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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1938

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Cycling Handicaps For Sunday's Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1938 · page 4

The main features at next Sunday's Broken Hill Club races are the Women's Lap Dash and Points Score Scratch Race of 12 laps. Handicaps…

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S.A. to Play Here Football Season Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

A South Australian team of footballers will come to Broken Hill to meet a local team on August 20…

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Positions May Be Changed New Series of Cricket Wests and Ex-High In Vital Match

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 5

THE fight for supremacy in the A Grade competition played under the auspices of the Cricket League is at an interesting stage. Positions in the table are likely to be altered at the conclusion of the aocond series of…

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Swimming Silver City Club's Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

WITH practically all swimmers back from holidays the Silver City Swimming Club has drawn up its programme for the next…

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Local Tennis Players For Glenelg

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 3

THE Broken Hill District Tennis Association made a wise move at its monthly meeting last Monday night when it…

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Cricket Teams Fighting For Places

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

WITH the completion of the first series of matches in the second half of the Cricket League's A Grade competition on…

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Teams for Cricket Matches To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 1

A Zinc Corporation team will meet the Rising Sun Club in a cricket match on the gaol pitch, starting at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow…

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"Matter Rests with Govt." Racing Clubs And Broadcasting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Saturday.—"If any representations are made, it will be a matter for consideration and determination by the Government as a whole,"…

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No Play in Shield Cricket To-day

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 7

SYDNEY, Saturday.— Play was abandoned for the day in the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and New South Wales…

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Women's Cricket First Match on Turf To Be Played On

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 January 1938 · page 8

The first women's cricket match to be played on turf in Broken Hill will be contested at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground on Wednesday, when…

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League Cricket Review St. Peter's Already In Winning Position

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 January 1938 · page 2

ST. PETER'S have laid the foundations for another outright victory in their match against Rechabites played on the No. 2 wicket at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground on Saturday. Already they have a lead of 30 runs over their opponents' first…

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Championship Tennis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Monday.—The Australian tennis championships were continued at Memorial Drive courts to-day. Results:…

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Methodist Sunday School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

The first matches in the second half of the matches of the Methodist Sunday Schools Cricket Association were concluded on Saturday. Results:—…

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Women's Cricket Match To-morrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

A women's cricket match will be played at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground to-morrow between the Swimmers and a combined team from…

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District Tennis Craw And Results

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

Results, and draw for the week-end, in connection with the District Tennis Association's summer competitions are: In the Sunday section. A…

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"The Miner's" Sporting Section Interstate Racing Guides to Form: League Cricket Railway Town May Be Beaten Keen Tussles In Cricket Games

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

RAILWAY TOWN, who until the last series of matches were at the top of the Cricket League's A Grade premiership points' competition, are in danger of suffering their second successive defeat and…

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Cup Horse Likely to Shape Well Victoria Park Races To-morrow Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

YARRO, a candidate for the Australian Cup, is expected to shape well in the A.R.C. Handicap at Victoria Park to-morrow. It will be the first day of the A.R.C.'s Foundation meeting, eight events being set down for decision…

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Ascot Races To-morrow Can Regular Bachelor Score? Engagement in Sprint Event Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 5

REGULAR BACHELOR, one of the most consistent sprinters here, is expected to run prominently in the Chesterfield Handicap at Ascot to-morrow when an interesting programme of seven races will be conducted…

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Locals to Meet S.A. Bowls Matches Next Week

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1938 · page 3

Strong teams have been chosen by the Broken. Hill Bowling Association to meet the visiting South Australian bowlers on Monday night. Play will…

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Local Bowls Team Chosen

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1938 · page 3

The party of South Australian bowlers arrived in Broken Hill this afternoon on their return to Adelaide after competing at the bowling…

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