Boy Drowned in Golf Pond
SYDNEY, Friday.—Getting out of his depth in a pond at the Eastlake Golf Course, John Marshall (10), of Botany-road, Waterloo, was drowned…
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Sport, 1936
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Cricket Bombshell In Queensland
BRISBANE, Saturday.—Queensland cricket selectors dropped a bombshell when they announced to-day that the team to play Victoria at Brisbane…
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Following their great effort last week when they failed by 13 votes to put Mrs. J. Vance (Brewer's Arms) In the lead in "The Burler Miner's"…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →England Behind in Boxing Boom Steps To Foster Young Boxers
England has been a cradle of boxing, for Englishmen were first to fight with their bare lists. Authority frowned on the sport. But princes gave it their patronage, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sheffield Shield And Local Cricket Games Fair Start by State Xi Shield Game with Vic. Sydney
Victoria had to be reinforced by a substitute—H. E. Withers, the brilliant Mosman fieldsman—to fill the gap when Victoria lost the toss in the…
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Keen competition marked the women's cricket matches yesterday. Results at a glance:- Swimmers received forfeit…
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G.U.O.O.F. v. Flemingtons.—Flemingtons, 1st innings, 189 (Bird 61, O'Neill 24, Bermingham. 20, Manderson 13, Bartley not out 18; Phillips…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Jamestown Win at Bowls Excellent Play
The visiting Jamestown bowlers defeated Broken Hill in a match at the bowling green on Saturday afternoon. Some splendid play was…
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The A.J.C. will open its postponed Anniversary meeting at Randwick on Wednesday when the important Challenge Stakes, will be decided. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quist Is New Singles Tennis Champion Jack Crawford Beaten
ADELAIDE, Monday. Completely outpointing Jack Crawford during the first two sets and making a wonderful recovery in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Races Wednesday. The Acceptances SYDNEY
The A.J.C. will open its postponed Anniversary, meeting at Randwick tomorrow when the important Challenge Stakes will be decided. The…
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SYDNEY? Wednesday.—Only a few hundred spectators saw the resumption of the New South Wales-Victoria Sheffield Shield match at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming Carnival at Baths
Elaborate preparations are being made by the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club for their first carnival at the Baths on Wednesday and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Problem Is Solved
A controversial matter with criketers this season has been the declaration of a team's innings on the first day, or prior to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women's Cricket Semi-finals Arranged
Considerable discussion on the playing of the semifinals in the Broken Hill Ladies' Cricket Association's competition took place at a special…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Randwick Races Acceptors for Saturday Sydney
The A.J.C. will continue its Anniversary meeting at Randwick on Saturday when the chief event will be the Anniversary Handicap…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—Making a determined come-back in the eighth round the American negro, Leo Deacon Kelly, knocked out the Italian,…
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No advice has been received from the secretary of the Trades Hall Trust (Mr. O. A. Sonneman) is to when [?] plans to return here with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis District Association Matches
The following is the Broken Hill District Tennis Association's draw of matches for Saturday and Sunday. SATURDAY AFTERNOON…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Champions Leading Amateurs For Local Carnival
A feature of the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club's two-night carnival to be held at the crystal pool on Wednesday and Thursday of next…
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