued from Page 3.) Boxing Seaman Hall Beats Brown (Reuter's Message.) London, January 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

For the English lightweight championship Seaman Hall defeated John Brown on points…

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Sporting a Boxing Day Races Stewards Inquiries Ended

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

Mr..G. B. Johnston, one of the stipendiary stewards who acted at the. Boxing Day and New Year's Day race meetings, stated to-day that finality…

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BOXING (By "Early Bird")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

Harry Gramo, manager and trainer of Charlie Evans, has-written to Billy Lawless ("Solar Plexus" of "Fairplay," Sydney). He says that he has some,…

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Cricket High. v. Junior Technical

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

A match between teams representing the High School and the Junior Technical School was played on the Western Oval yesterday. The Junior Technical…

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Boxing Contests for Australians Arranged in London (United Service Message.) London, January 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 1

Owing to the injury to Shoeing-smith Davies, Fred Atener will box Frankie Burns, an Australian boxer, on January 8…

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SPORTING (Continued from page 1.) Cricket Clem Hill May Bring a Team to Play a Local Eleven

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

Recently Mr.-C.Davison, secretary of the barrier District, Cricket League, communicated with Mr. C. Hill, a former champion international…

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School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

Another match between the High School and the Junior Technical will be played on the Western Oval on Wednesday next. The High School…

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General Notes (By "Early Bird'.") Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

The boxing committee is to meet on Monday to arrange future contests. Billy Hone telegraphed that he will meet Chris. Jordan on January 27. The…

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Cricket Jottings (By "Point.")

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

There were many years ago two good dubs playing outside of any assotiation namely, Consols and Walter Sully's. These clubs played their matches on…

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