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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Cricket Final Match at Orange for Team to Meet England Local Players Wanted

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Mr. C. G. Davison, honorary secretary of the District Cricket League, has received a letter from Dr. W. F. Matthews president of the Orange…

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Sporting Boxing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Al. New has telegraphed that Lee Brander is available for a bout with Jack Bowden at Broken Hill. New claims that Brander is a good fighter…

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Swimming Borg Training Seriously Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Arne Borg is training seriously, but quietly for the championship carnivals, the first of which will be held on Saturday at the Domain baths…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket

Western Grazier · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

The Sheffield Should cricket match—New South Wales v. Queensland—resulted in a win for New South Wales in the first innings…

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Local Racing L.v.r.c. Nominations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The L.V.R.C. will hold a meeting on the Broken Hill course on Saturday, January 26. Nominations for all events will close with Mr. E. L…

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Local Racing L.v.r.c. Nominations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

The L.V.R.C. will hold a meeting on the Broken Hill course on Saturday, January 26. Nominations for all events will close with Mr. E. L…

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Sporting Boxing Bowden Versus Esler on Saturday Night Next

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

There will be no boxing bouts at the Stadium to-night, but Mr. O. A. Sonneman, secretary of the Trades Hall Trust, says that Joe Esler and…

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Sporting Boxing Bowden Versus Esler on Saturday Night Next

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

There will be no boxing bouts at the Stadium to-night, but Mr. O. A. Sonneman, secretary of the Trades Hall Trust, says that Joe Esler and…

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Tennis Broken Hill Players to Meet Sydney Players

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The No. 1 team of women tennis players, comprising Misses Sara, Connelly, Kelly, and Sharpe, has been playing with such success in the country…

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Sporting Greyhound Racing Many Small Investors Worried About Position (Special to "The Miner.") London, January 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Dealing with the greyhound racing bubble, the "Daily News" reveals that hundreds of small investors are in despair at losing their money, which…

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The Following Appeared in To-day's Afternoon Issue Tennis Broken Hill Players to Meet Sydney Players

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

The No. 1 team of women tennis players, comprising Misses Sara, Connelly. Kelly, and Sharpe, has been playing with such success in the country…

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Boxing Smith Defeats Cowan Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Willie Smith (8.10). of South Africa, defeated Archie Cowan (8.4), of Australia, on a technical knockout…

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Swimming Arne Borg Successful in Championship Event Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

Arne Borg was not extended to win the quarter-mile championship of Australia at the Domain Baths on Saturday. He finished 22 yards in front of…

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Tennis City Defeats Country Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

At the annual tennis matches between the City and Country teams played on the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association's courts at…

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Cricket Claims of Local Players to Play Against England

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

When interviewed to-day concerning the probability of some of the Broken Hill players visiting Bathurst in order to play in the trial match between the…

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Moorefield Races No Action by Stewards in the Case of Green Loch Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

The Moorefield stewards concluded an inquiry into the reason for Green Loch being left at the post in the first division of the Three-year-old…

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Sporting Local Racing Jockey Roe's Appeal Is Further Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 1

The hearing of Jockey T. Roe's appeal against his disqualification for two years was further adjourned last night until Monday because of the…

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Tennis Country Carnival Broken Hill Team Beaten in Big Teams Match Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

The Broken Hill women's team qualified for the knock-out round in the comen's teams match at the Country tennis carnival yesterday thereby…

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Menindle Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

Nominations for the summer meeting of the Menindie Jockey Club to be held on February 2 will close with Mr. M. Hehir, hon secretary, at…

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Tennis Country Carnival Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 1

The Tamworth men's team defeated Barraba by 5 sets 39 games to 3 sets 36 games in the final of the teams matches at the country tennis…

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