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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1932

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Tennis Ladies' Night Association

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

The grand final of the Ladies' Night Tennis Association will be played on Radford's court on Monday night The teams will be as follows:—…

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Swimming Handicaps for Race at Baths on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

The Silver City Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a two lengths handicap at the Baths on Sunday morning at 9.30 o'clock. Following are the…

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Swimming Handicaps' for Race at Baths on

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 8

The Silver City Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a two lengths handicap at the Baths on Sunday morning af 9.30:o'clock. Following are the…

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Swimming Charlton's New Record Won Championship of N.S.W. Over Course of 880 YARDS Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

The 880 yards swimming ohampionsliip of Now South Wales was decided to-day [?] resulted:— A. ("Boy") Charlton…

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Football Bruce M'gregor May Play with South Adelaide Team Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 3

Mr. J. Kay, the secretary of the South. Adelaide Football Club, said today that it is unlikely that B. M'Gregor will leave the State next season. He…

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Football Bruce M'gregor May Play with South Adelaide Team Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 8

Mr. J Kay. the secretery of the South Adelaide Football Club, said today that it is uulikely that B. M'Gregor will leave the State next season…

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Sporting Issue To-day's Racing Canterbury Park Meeting Gra[?] March Has Victory in Canterbury Handicap Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

Races were held at Canterbuty this afternoon with the following results:— MAIDEN WELTER HANDICAP, 6 furlongs…

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Tennis Japanese Players Meet Team From N.S.W. Harada Defeats Willard Crawford Beats Satoh Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1932 · page 7

There was a huge crowd at the Rushcuttor's Bay courts, to-day when the Japanese, tennis players were seen in action. In the singles T. Harada…

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Cricket Local Matches

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

The first series in the third round of the A Grade Cricket League matches were concluded on Saturday. St. Peter's and Wests met on the Jubilee Oval and…

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Silver City Swimming Club Election of Officers

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

A meeting of the Sliver City Amateur Swimming Club was held at the City Baths on Sunday morning, Mr. W. R, M'Pherson presiding over…

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Boxing Greig Defeats Dixon for Local Light Title

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

For some unaccountable reason local boxers will not draw and as a consequence the local night arranged for the benefit of the unemployed on Saturday…

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Swimming Race at Baths Yesterday Is Won by Brian Goodhart

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the Baths yesterday morning when the members of the Silver City Amateur Swimming Club promoted a handicap…

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Cricket First-class Averages Bradman Heads the Batting Ironmonger Best Bowler

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

In the first-class matches which have been played in Australia this season to date 88 players have taken part, and of that number 47 have been tried as…

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Tennis Japanese Players Meet Team From N.S.W. Harada Defeats Willard Crawford Beats Satoh Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1932 · page 4

There was a huge crowd at the Rushcutters Bay courts to-day when the Japanese tennis players were seen in action. In the singles T. Harada…

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Boxing Palmer Not Available to Meet Henneberry

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

Stadiums Ltd. was to have reopened on January 23 with Amorose Palmer in a contest, but on Wednesday Mr. Griffiths stated that Palmer was…

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Sporting Local Racing Silver City Club Nominations for January 30

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 4

Mr. E. Lindsay Martin, secretary of the Silver City Racing Club this afternoon received the following nominationa for the meeting to be held on…

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Cricket Amateurs Will Disappear Says A. E. R. GILLIGAN London, June 15

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1932 · page 3

"Unless things change the amateur will disappear from county cricket within 10 years," said A. E. R. Gilligan, captain of the English Test team…

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Tennis Night Association

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 1

A meeting of the Night Tennis Association was held last night, when it Was decided to run night tournaments beginning with women's matches. There…

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Sporting Football Return to Old Rules Favored by S.A. LEAGUE Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 3

South, Australia has fallen in line with Victoria in the movement for the return of the old out-of-bounds and "flick" hand-pass rules…

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Racing in England Only 200 Guineas Offered for Champion Strephon "Phar Lap Would Be Beaten If Taken to England"

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1932 · page 3

"It was pitiful to hear the auctioneer begging for the bid, and when one of 50 guineas was received, Strephon stopped and coughed," said Mr. James…

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