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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1933

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Third Tennis Test Crawford Defeats Allison U.S.A. Leads Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 3

Jack Crawford, the Australian champion, was the only player to win against the United States team in the second day's play in the third tennis…

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TENNIS. Night Association Competitions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

The following are the matches to be played to-night in the men's section of the night competitions being conducted by the District Tennis…

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Test Cricket "Getting Back To Real Cricket" (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 2

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

The breathless style of the cricket in Melbourne recalled the good old days before the age of doctored wickets, says the "Daily Mail."…

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Tennis Test to U.S.A. Vines Clinched Victory ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 4

Adrian Quist, the young South Australian tennis player, gained success in the international tennis Test match today between Australia and the…

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Cricket Questions

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 2

"Batsman":—The record cricket attendance at the Melbourne cricket ground for the second Test was 68,188. The record attendance for…

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Fourth Tennis Test Team

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—J. Crawford, H. Hopman, V. M'Grath and A. Quist will represent Australia in the fourth tennis Test in…

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International Cricket 70th Anniversary Celebrated Some Humor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

Members of the English and Australian teams, cricket officials of Victoria and other States, and other leading citizens were the guests of…

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Melbourne Cricket Ground Packed With Spectators For The Test Match

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

World's record cricket attendance figures were made at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday and Monday during the…

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Aust. Tennis Players Standard Higher. Than In U.S.A. Says Vines Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 3

Ellsworth Vines, the world's champion tennis player, in an interview last night, said that the more he saw of tennis…

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Sydney Horse And Pony Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The first effect of the registration by the A.J.C. of the Roseberry, Victoria Park, Ascot, and Kensington club, and the…

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Edwards Puzzle of the Ring Champion Who Does Not Like Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

Young Lew Edwards, the Australian fuutherweight champion, has provided the most intriguing puzzle of the ring this year. He is the best…

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Tennis for To-morrow District Association Draw Other Matches

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

Tennis matches will be played to-morrow and on Sunday on various courts in Broken Hill. Chief interest to-morrow will of course…

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A and B Grade Cricket Competition Games To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 4

To-morrow the first matches in the second round of the A grade competition will be completed, and the sixth series of the B grade competition will…

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Smart Frocks at Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 5

WHITE MODES AT RACES—Light colors and flimsy fabrics were worn by women race patrons at Morphettville Pictured here are Miss Jean Macpherson (left), a Melbourne visitor, and Miss Madge Markwell (centre), who wore black-and-white accessories with her white frock. White…

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Getting Ready for Football Central Ground for Victorian Assn

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1933 · page 6

The Victorian Football Association will open the 1933 season with a central ground—the Motordrome. For nearly five months negotiations have…

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Golf Incident

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

After driving from the sixth tee on the local golf course yesterday morning, Mr. C. J. Emery discovered that his ball had been caught in the bushy…

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Firemen's Tennis Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

The tennis court in Blende-street, which was bi[?] by firemen from the Central station and other volunteers, has been completed for some time…

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O'Brien Is Boxing Champion

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Negotiations are taking place to enable L. O'Brien, the Australian Test cricketer, who is the lightweight amateur champion of…

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Injured At Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—"While playing cricket yesterday, Constable Norman Howard (26), of Clifton Hill, was struck over the heart by a ball…

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Racing Pony's Fall; Rider Injured SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

After exercise at Kensington this morning the racing pony Rosette galloped along the tram lines in Anzacparade to Cook-avenue, Daceyville,…

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