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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1939

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Girl, 13, Wins Senior Swimming Title MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 3

Thirteen-year-old Judy Joy Davies, of the Olympic Club; won the women's 100 yards senior swimming championship of Victoria at the Victorian Ladies' Amateur Swimming League's carnival at the City Baths last night…

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Council's Ovals Will Be Ready For Football

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 March 1939 · page 2

AN assurance that the arenas at the Western and Alma Ovals Councils ovals-would be in good condition for the 1939 football season was given today by the Mayor (Aid. G. Lambert). He said that arrangements had been made for the areas to be graded and rolled…

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Cricket Final Tomorrow Railway Town And Norths At Cricket Ground Strong Sides to Clash

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

RAILWAY Town and Norths, who tied for top position in the Cricket League's A grade competition— prematurely brought to a close by the League management committee abandoning the 10th series of matches—will contest the anal at the Cricket…

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C.y.m. Cricket Club Farewells Captain

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 2

A farewell dance was tendered to Mr.K. Hoare at the Mica-street schoolroom on Wednesday night. The chairman of the C.Y.M. Cricket Club…

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W.A. Football Team Visit Claremont Wants Match In June

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 1

CLAREMONT, 1938 Weat Australian premiers, are desirous of playing against a Broken Hill Football League team during the coming…

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Improved Fields For Local Races the Tydvil Has Bright Prospects

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 March 1939 · page 5

IMPROVED fields are encaged for the Silver City Racing Club meeting on the Broken Hill court to-morrow. Six events will bo run, and the chief race, the Highweight Handicap, should be most interesting…

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Enthusiasmin Swimming Club Ranks

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 8

THE Silver City Swimming Club's events last (Sunday were conducted with increased enthusiasm despite the fact that the carnivals are over. Perhaps the valuable trophy from Tooth and Co. for the points score competition has something to do with the…

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Next Week's Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 1

NEW SOUTH WALES Wednesday— Rosebery. Saturday— Rosehill. VICTORIA…

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Mystery Driver At Speed Racing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Saturday.— A masked mystery driver, who will attack the one lap record; an international match race between Beale…

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Football Opening On April 29 15 Match Season Anticipated (By "FOLLOWER")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 8

PLANS for the opening of the 1939 football season will be made at the annual, meeting of the Football League to be held at the League rooms on Tuesday night. The curtain is quickly falling on the 1938-9…

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Moonee Valley Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 3

Ardoch Hurdle, 2 miles and 1 furlong—Bobken, 9.7, 1; Imitari, 10.4, 2; Trentwood, 9.0, 3. Calliope Handicap. 5 furlongs for…

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Football Changing Residential Qualifications (By "Follower")

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 3

AN attempt to have the residential qualifications amended will he made by West delegates at the annual meeting of the Football League, which will be opened tonight. Instructions have been given to delegates to move that the rules be amended to…

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Football League Working On An Overdraft

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

DISAPPOINTMENT that the Australian National Football Council had refused the League's application for admission as a separate unit of…

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Move To Change Football League Rules Defeated

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

Two separate motions by club delegates to have rules of thc Broken Hill Football League Ltd. alteret were defeated at last night's meeting…

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Football No Decision By League About Ovals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

The City Council is to be asked its Intentions concerning the Western and Alma Ovals and whether they would be available tor football, and…

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Interstate Football Broken Hill May Play 3 Games

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 2

THERE is a possibility of three interstate football matches in the programme of the Broken Hill Football League Ltd. At last night's…

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New Football Chairman Mr. Beerworth Is Mr. Gun's Successor

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

TRIBUTES to the services of the chairman of the Football League (Mr. T. C. Gun) were paid by delegates at the annual meeting of the…

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Tennis Champions Arrive by Plane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 3

John Bromwich, Australian tennis champion, and Bill Sidwell, N.S.W. junior champion, arrived by plane today to take part in the Silver City…

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Tennis Stars To Play Here First of Games Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 6

THE stage is now set for the first Silver City Limited Invitation Championship, which will'be contested during the week end. As Max Newcombe, the South Australian junior, has now nominated for this event, interest will accordingly he added…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Results of last Saturday's InterMine Tennis Association matches are: North I defeated Zinc II, Souths d. North II. Centrals d. North IV., North…

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