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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1925

1,490 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 75

Boxing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

According to a message received from the boxing committee's [?] [?] Jimmy Se[?] [?] champion of Australia, will [?]…

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Football

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

The annual meeting of the North Football Club will be held in the Trades Hall on March 17. The club Which had been the foremost of the…

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Swimming 50 Yards Championship Is Won by H. Walker

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Despite the unfavorable weather conditions ruling last night the Silver City Amateur Swimming Club conducted a race for the 50 yards [?]…

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Cricket a Jamestown Team Coming to Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

The North Cricket Club has received advice that the Jamestown Cricket Club will visit Broken Hill during the [?] holidays. Mr. J. C. Mitchell,…

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Sydney Racing [?] May Not Start at Moorefield on Saturday Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Beauford is an unlikely starter at Moorefield on Saturday. Beauford was Given a seven-furlong gallop yesterday morning, and simply…

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Tennis the Davis Cup. the Australian Players Favor a Team of Four Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 3

Speaking in Melbourne last night, Messrs. G. L. Patterson, J. O. Anderson and N[?] Brookes were all of the openion that four players should…

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Victorian Racing Valiard's New Market[?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

Valiard won the Newmarket Han[?] dicap at [?] on Saturday as decisively [?] his [?] could have wished. The colt jumped…

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Swimming Miss Wehselau Wins Championship Race Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

Miss Wehselau[?] of Hawaii, won the 440 yards Australian championship last night by a lap and a half in 6m[?] 3-[?]…

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Football the New Playing Rules

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

Two important rules made by the Australasian Football Council last year at Hobart will come into operation this season. They bave been lost…

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S.b.h.j.c. Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

For the race meeting of the South Jockey Club to be held on Saturday next all passes will be issued by Mr. W. J. Hughes, the secretary, up till…

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Cricket Visiting Teams at Easter Other Games Reviewed[?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 3

The triangular matches between the Jamestown, Moonta, and North Broken Hill clubs have been in operation for the past two years. In [?] the…

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Sporting Tennis the Davis Cup New Zealand's Challenge Received in New York (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

A message from New York states that New Zealand's challenge for the Davis Cup has been received and added to the list of Australia's rivals…

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Athletics in U.S.A. Invitations Extended to British Athletes (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 3

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

A message from New York states that invitations to the British athletes; Harold Abraham, Eric Liddell, Douglas Lowe, and C. H. S[?]allard,…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

Fred Zimmerman and Jim Dwyer, heavyweights, have applied for bouts at the Stadium, but it is stated that there is little likelihood of them being…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

The Gossan Streets and Thomas Streets will meet on the Picton ground on Sunday morning. Gossan Streets: T. Davy (captain), S. Davy,…

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Swimming Bath Built by Community Effort

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

An interesting story of community effort comes, to hand by the American [?]"Sydbet — Morning Herald"). A little town of 4000…

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Football Broken Hill Juniors

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 4

At a meeting of the Broken Hill Junior Football Club held last night the election of officers for the ensuing season took place, with the…

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Eleven Cricket Teams at Central School

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

The problems of a schoolmaster do not end in attending to the scholastic requirements of his charges, but in the schools of the present day they extend…

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Swimming Arne Borg's New Record for a 460 Yards Swim (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, March 5

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

A message from Florida states that Arne Borg has set a new world's record for 400 yards in 4m. 35 3-5s beating Weismuller's 4m. 40s. made at…

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Boxing. Attridge in India. Draws with the Holder of Bantamweight Title (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, March 4

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

Joe Attridge, an Australian bantamweight, drew with Edgar Bright for the bantamweight championship of India…

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