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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1931

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Cricket Hill's Brilltant Innings Some Bright Batting at the Western Oval

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

Scoring 146 runs in 130 minutes and driving, cutting, and pu[?]g the bad with rare skill and judgment, C. Hill, Wests' champion le[?]t-hand batsman,…

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CRICKET M.C.C. v. South Africa Third Test Drawn Capetown, January 20

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

The third Test match between England and South Africa was drawn. The South-Africans shaped poorly in both innings, and were lucky to avoid…

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Cricket League Matches To-morrow's Games

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Entertaining batting like that given on the Western Oval last Saturday is the type that is needed to interest the public, and should Railway Town be…

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'.Tennis '

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

A tennis match will be playad on Sunday between six men representing the Y-Wury and Imperial tennis clubs. Y-Wury's from— S. Williamson,.R…

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Boxing Haines. Wont Fight Again

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

. Still fighting for his lifo at St Vincent's Hospital is Jack Haines," oxmiddleweight champion ' boxer of' Australia (writes J. Mathers' in the…

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Boxing Edwards Beats Robinson " Sydney, Wednasday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Young;.I,[?]low-Edward's, the; attractive Victorian featherweight, gained a login for the Australian featherweight championship crown by defeating- Togo…

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Swimming Local Boy's Successes at Port Lincoln Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

Syd.Ellis., of Broken Hill, competing in, the Life: Saving Club's annual swimming carnival at Port Lincoln, S.A.,' won the long, dive, the 100 yards…

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Cricket League"games a Grade Results

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

The Cricket,'. League competition matches which started last week'were concluded on the various grounds today. St.Peter's batted? against the…

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Cricket Grimmett'to Explain. Regarding His Book Board of Control Action Brisbane, 'Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 6

; Grimmett is the' latest member of the Test team to occupy the critical attention of the Board of Control. The googly ' bowler has been asked by the…

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Sporting Issue To-day's Racing Randwick Meeting the Challenge Stakes Won By. Casque D'or. Sydney, Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

Races'held at Randwick to-day-resulted—. MAIDEN HURDLE RACE,. about 2 miles…

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Motor Boat Racing. No Further Trials of the Miss England Ii. (Special to "The Miner.") London, January 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 8

Proposed further trials of the motor boat Miss England II. have been abandoned as unnecessary. Corrected figures show that it attained…

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Motor Boat Racing . No Further Trials: '? of the Miss England Ii. (Special to "The Miner."). London, January, 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

'Proposed further trials of the motor boat- Miss, England ' II. have been abandoned as unnecessary. Corrected figures show that It attained…

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Five Queenslanders Suspended by Executive Would Not- Apologise.for Disobeying Instructions. Cricket Circles STIRRED..Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 7

A stir has been.caused in cricket circles by tlie-decision of the.executive of the Queensland Cricket Association to suspend five Queensland players,…

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Local Racing S.b.h.j.c. to Consider Going Into Liquidation Meeting of Shareholders Called for February 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 3

A spacial general meeting of shareholders of the South Broken Hill Jockey' Club Limited will he held at the office of the company on…

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Local Racing S.b.h.j.c. to Consider Going Into Liquidation Meeting of Shareholders.. Called for February 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 8

A special general meeting of.shareholders of the South Broken Hill Jockey Club Limited with be held at the office of the company on…

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A Cricket Record They Will Not Break. N.S.W. Members of Australian XI. Receive Souvenir from "His Master's Voice."

Western Grazier · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 2

Some records are made not to be broken [?] such a one is the Souvenir record made by six of the victorious Australian XI, when several…

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Boxing Haines Won't Fight Again

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

Still fighting for his life at St. Vincent's Hospital is Jack Haines, exmiddleweight champion boxer of Australia (writes J. Mathers in the…

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Cricket League Games a Grade Results

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 3

The Cricket League competition matched which started last week were concluded on the various grounds on Saturday. St. Peter's batted against…

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Cricket Five Queenslanders Suspended by Executive Would Not Apologise for Disobeying Instructions Cricket Circles Stirred Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1931 · page 4

A still has been caused in cricket circles by the decision of the executive of the Queensland Cricket Association to suspend live Queensland players,…

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Boxing

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 January 1931 · page 1

Negotiations are being carried out by Mr. O. A. Sonneman, secretary of the Trades Hall Trust, to reopen the boxing season at the Stadium on…

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