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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1941

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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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Ex-High And St. Peter's Should Provide Good Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 5

Today's best A Grade cricket match should be that between Ex-High and St. Peter's Railway Town and Colts should also provide some good cricket but the consistent Norths should have little difficulty in accounting for Wests,…

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TENNIS Big Games Start Here Next Week Davis Cup Films Will Be Shown By John Bromwich

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1941 · page 6

ALTHOUGH the clubroom at the District Tennis Association courts is practically completed but for the interior linings, it will not be possible to have it completed in time for the Silver City Tennis Championships next…

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Bowls Golds Lead In Competition

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 4

Golds are still in the lead in the colors competition conducted by the Broken Hill Bowling Club, although they were defeated by Green at the…

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Silver City Tournament Tennis Champions Here This Week

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 24 February 1941 · page 6

The executive committee of the Broken Hill District Tennis Association has everything ready for the forthcoming annual Silver City Tournament, which will…

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SWIMMING Big Carnival Next

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

Next Sunday night the Silver City Swimming dub will conduct its 1941 championships. Because of so many swimmers with approximately the game…

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Military Training and Football Centrals Looking to Good Season

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 4

THE hope that the Football League would take up the question of leading footballers and military training so that the football season could continue as usual was expressed by Mr. S. McInerney, chairman of the Central Football Club, at its annual meeting in the…

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Football Profits for Patriotic Funds

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—Patriotic and charitable funds will receive 33 1-3 per cent, of the net profits of League football matches in the coming…

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Tennis Stars to Clash Tournaments Begin Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 1

DINNY PAILS will meet Rog Clements in the first match of the Silver City tennis tournament which will begin on the B.H.D.T.A…

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Ladies' Indoor Bowls

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

The adjourned meeting of the Ladies' Indoor Bowls Association was held on Monday night at the Soldiers' Hostel. Mrs. Breeze, chairwoman, presided over…

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Inter Mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

At the general meeting of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association held last Saturday morning it was decided to continue, under the same…

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Inter-mine Tennis Assoc

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

At the general meeting of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association held last Saturday morning, it was decided to carry on with the samp committee as last year…

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Racing Notes Melbourne. February 26

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 6

J. Purtell rides Remare in the Newmarket. Stewards concluded the inquiry into the cause of the interference to Indian…

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Civic Reception To Tennis Stars

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 2

Visiting tennis players, who are competing in the Silver, City tournament, were welcomed by the Mayor (Aid. P. Rowe) at a civic reception…

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Tennis Pails Defeats A. TURNBULL

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 4

WITH much more experience and superior play to aid him, Dinny Pails, brilliant 19-year-old tennis star, decfated Alec. Turnbull, brother…

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Civic Welcome to Tennis Stars

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

The visiting tennis stars were yesterday given a civic welcome by the Mayor. Alderman P. J. Rowe, in the Council Chambers…

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First Day of Tennis Tournaments Interstate Stars Compete

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

As was expected, excellent tennis was witnessed yesterday at the opening of the Broken Hill District Tennis Association's annual Silver City tournament. However, yesterday's games were more or less a prelude to the days to come. There was…

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One Match Before Finals Cricket Season Nearing End

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

BECAUSE of low scoring in League Cricket games last week the results of tomorrow's matches are in doubt. There is…

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Swimming Carnival Tomorrow Night

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 5

Thrilling racing and spectacular diving will be provided at the Crystal Pool tomorrow night, when the Annual Championship Swimming…

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Today's Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 4

All teams that batted last week in the Cricket Leases matches knocked up creditable scores, and In the light of this they may be sale to be in…

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