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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Sporting Rugby England and Wales Play a Drawn Game (Reuter's Message.) London, January 16

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 1

There was an attendance of 40,000 at Cardiff to-day to witness the Rugby match between teams representing England and Wales. The ground was in…

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Sporting Local Racing S.b.h.j.c. Meeting the Nominations

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 4

The South Broken Hill Jockey Club will hold a meeting on the South Broken Hill course on January 30. The following nominations were…

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Cricket the Coming Tests. Four Day Matches Favored for Tests in England Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 1

Referring to the suggestion by Mr. P. F. Warner that Test matches in England should last only four days, Mr. Syd Smith, hon. secretary of the…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

Pill Daly has dealed to have a spell from [?] [?] tit for the tray. [?] [?] [?] to the training [?] and s[?]n had a…

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Sporting Golf. (Reuter's Message.) New York, January 17

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

A message from San Antonio states that Mardonald Smith, with a score of 288 won £300, the first prize in the Texas open golf championship…

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Cricket the Team for England Position of C. E. Kelleway Causes Lively Debate a Motion Withdrawn Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

Lively proceedings marked the debate at the meeting of the New South-wales Cricket Association last night on a motion submitted by a delegate…

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Sporting English Boxing Hood Outpoints Verrett (Reuter's Message.) London, January 18

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Jack Hood, or Birmingnam, outpointed Edouard Verrett, of Belgium, in a 20-round contest. [On December 7, at Blackfriars, Len…

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Rugby England v. Wales Tactics of Welshmen Severely Criticised (Reuter's Message.) London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

A writer reviewing in the "Evening Standard" the recent Rugby match between teams representing England and Wales (which ended in a draw) says…

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Cannes Tennis Finals Billa Lenglen Successful. (Reuter's Message.) London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Reuter's Cannes correspondent reports:— In the finals for the mixed doubles M[?]e. Lenplen and Cochet defeated…

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Lawn Tennis Junior Contest in Adelaide for Richard Linton Cup Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

In fine weather play began this morning in the Lawn Tennis Association's junior teams competition. Juniors from all the States will contest the…

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Tennis Helen Wills Anxious to Mest Mlle Lenglen (Reuter's Message.) London, January 19

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. Powell Blackmore, telegraphing from Cannes to the "Daily Express," says: "The sympathy of tens of thousands of tennis enthusiasts throughout…

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Cricket Hartkopf Not Available for N.S.W. v. Victoria Match Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 3

Hartkopf will not be available for the match against Now South Wales which commences in Sydney on Saturday next. His place has been filled…

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Sporting Cricket the Team for England 12 Selected Players Accept the Invitation Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. Syd Smith, secretary of the Australian Board of Control, has received accent anees of the invitation, for the trip to England from the 12 players…

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Football B.h.f.a. and Trustees to Consider a Proposal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

Consideration of a proposal to convert the Barrier Ranges Football Association into a limited company will be given at a meeting of a special…

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Horse Racing in New Zealand Penalty on Five Riders Increased by Committee Wellington (N.Z.), January 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

The New Zealand district committee of the Grey Metropolitan Jockey Club has considered the disqualification imposed on five out of six Jockeys who…

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Cricket the Team for England Bardsley's Article in English Newspaper (Reuter's Message.) London. January 19

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 3

Warren Bardsley, vice-captain of the Australian team which is to tour England, in his third article. in the "All Sports Weekly," says:—…

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Lawn Tennis Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

H. Hopman (N.S.W.)defeated S. Lum (Vic.) In the singles for the junfor tennis championship of Australasia and the Richard Linton Cup this…

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Victorian Racing Meeting at Caulfield

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3

If popular fancies always ran as true to form as they did at Caulfield on Saturday backers would not have as much cause for complaint as they now…

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Boxing. Cook v. Scott Fight (Reuter's Message.) London. January 21

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

The promoters report splendid advance bookings tor the George Cook v. Phil Scott fight, on Wednesday. A record boxing crowd for Scotland is…

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Football. B.r.f.a. and Trustees Adjourn Conference

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3

A meeting of the special committee of the Barrier Ranges Football Association and the trustees to consider the question of forming the…

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