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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

[A Series of Articles the International Game by famous Players and Writers.]…

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Week End Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

On Sunday morning six men from the Poppetts will play the Plymouths On Sunday afternoon the Poppetts will play the [?] A team on…

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Racing Mildura and Merbein

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 1

Nominations will close on Wednesday next for the race meetings to be conducted at Mildura and Merbein on January 26 and 28. They will close…

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Racing Mildura and Merbein

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Nominations will close on Wednesday next for the race meeting to be conducted at Mildura and Merbein on January 26 and 28. They will close…

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Cricket League Matches To-day's Results

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

The seventh series of League matches was continued on the various ovals to-day in rather trying summer weather... Norths and Wests met on the…

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Fatal Football Match Charge of Manslaughter Against a Player Bordeaux, January 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 8

Intense Interest was shown in the trial to-day of Fernand Pailiintou, Rugby footballer, on a charge of the manslaughter last May of Michel…

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Sporting Cricket Ponsford Not Available for Two Shield Matches Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Victorian, prospect's of retaining the Sheffield Shield for this season were wenkened to-day when W. H.Ponsford announced that he would not be…

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Boxing Heavyweight Title SCHMKLtN'G Will Meet Sharkey But Must Be Outside New York Berlin,January 7

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 7

Sehmeling the World's champion pugilist, who is at present in Germany, is bitter over the [?] of the New York Boxing Cominission in…

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Tennis Ia Series of Articles on the Inter[?] Caine by Famous Players and Writers.] NO. 10 the Secret of Overhead Play

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 6

Spectacular overhead play does not always make a champion, but it is quite certain that there are one or two players in first-class tennis to-day…

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Tennis

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

A match was played on Mallon's No. 2 court, Wolfram-street, on Sunday morning between Shelley's Snowcap Tennis Club and the Maroon Tennis…

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Week End Tennis

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

On Sunday morning six men from the Poppetts will play the Plymouths. On Sunday afternoon the Poppetts will play the Purnawillah A team on…

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Cricket League Matches To-day's Results

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

The soTonth series of League matches was continued on the various ovals to-day in rather trying summer weather. Norths and Wests met on the…

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Sporting Wyong Racing Club Decides to Discontinue Betting Tax Blamed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 3

Owing to a considerable loss on their meeting held on December 27 the committee of the Wyong Racing Club has decided to discontinue racing. They…

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Fatal Football Match Charge of Manslaughter Against a Player Bcrdeaux, January 9

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Intense interest was shown in the trial to-day of Fernand Paillintou, Rugby footballer, on a charge of the manslaughter last May of Michel…

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Sporting Cricket Ponsford Not Available for Two Shield Matches Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Victorian prospects of retaining the Sheffield Shield for this season were weakened to-day when W. H. Ponsfonl announced that he would not be…

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Boxing Heavyweight Title Schmeling Will Meet Sharkey But Must Be Outsdde New York Berlin, January 7

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1931 · page 4

Schmeling, the world s champion pugilist, who is at present in Germany, is hitter over the action of the New York Boxing Commission in…

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Boxing Blay in New Zealand

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 1

Bobby Bluy, who recently went to New Zealand after several successful lights in Sydney, is continuing along his winning way he having gained a…

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Tennis Night Association Matches

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The third series of watches in the second round of the men's Night Tennis Association played on January 7 resulted as follows—Razor…

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Victorian Racing Meeting at Sandown

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 3

Santorb has started the year well, having won in both of his races. The three-year-old seored at Flemington on New Year's Day and he defeated a big…

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Local Racing Clubs Co-operate

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

The Broken Hill Jockey Club at a committee meeting last night deciden to co-operate with the Licensed Victuallers Racing Club in putting on…

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