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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Racing in Melbourne Acceptors For To-morrow MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 1

Moonee Valley Racing Club will hold a race meeting to-morrow for charity. A programme of seven races will be provided. The…

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District Cricket Review Good, Form by Byers for Ex-high

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 January 1936 · page 3

Sensational successive overs by Moody and Burford, in which they took two wickets each, with the addition of one run, were features of…

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Cricket Team to Pay Visit League Arranges Programme

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1936 · page 4

The Upper Murray Cricket Association's team is expected to arrive in Broken Hill on Thursday, January 16, and leave on Monday, January…

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North Mine Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 3

Electricians defeated the Mill employees in the North mine employees cricket competition on Saturday. Mill employees in the first innings made…

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Popularity In Cricket Record Your Vote for Your Favorite Girl

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1936 · page 4

"The Barrier Miner" competition to decide who is the most popular woman cricketer in Broken Hill has gripped readers…

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Swimming Club Handicaps

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Additional events—breaststroke rapes—will be included in the swimming carnival to be conducted by the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming…

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District Tennis Resumption of Competition

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The summer competition of the District Tennis Association will be resumed to-morrow and Sunday next, and in the event of too many teams…

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Clubs' Cricket Hours of Play

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 2

At a fully representative meeting of the Clubs' Cricket Association held on Thursday night, the main business was the late starting of matches. It…

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Many Smart Horses Good Racing At Epsom MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Many first class gallopers are engaged at the Epsom meeting to be held to-morrow. The Moorabbin Handicap should provide a thrilling…

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Good Cricket Promised Can Wests Beat St. Peter's?

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Can Weals defeat the top team in the Cricket League's A grade competition—St. Peter's—when their match is resumed on the…

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Ten Races for Canterbury Splendid Fields Engaged SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

Because of heavy acceptances several of the races on the Canterbury programme for to-morrow were divided. Ten events will be decided…

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Attractive Racing for Murray Bridge Special Guide to Form of All Runners Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 4

The Murray Bridge Racing Club will provide South Australian raccgoers with their afternoon's sport to-morrow. As there is no metropolitan meeting many owners have accepted for their horses for this popular country fixture…

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Swimming Handicaps for To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 6

The Silver City Swimming Club will conduct its session at the Baths to-morrow morning when the usual five events will be conducted…

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Swimming Handicaps for To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 6

The Silver City Swimming Club will conduct its session at the Baths to-morrow morning when the usual five events will be conducted…

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Swimming Romain Takes Senior Race

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 1

Three events were contested at the Baths this afternoon by members of the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club…

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Cricket Pars

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

WESTS' fast bowlers have met with so much success this season that Harry Graves, slow leg-break bowler, has only had three…

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Swimming Stars to Feature at Baths

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 6

Attractive times, which are better than the best recorded by local swimmers, have been registered by members of the official…

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Swimming Stars to Feature at Baths

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 6

Attractive times, which are better than the best recorded by local swimmers, have been registered by members of the official…

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Advice for Tennis Enthusiasts

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 8

"There is no set standard in tennis to take as a model and to improve your game, you should watch the best players, particul arly those who have represented and are now representing Australia in the…

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Cricket. Broken Hill Team Visit Probable

Western Grazier · Saturday 11 January 1936 · page 2

Returning through Wilcannia ever the festive [?] Mr Austen Brown, the well known Broken Hill solicitor, stated that provided the date was…

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