Tennis Plans Not Finalised Champions To Visit Next Month
NO arrangements have yet been made for the visit of John Bromwich and Len Schwartz, two members of the Australian Davis…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport
Sport, 1938
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Began To Play Tennis As Schoolgirl Career of Mrs. Hopman
SINCE Mrs. Harry Hopman first began to play tennis as a schoolgirl she has dreamed of representing Australia overseas. Now she is to have her ambition realised for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bright Spots In Cricket First Innings Win Over Railway Town
WITH only 166 to make on No. 1 wicket at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground against Railway Town, St. Peter's opening batsmen disappointed their slow beginning. H. Harris and B. Matthews opened to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Football Clubs' Preparations Wests, Souths, Centrals, Hold Meetings Norths On March 7
THE curtain is being drawn on the 1938 football season —a season which promises to be one of the best experienced by the Football League for some time. Most of the clubs have started their annual…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women's Cricket Final to Be Continued Second Day's Play To-morrow
The dismissal of Joyce Dolan (Wests) for a duck was the sensation of the first day's play in the final of the Broken Hill Ladies'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Carnival
To-day is the last day for the nominations for the Silver City Swimming Club's annual carnival to be held at the Baths on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Golf Associates
The annual general meeting of the associates of the Broken Hill Golf Club was held at the Freemasons Hotel on Thursday, February 24. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football Meetings
The adjourned annual meetings of the South and Central Football Clubs will be held to-night, when officers for the ensuing season will be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B Grade Cricket
Shelleys and North II., leading teams in Group 1. of the B Grade competition, are staging a great fight for top position. One point only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stop Press Tasmanian Cricket
Tasmania.—Morrissey, c. Badcock, b. Fleetwood-Smith, 29; Thomas, c. Barnes, b. Fleetwood-Smith, 20; Smith, st. Barnett, b…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coles Makes Local Cricket History
FRANK Coles, St. Peter's forceful batsman, who has made 491 runs this season, must occupy a prominent position in the history of local cricket. His century against Railway Town on Saturday on the No. 1 wicket at the Broken Hill Cricket Ground…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stop Press Flemington Races King's Plute.— Elanage, 1; Damalis, 2; Hua, 3. Tasmanian Cricket
Test Team, 2nd innings.— Barnes, run out, 89; Hassett, not out, 24; Waite, not out, 1. FOUR (declared) FOR 172…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →15 Matches For Season Football Clubs Will Decide
INDICATIONS are that the 1938 football season will be of 15 matches duration. Central and South delegates were instructed to vote for 15 matches at the adjourned annual meetings of the clubs held last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plea to Help Local Races Clubs Anxious To Increase Stakes
A STRONG plea for increased public support was made to-day by the secretary of the Broken Hill Turf Club (Mr. J. Horan). He was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Football Matches On Turf Oval?
PROVIDED satisfactory arrangements can be made between the Broken Hill Football League and the Cricket League, A grade football matches will be played on the Broken Hill Cricket Ground this season. It is probable that in the near future there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Turf Club Races Entries for Saturday Week
Mr. J. Horan, secretary of the Turf Club, this afternoon received the following nominations for the club meeting on Saturday week:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Tennis
All finals in connection with the summer competition of the District Tennis Association were concluded last week end with the exception of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Comments Of Readers Picnic Racing
To the Editor, Sir.— The peculiar actions of persons connected officially with racing in this district leads one almost to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Pleasing Number Of Nominations
ALTHOUGH there will be no visiting swimmers the nominations which have been received for the Silver City Swimming Club's annual…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Outstanding Bowls Last Week End
B. James, a visitor to Broken Hill, has won distinction on the bowling green. He was successful in the consistency tournaments for players not…
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