Young Racing Driver And Wife Killed Competed at Lobethal Melbourne
Colin Dunne, one of the best-known young racing drivers in the Commonwealth, and his-wife, Mrs. Millie Dunne, were killed, and two others…
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Sport, 1940
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Tennis Aces Go Into Khaki Shortly SYDNEY
From tennis flannels to military khaki is the nest step for a number of leading Australian tennis players, now that the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Inter-mine Tennis Assn. Wind-up
Arrangements have been completed for the annual wind-up social of the Inter Mine Tennis Association, which will be held on Saturday, February…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Miner's' Sporting Section Interstate Race Guides: Cricket Games: Track Gallops Bright Cricket Should Be Order Tomorrow
RAILWAY Town have, every prospect of securing an outright win over Colts at the Cricket Ground to-morrow, when play will be resumed in the second series of the second half of the Cricket League's competition…
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Wests v.Norths.—Wests, first Innings, 38 (P. Gatt ll, M. Hebbard,8-9 P. Campbell 2-13). Norths, 1st innings 115 (R. Campbell n.o. 38, I…
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Alma Sporting, League,v. C.Y.M. Alma Sporting League, first innings, nine for-238 (decdared). C.Y.M. first innings three for 82 (Gurry 29,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Table Tennis Champions Here Next Week
Broken Hill will have the opportunity to see two table tennis champions in action next Friday, when Michael Szabados and Stephen Kelen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Leading Tennis Stars Coming Here Championships to Be Played This Month
BOROKEN HILL tennis enthusiasts will see some of, Australis's leading tennis players, including John Bromwich,Len Schwartz, Max Newcombe, and possibly Jack Crawford, in action during the Silver City Tennis Championships, to be conducted on Friday,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Carnival Postponed For Week
The Silver City Swimming Club's annual carnival which was to have been held on February 24 and 25 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →£140 Racing Test of Skill
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again," is good advice. And it is good advice that "Radio Call" wants, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket N.S.w. May Play the Rest Match In Sydney SYDNEY
The executive of the New South Wales Cricket Association decided last night to inquire into the possibilities of a match between New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Competitions Postponed Players Not Available
BECAUSE some of the clubs are unable to field teams the weekly competitions of the Broken Hill District Tennis…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia Best Country in the World Table Tennis Men's Impressions
PEOPLE in Australia live under much better conditions than those in Europe, the United States or South America, said Stephen Kelen, visiting table tennis player today. After spending three years travelling about the world he was convinced that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Team to Meet Holdfast Bay Not Yet Announced
A The executive committee of the District Tennis Association was given full power, to select the tennis team to represent Broken Hill against…
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They tell me the Wilcannia Cricket Club has been spurred our of [?] to which it has sunk lately sufficiently to stagger out and issue a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charity Races by Locals
Nominations for the Silver City Racing Club and Broken Hill Turf Clubs charity meeting on February 17 closed this afternoon. They were:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The Miner's" Sporting Section Interstate Race Guides: Cricket Gantes: Track Gallops Keen Fight for Cricket Honors
HIGH CASTE yesterday provided a thrilling trial in preparation for his meeting with Ajax tomorrow by running five furlongs in 1.1 on the courte proper at Caulfield yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tomorrow's Swimming Handicaps
The handicaps for the Silver City Swimming Club's session at the Baths tomorrow morning are as follows:— 220 YARDS SENIOR HANDICAP…
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South Colts v. Silverton Tramway, —Silverton Tramway, first innings, five for 128 (Thompson 35, Cains 19, Tozer 18, Bettlson 27 not out, Reed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Five Have Held Tennis Title Twice
WITH his decisive championship win last month, Adrian Quist becomes one of only five clayers to hold the Australian singles championship more than once but is still only half-way toward rivalling the record four victories of Jack Crawford,…
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