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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1933

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BOXING Palmer Outpoints Freeman

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Australian heavyweight champion, Ambrose Palmer, defeated Johnny Freeman, of America, in a 15-round…

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Police Tennis Club Dance

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

The Police Tennis Club will hold a dance social in the Palais de Danse to-morrow night with the object of raising funds for the club. Weather…

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FOOTBALL. North B And C Clubs' Meeting

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

The annual meeting of the North B and C. Football Clubs was held in the North hall on Sunday afternoon. There was a good attendance of old…

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Swimming and Diving Results Of Events At Baths Yesterday Win for Heyne

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

There was good racing in the juniors' 90 yards handicap race and keen competition in the handicap dive for the seniors at the mixed…

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Liberal Breaks Fetlock Racing Career Has Ended MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 4

Breaking his near fore fetlock shortly after the field had entered the straight in the St. George Stakes the racing career of Liberal, a great colt,…

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Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

The-Silver City Amateur Swimming Club will conduct a swimming carnival at the baths on Wednesday and Thursday nights. The programme,…

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TENNIS. Silver City Night Association

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

On Thursday night next the semifinal of the Men's B grade section of the Silver City Night Tennis Association will be played on Radford's…

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Visit of N.S.W. PLAYERS Arrangements Made By Tennis Council

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

A meeting of the Broken Hill Tennis Council was held in the Exchange Buildings last night, Mr. J. P. Martin presiding over a good…

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Football Clubs Hold Annual Meetings Centrals In Debt; Officials' Salaries Cut Wests Criticise B Grade Club

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 3

The West and Central Football Clubs concluded their annual meetings last night. The chief business at both meetings was the election of officers for the coming season. Centrals, who are heavily in debt, made drastic reductions in the salaries of their officers, but…

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Swimming Carnival To-night

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 2

Everything is in readiness for the swimming carnival to be conducted by the Silver City Amateur Swimming Club at the City Baths to-night and…

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Police Tennis Club Dance

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 2

The Police Tennis Club held a dance social in the indoor Palais de Danse last night with the object of raising funds for the reporting of the club…

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TENNIS Church Association Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Church Tennis Association was held on Monday night. The Rev. A. E. E. Bottrell presided…

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Wild Scenes At Brisbane Boxing Match Brisbane, (Q.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 1

Drinking tumblers hurtling into the ring from the gallery, ringside spectators wildly stampeding to a zone of safety, the crowd in the outer…

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District Tennis Assn. Annual Meeting No Site Agreed Upon For Association Courts the Secretary Resigns

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1933 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the District Tennis Association held last night Mr. H. Graves, the secretary, intimated his intention of…

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CRICKET Ponsford Not Playing In ViG.-Enqland Game

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—W. H. Ponsford, who was selected in the Victorian team to meet England on March 3, has notified the selectors…

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Carnival at City Baths B. Goodhart Is 50 Yards Champion Good Racing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 3

The extra seating accommodation provided at the Baths for between 500 and 6OO people was fully taxed last night when the Silver C[?]y…

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Golf Champion Retires

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 1

LONDON, February 21. — Miss Joyce Wethered has ended the controversy over her amateur status by announcing her definite retirement…

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TENNIS. Silver City Night Association

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 3

The Speedwins and Krak Shot I teams met last Monday night in the Anal of the ladies' section in the Silver City Night Tennis Association's…

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BOXING Kelso Defeats Foreman SYDNEY, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 2

Al Foreman (9.2), lightweight champion of the British Empire, suffered his first defeat in Australia last night when Jimmy Kelso (9.8½)…

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Local League Cricket Interesting A Grade Position Other Games

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 February 1933 · page 4

To-morrow the last round of matches before the semi-finals of the A Grade competition will be played on the Jubilee Oval and the…

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