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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Boxing Boxer Breaks Contract with Stadiums Ltd. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 2

Stadiums Ltd. received a shuck today when they learned that the Australian middleweight champion, Ambrose Palmer, did not propose to fulfil…

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Sunday Miniature Golf Illegal in Victoria Says Police Magistrate Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 3

Mr. Kelly. P.M., held to-day that Sunday play on miniature golf links is illegal, and the proprietors of two courses were fined £2 each…

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Sporting Cricket, Country Carnival Matches North Beats Far West Sydney, Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 4

Tn the Country Cricket Cnrnival competition North, 9 wickets for 195 runs (M'Miilnn 42) bent Far West, 165 (Benth, 57; [?]ynn, Broken Hill, 1:…

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Cricket Weakness in League Batting St Peter's and Wests Ahe the Best Teams (By "Looker On.")

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1931 · page 3

Followers of local cricket after witnessing last Saturiiay's games were forced to the conclusion that there are a number of players, particularly…

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Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1931 · page 1

The Unemployed Cricket Club will play a return match on the Hillside ground on Sunday morning next at 10 o'clock against the West Darling…

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Football Fatality Paris, January 15

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

A 19-years Rugby Footballer today died in hospital from a broken spine, suffered in a match on Sunday. The injury is reported to have been…

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Cricket Barrier District League To-morrow's Matches

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

An idea of the strength of the Railway Town team will be ascertained when the team meets Wests to-morrow on the Western Oval No. 1 wicket,…

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Sporting Cricket Newcastle Defeats the Far West Team Sydney, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 1

In connection with the Couutry Week cricket carnival, Newcastle scored 275 (Osland 77, Woolston 45, Weise 53), and defeated the Far West…

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Shail Racing Thrills

Western Grazier · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 4

[?]-racing become a popular [?] The question is being asked in [?] to see the new pastime…

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Cricket South Aeh1ca v. England Home Team's Collapse (Special to "The Miner") Durban, January [?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 1

South Atrien [?]apsed in the third Test match against England at Durban to-dny, and at stumps had lost four wickets for 59 runs. After lunch only…

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Cricket South Africa v. England Home Team's Collapse (Special to "The Minor") Durban, January 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

South Africa collapsed in the third Test match against England at Durban to-day, and at stumps had lost four wickets for 59 runs. After lunch only…

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Tennis [A Series of Articles on the International Game by Famous Players and Writers.] NO 17. Three Ways of Playing a Single. (By SIR F. Gordon Lowe, Bt.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 6

In studying singles play it is essential to remember that it is an etirely dittetent game from doubles and requires quite a separate set of strokes…

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Tennis [A Series of Articles on the International Game by Famous Players and Writers.] NO. 17. Three Ways of Playing a Single (By Sir F. Gordon Lowe Bt)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 January 1931 · page 8

Ia studying singles play it is essen[?] to romomber that it is an ontirely different game from doubles and requires quite a separate, set of strokes…

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Endurance Swimming Miss Mercedes Gleitze Breaks Her Own Record Auckland, January 19

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 1

Miss Mercedes Gleitze swam for 43 hours in the tepid baths here, breaking her previous endurance record by half an hour…

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Hire of Tennis Court Amount Recovered in Small Debts Court To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 January 1931 · page 3

In the Small Debts Court this morning, before Mr. J. A. Harris, D.S.M., Emma Hcazenroeder proceeded against William H. Lynas claiming £1 5/6 for…

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Tennis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

Mr. A. J. Dangerfield's rubberoid tennis court, the first of its kind in Broken Hill, according to the owner, has attracted players every night in…

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Sporting Cricket Wider Wickets and Larger Stumps N.s.w. Cricket Association Rejects Proposal

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 1

By 24 votes to 11 the New South Wales Cricket Association last night instructed delegates to the Board of Control to urge the rejection of the…

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Victorian Racing Meeting at Caulfield

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

Fine sprinting performances wwere put up by Wise Force and Mystic Peak in the divisions of the Tooronga Handicap at Gaullield on Saturday, Both horses…

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Cricket Country Week Notes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 3

H.A. Graves (Westa, who, with G. Wyan (St. Peter's) P[?]yed for the Far Wesst team at the c[?]ry week matches in Sydney last week returned…

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Cricket Unemployed v. West Darling

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 4

A cricket match between theo Unemployed and West Darline cricket teams on the Hillside pitch last Sunday resulted in a win for the visitors by 91…

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