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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1936

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Results Of Saturday's Racing WILLIAMSTOWN

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

HANDICAP MAIDEN PLATE, 1 mile and 55 yards. First Division. RAS RHIN, 8.5 (J. O'Brien)... 1…

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Women's Cricket Semi-Final

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

Results of the women's semi-final match played yesterday between Swimmers and Railway Town were:- Swimmers, 1st innings, 282 (Hempel…

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Acceptors for Saturday Silver City Club Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

The Silver City Racing Club will hold a meeting on Saturday, a programme of six events having been arranged. When acceptances fell due…

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N.Z. Boxing Champion Beaten in England (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 1

LONDON, February 9.—Maurice Strickland, the New Zealand heavyweight boxing champion, was outpointed by Obie Walker, the American…

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Great Crowd Attends Boxing Revival De Gans Outpoints "Tiny" Nicholls in 15 Rounds

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 3

Displaying what appeared an unquenchable thirst for fight, thousands—both men and women—flocked into the Stadium on Saturday night to see Roy De Gans (11.10), colored boxer, and "Tiny" Nicholls (12.13), of Western Australia, contest the first of a series…

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League Cricket Review Wests Have Easy Win Fine Innings by Rose

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 3

At the Jubilee Oval on Saturday Wests were successful in obtaining a first innings victory against Norths. Three good early partnerships took…

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Football No Team for Adelaide S.A. League Team Expected Here

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

Although the South Australian National Football League has stated that a return match with the Broken Hill League could not be arranged…

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Golf Champion Leaves for England

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Jim Ferrier, Australian amateur golf champion, left by the Largs Bay to-day for England, where he will arrive on…

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Athletics North Club to Hold Picnic

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Delegates at a meeting of the North Athletic Association held last night were instructed to make application to the Silver City Sports Club…

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The Miner's Sporting Section Local and Interstate Racing: Cricket: Night Sports Fight for 4th PLACE Ex-High And Norths To-morrow's Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 5

St. Peter's, Wests and Railway Town appear certain to contest the semi-finals of the District Cricket competition, but both…

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New Swimming Record

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 1

Swimming thE 25 yards in 17 4-5[?]., Jim Smith, a member, of the Broken Hill Amateur Swimming Club, clipped l-5s. off the record claimed for that…

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B Grade Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 1

Shelleys v. Post arid Telegraph.— Shelleys, 193; Post and Telegraph 108 (Hudswell 36 not out, Dawson 26, Brewer 4-22, Stanborough 3-46, Cook,…

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Boxing Sidelights in America Jack Dempsey Is Most Popular Pugilist Roy De Gans Reminiscent

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 8

Some interesting sidelights on boxing in America and suggestions how the sport could be improved in Australia were given to-day by Roy De Gans, the colored American importation, who will be opposed…

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Swimming New Record for Boys

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

A feature of the swimming arranged by the Silver City Club at the Baths yesterday was the record, established by Bert M'Laughlin (ll)…

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Wimette Racing Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 4

At the office of the Silver City Racing Club on Saturday night the stipendiary steward (Mr. B. A. Gordon) concluded, the inquiry into M…

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Women's Cricket Swimmers Defeat Railway Town

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 2

The semi-final match in the women's cricket competition between Swimmers and Railway Town was continued yesterday. Railway Town,…

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Rainsford and De Gans Fight Third Draw Stadium Patrons Provided with Feast of Boxing

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Hound 15 of the Roy de Gans-Jack Rainsford fight at the Stadium on Saturday night was packed with thrills as both men, to the accompaniment of wildly cheering spectators, punched with every ounce of vigor left in them—and their energy had almost been sapped—in an…

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League Cricket Review Wests' High Score Sparkling 117 By Rose

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1936 · page 3

Rose's fine batting was responsible for Wests building up the commanding score of seven for 272 in the match against Rechabites on No. 2…

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Tramway Men At Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

The Traffic and Locomotive branches of the Silverton Tramway Company featured In an Interesting cricket match, the result being a six wickets…

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Cricket Appeal Lodged By Flemingtons

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 1

A meeting of the Barrier District Cricket League will be held to-night at the Y.M.C.A. when a discussion will take place in regard to the B…

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