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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport
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ALTHOUGH two series of matches and the finals of the Cricket League's games still remain to be played, football clubs are swinging into activity. Two clubs Centrals and Souths, have already held their annual…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →FIGHTING back in the third set Con Stewart, local champion, forced the score to 9-7 when he was opposed to John Bromwich (N.S.W.), ranked No. 2 world player, in the Men's Singles Championship games…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, February 22— While London streets were blacked out last night a bright full moon provided sufficient light for a huge amateur…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A RESOLUTION instructing its League delegates to move that the rule regarding temporary residential qualifications be amended to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS year's Silver City tennis championships were made doubly interesting by the entry of two South Australian women players, Misses Gwen O'Halloran and Sadie Berriman. When I met the two girls, both expressed their pleasure at being able to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PERFECT weather favored this year's Silver City Tennis Championships held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the largest crowd being present yesterday. Womenfolk wavered in their dressing between spectator…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →JOHN BROMWICH was not greatly troubled to beat Max Newcombe in the final of the men's singles when the Silver City Tennis Championships were concluded on the association courts yesterday afternoon. Bromwich and Schwartz won the men's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN a furiously fought contest at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium last night, Ron Richards, the Australian middleweight boxing champion,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WITH cash in bank of £96/10/9, and surplus of assets over liabilities of £805/0/9, North Football Club is in a favorable position to start the 1940 season. Financial statements read at last night's annual meeting of the club showed this position. Residential qualifications…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At a meeting last Saturday it was decided to re-form the Inter-Mine Tennis Association, and begin matches on March 2. Eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SPECIAL general meeting of the District Tennis Association was held in the Y.M.C.A. The chairman in opening the meeting reported that it had been called to discuss the matter of adopting balis for 1940. lt was decided to adopt three makes f…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tomorrow night the Silver City Swimming Club will start its big two nights' carnival. With the weather warming up, everything points to a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Following are the teams for the Aberdeen Tennis Club for the week end:—Tomorrow's men's matches on Barrier courts: Messrs. J.Davis, J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alma Sporting League have been awarded a first innings win over C.Y.M. by the Appeal Committee of the Cricket League. The match…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EXCELLENT cricket should be Witnessed in both matches at the Cricket Ground When play is resumed tomorrow afternoon. Railway Town and Wests have compiled appreciable scores against St. Peter's and Ex-High respectively, and the latter two teams are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALTHOUGH the fields at the Turf Club meeting tomorrow will be small some interesting racing should be witnessed, chief among the events being the March Handicap to be run over a mile. Strange to say minor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TONIGHT marks the opening of the Silver City swimming Club's most ambitious carnival, which will be continued tomorrow night. With prize money totalling £60, the club has been involved in considerable expense,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →C.Y.M. v. Westonians. C.Y.M.first innings, 212. Westonianst, first innings, 100; second innings, eight for 151 (B. Ellis 28, Tomms 21, V…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →OFFICERS of both the North and West Football Clubs were elected at last night's adjourned annual meetings. At the West Club meeting discussion took place on residential qualification and the appoinment of an apeal board to hear appeals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Following are the results of the District Tennis Association's games last week-end:— Saturday.—Men's: Barrier d…
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