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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Stop Press Interstate Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 1

New South Wales, 416 and 3-158 (Cohen, c Dudley, b Johnson 19; Morris c. Baker, b SIEVERS 31, McCool, b. Johnson 0; Barnes n.o…

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At the Turf Club Races

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 6

The Broken Hill Turf Club resumed local racing on Saturday. No. 1 (top): Oakdale winning the Highweight easily from Personage and Carmine. The winner disqualified for failing to draw the weight. No. 2: Merry-Go-Round running away with the Tyro Handicap. The Jeweller was second. No. 3: Personage clearing out with the February Handicap. Joytime was…

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Cricket Broadcaster Dead Sydney, February 16

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 1

Regarded as one of Australia's foremost authorities and commentators on cricket and rugby, Mr. J. C. Davis died at his Bellevue Hill home this morning…

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North Athletic Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 February 1941 · page 6

Tho North Club held a run over a distance of 120 yards on Sunday morning before a large crowd of spectators. Baillie the winner of the final, is…

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Flannel Ball For Cricket Funds

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1941 · page 3

To help retrieve the financial position of the Broken Hill Cricket League the first annual Flannel Ball will be held at the Palais on February 27…

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Indoor Bowls Ladies' Section

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Ladies' section of the Indoor Bowls Association was held at the Soldiers' Hostel on Monday night Mrs. H: Breeze presided…

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Drowned at Military Swimming Parade

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Roy George Lilford (24) wan drowned during a military swimming parade in the Goulburn River near Seymour…

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Flannel Ball for Broken Hill Cricket Assn. Funds

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 3

It is well known that the cricketers are asking a very difficult lime financially. and that extreme difficulty la being experienced in financing the cricket ground…

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Stop Press Pa[?]enham Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1

Juvenile Hdep. (2nd div.).—Kaylorr 1. Beauteous 2. S[?]ane 3. Pankenham Gold [?]ct— Foreigner 1. Ld. Windi[?] 2. Pine…

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Vigorous Hilting At Cricket Practice

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Vigorous hitting was a feature of the practice by the New South Wales cricketers at Adelaide Oval today…

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Indoor Bowls Assn

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

The adjourned annual meeting of the Indoor Bowls Association will be held on Sunday morning at 10.30 at the Soldiers' Hostel clubrooms. The…

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W.a. Football Star for St. Kilda

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.—G. Krenp one of the finest wingmen in Western Australia, and a joint winner of the Sandover Medal, will leave for…

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Fast Scoring Likely In League Cricket Saints Will Bid To Get In Top Position

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 February 1941 · page 2

WITH B grade teams starting the last of the matches before the semi-finals and only four more weeks before the start of the A grade final there is keen interest in League Cricket games…

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Indoor Bowls

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the Indoor Bowls Association wilt be held on Sunday morning at Soldiery Club rooms at 10.30 o'clock…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

A match will be played between West Ends and Silverton Dashers on the Silverton ground on Sunday. Play starts at 10 a.m…

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Threat To Tennis

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

"It would certainly upset Australian tennis if adopted here," said leading Adelaide tennis officials this week, when commenting on the…

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Football Clubs to Meet

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 2

With several cricket matches still to be played, footballers are preparing for the 1941 season. Tomorrow morning South will hold a meeting…

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Swimming Carnival Next Week End Big Programme Listed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

THE Silver City Swimming Club will conduct its annual championship carnival on Sunday week, March 2. The club has staged some excellent carnivalas seasons past but this carnival promises to be even better. With,…

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Cricket Ground Organised Efforts

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

Mr. Colin Grant, secretary of the Cricket Ground, acknowledged yesterday the receipt of the sum of £4/11/2 from the members of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Organised Efforts To Help Local Cricket Leaeue

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

Today Mr. Colin Grant, secretary of the Cricket League, acknowledged receipt of the Mum of £4/11/2 from the members of the Returned Soldiers' Volunteer Defence Force and the Riflemen's Voluntary Defence Force for the retention of the ground…

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