West Athletic Club
For the first time in Broken Hill the judges exercised their power of refusing to give a decision at the West Athletic Club's run on the See Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport
Sport, 1938
686 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 35
Australian Rugby Team Beaten
BORDEAUX, January 10.—About 10,000 people saw South-west France defeat the touring Australian Rugby League team to-day, 12 points to 11…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket Plans for Easter Cricket League Meeting Discussion
TWO matches between visiting interstate and local sides will be played on the Broken Hill Cricket. Ground during the Easter week end. The Barrier District Cricket League at its meeting last night decided to invite the West Torrens (Adelaide) Cricket Club…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football League to Discuss Tenders
Tenders for the proposed improvements at the Jubilee. Oval will be discussed at a special meeting of the Broken Hill Football League to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Miner's Sporting Section Interstate Racing Guides to Form; League Cricket Veiled Prophet In Demand. Good Racing at Caulfield Melbourne
THE South Australian owned and trained gelding The Riff is down to reappear in Melbourne in the Anniversary Handicap, the principal event of 1 mile and 3 furlongs at Caulfield to-morrow when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Donald Budge Anxious to Give His Best Tennis ADELAIDE
Donald Budge is still indisposed, and to-day he neither played nor practised. However, his temperature is normal and he feels he will be fit to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TENNIS Australian Tours Criticised
HONOLULU, January 14.—Because of the manner in which tennis players were "overworked" in Australia, American champions in future…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hopman's Seeding of Tennis Players
HARRY Hopman, former Davis Cup player, in his seeding of tennis players for the Australian men's and women's singles championships to be played in Adelaide, beginning on January 21, places Bromwich at the head of the Australians. Naturally, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Standard On The Improve More Young Performers
The standard of swimming at the events conducted by the Silver City Swimming Club each Sunday morning at the Municipal Baths has shown…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Matches for To-morrow Sunday Cricket
Arrangements for the Sunday Cricket Association's matches to-morrow are:— Drill Hall Ground: Theatre Royals…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stop Press Cricket
An inspection of the Brisbane wicket was delayed until 3 p.m., when rain was still threatening. N.S.W. match: Jackson, not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Results of Cycling Races Yesterday
There was some very keen racing at the events conducted by the Broken Hill Cycling Club yesterday. A large crowd watched the events…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Town Win Women's Cricket
Railway Town secured an outright win over Swimmers in the Ladies' Cricket Association, in the match which was concluded yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fine Bowling In B Grade Cricket Games
C. Stanborough and L. Cook (Shelleys) were responsible for remarkable bowling performances against Rovers in the first series of matches…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →League Cricket Review Rechabites Fail To Force A Draw Against Wests
WITH Bone absent Rechabites faced the task of passing Wests' score of 293. Their main hope centred on their batsmen forcing a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commission To Control Boxing
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The creation of a commission to control boxing in. New South Wales has been recommended to Cabinet by the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wednesday Afternoon Cricket Association
The first round of matches of the Wednesday Afternoon Cricket Association has been completed resulting in an outright win for Bakers, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Queensland Cricket
BRISBANE.—Further rain today caused abandonment of the Victoria-Queensland Shield game. N.S.W. v. S.A…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broadcast of Races P.M.G. Explains Position ADELAIDE
Pending an appeal to the Privy Council, no one could be restrained from overlooking a racecourse and describing a race,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Tennis Games Resume
The District Tennis Association summer competitions will commence over the week-end. The draw is:— Saturday.—Section A: Purnawillah v…
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