Former Football Star Dead
ADELAIDE, Friday.—South Australian football lost a link with the past through the death yesterday of Mr. Alec Conlin, a former West…
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Sport, 1940
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Swimming Teacher Praised
Praise for the attention and teaching of Mr. E. J. King, who had charge of the School Vacation Swimming Classes which concluded at the Baths…
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NEW SOUTH WALES Wednesday-Ascot Saturday-Rosehill. VICTORIA Tuesday-Geelong. Wednesday-Warrnambool. Thursday-Warrnambool. Friday-Kyneton. Saturday-Caulfield. SOUTH AUSTRALIA Thursday-Port Lincoln. Saturday-Gawler…
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Racing is flourishing in New Zealand, the recent Auckland Cup meeting being one of the most successful for many years. Attendances…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Swimming Sprint Events Tomorrow Resumption After Short Recess
TOMORROW the first competitive swims for 1940 will be conducted by the Silver City Swimming Club. The club has been in recess for three weeks over, the Christmas and New Year holidays because of the absence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tennis Tournaments Postponed Till Late Nest Month
SO that members of the successful Davis Cup team will be able to take part, and in the hope that the Davis Cup may still be…
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N.S.W, 2nd innings, nine for 308 (Saggers, n.o. 54; Lush,, st.Walker, b Grimmett, 13; O'Reilly, c Bradman, b Ward 'O; Sismey…
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Queensland, five for 201 (Baker 34, Tallon 0, Allen 18 n.o., Watt n.o., sundries 4). RACE RESULTS…
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Colts v. Ex-High— Colts. 2nd inns. 3/32 (Moody G, Olds 4 n.o. House 11 n.o.) Scores at 6 p.m. St.Peter's v.Wests—, 2nd…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →O'Hara Wood's Advice To Young Tennis Players
STRESSING the importance of playing the game in good sporting spirit, when giving the State Linton Cup, tennis team its last lecture and practice session. Pat O'Hara Wood said, without going into names, that he considered some of Australia's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shield Cricket Victoria On Top BRISBANE
"A FIRST, wicket partnership by A Lee (90) and Barnett (92), which produced 152 runs, enabled Victoria to pass Queensland's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Freak Happenings That Have Place In Cricket History
FREAK happenings on the field are scattered throughout the history of cricket. Some are straight-out records with bat and ball. Others are weird incidents that happen once in a life-time. Into the first category falls the world record last wicket…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Death In HospitalOf Mr. J. Fisher Great Loss to Diggers Keen Interest In Swimming And Football
THE untimely death early this morning of Mr. John ("Jack") Fisher, at the age of 50 years, has robbed Broken Hill of one of its most colorful personalities. Popular with all sections of the community…
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Victoria, 2nd Innings.—1/19 (Lee, n.o, 84; Fothergill, n.o. 9 Sundries 4). Tea. FINNS REPULSE ATTACK…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Indoor Bowls Assn. to Hold Meeting
The annual meeting of the Broken Hill Indoor Bowls Association will be held at the Palace Hotel at 10.30 a.nu on Sunday, February 4 Main…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Cricket Tomorrow
Jubilee Siding: Railway Town v. Swimmers. RAILWAY TOWN: Mrs. Lc May, Mrs. Westmacott, Misses Jean Simes,…
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New South Wales 5 22S (McCab 40 Banes 17. Saggers 0. Chippe field n.o., 1. Cheetham, n.o., (j sundries 6…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket Winners To Clash Apathy Shown by Colts This Week
INTERESTING play should be the order when the second series of games in the second half of the Cricket League's competition is played tomorrow. St. Peter's, who have been undefeated for the season, will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Athletic Club's Handicaps
Following are the handicaps for the West. Athletic Club's event over 120 yards to be conducted at the Zinc Corporation Sporting Oval tomorrow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Women's Cricket
Swimmers made 127 against Rail way Town in the women's cricket competition on Saturday. Max Thomas and Peg O'malley batted well…
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