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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1932

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Swimming Handicaps for

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 3

The following are the handicaps for the one lap race to be held at the City Baths on Sunday morning:—C. D. Hay and B. Drummond, scratch: L. Rose, H…

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Cricket To-day's Matches

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 7

The last matches of the third round of the Lesgue A gradr competition were finished to-day on the Western and Jubilee ovals. On the Western Oval…

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Sporting Boxing Win for "Young" Gildo Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 3

"Young" Gildo (8.10) got the verdict Over Joe Connell.(8.10), of U.S.A., at the Leichhardt Stadium last night. Gildo was fouled in the sixth round…

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Arne Borg As Promoter of Boxing Contests Stockholm, February 12

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

Arne Borg, the great Swedish swimmer who visited Australia several years ago, has becoming a boxing promoter. He is in partnership with Von…

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Football What Does the Season Hold? Club Jottings Longer Season Urged

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 8

It is still a month and a half before scratch matches will be played prior to the opening of the football season for 1932. A brief tour round the club…

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Tennis Championship Cra Wford Defeats Hopman and Retains Singlis Title All Championships Won by N.S.W. PLAYERS Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 7

The finals of the Australlan tennis championships were held on the Memorial Drive courts this afternoon in the presence of a record crowd of about…

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Boxing Genehal Notes

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

"In the event of the Blay and Delaney bout eventuating, a championship bolt will be at stake, and the bout will bo for the championship of the…

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Sporting Local Racing

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

At the Bioken Hill racecourse yesterday a trial between hurdle horses attracted much interest. Stradbroke, Crowrana,Egyptain Sneak and Edna…

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Cricket Saturday's Matches

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 3

The last matches of the third round of the League A grade competition were finished on Saturday on the Western and Jubilee ovals. On the Western Oval…

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Tennis Women's Tournaments at Radford's Courts

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 3

The women's tennis tournament, under the direction of the Night Tennis Association, which, is being held on Radford'a courts, Railway…

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Tennis Crawford Defeats Hopman and Retains Singles Title Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

The finals of the Australian tennis championships were held on the Memorial Drive courts this afternoon in the presence of a record crowd of about…

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Football What Does the Season Hold Club Jottings Longer Season Urged

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 4

It is still a month and a half before scratch matches will be played prior to the opening of the football season for 1932. A brief tour round the club…

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Fatalities and Accidents Youth's Skull Fractured by a Cricket Ball Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 1

Within a week three persons have been struck on the head by cricket balls and had their skulls fractured. The latest victim is Esmond Bartley…

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Football Central Club's Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

There was a very fair attendance at the Trades Hall last night when Mr. J. F. Wilsmore presided over the adjourned annual meeting of the Central…

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Swimming Charlton's New Record at Brisbane Carnival Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

The 800 metres invitation handicap at the swimming carnival last night was won by Andrew Charlton with the greatest ease in 10 minutes 57 seconds,…

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Tennis Church Association Election of Officers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 3

Last night, at the Congregational Church, the first annual meeting of the Church. Tennis Association was held. There was a full attendance of…

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Sporting Local Racing Feb. 27 Meeting Nominations

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 4

Mr. E. L. Martin, secretary of the Silver City Racing Club to-day received the following nominations for the meeting to be held on Saturday,…

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Cricket an Australian Team May Play Games in Canada Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 February 1932 · page 1

To coincide with the assembly of the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa in July a goodwill tour ot Canada by an Australian Eleven has been…

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Tennis Suburban Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 1

The following are the results of matches played under the auspices of the Suburban Tennis Association:— Kookaburras defeated Hillsides. 69…

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Boxing M'allister Reats Hyland Sydney. Tuesday Night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 February 1932 · page 1

Billy M'Allister (8.10) defeated Goorge Hyland (9.0) on points in a twelve-round bout at the Leichhardt Stadium last night…

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