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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Trainer, Jockey, Horse Disqualified Vic. Racing Sensation Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 3

THE V.R.C. stipendiary stewards today disqualified Dashing Cavalier with his trainer (J. W. McCurley) and the jockey (J…

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District Tennis Holdfast Bay Next Match Winter Competitions March 22

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 March 1941 · page 6

All the visiting tennis players who competed in the annual silver City tournament with the exception of Miss Owen O'Halloran. and Miss Beth Cooper,…

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Indoor Bowls

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 3

The management committee will meet on Saturday morning to draw up the programme for the coming season, which starts on Monday. The captains of the…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 6

The High School will be holding its annual swimming carnival next Thursday at the Baths. Yesterday several beats and the final of the 220 Yards…

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High School to Hold Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

Mervyn Horton won the final of the 220 Yards Swimming Championship conducted by the High School yesterday afternoon. This was the only…

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Municipality of Wilcannia Swimming In The Darling River

Western Grazier · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

Diving from the Wilcannia Bridge and swimming in the vicinity of and from the Bridge Cylinders is strictly prohibited…

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Sparkling Cricket Likely Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 2

IT is many years since there was such a keen battle for premiership positions in League cricket games as will take place tomorrow when the last of the 1940-41 cricket competition games are commenced. Although it appears certain that Norths will be in top position, St…

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Cricket Last Round Commences Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 6

Saturday afternoon will see the commencement of the last round or the Barrier Cricket League's games for 1940-41. At the moment Norths have a…

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Stop Press Cricket Scores

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 1

Norths v. Ex-High—Norths 1 for 117 (Mahoney 84, Elston 29, sundries 4). Railway Town v. West.—West 6 for…

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Football League Faces Weighty Problems

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 6

SOME of the biggest problema it has ever tackled will face the Football League at its annual meeting in the League…

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Broken Hill Cycle Club Racing At Western Oval

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 5

Cycling enthusiasts are to be catered for as usual with a fine cycling programme to be conducted at the Western Oval tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon…

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Leaders in the Cricket Points Score Seem Assured of Victory

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 5

Today's cricket matches will be the last before the finals in the A Grade and the matches in the B Grade today will be the semi-finals. Both leading teams in the A Grade and B Grade seem assured of victory. Norths will take a power of beating…

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Excelsior Coursing Club Election of Officers

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 6

The election of officers at the Excelsior Coursing Club meeting yesterday resulted: Chairman, Mr. Colley; secretary, C Sutcher; judges, Messrs. Wattison and…

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Swimming Senior Race to F. ANDERSON

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1941 · page 2

Frank Anderson took the senior men's handicap at the meeting conducted at the Baths by the Silver City Swimming Club yesterday. Minor…

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Golf Club Elects Officers

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 2

The Broken Hill Golf Club held its annual meeting at the clubhouse last night. The secretary submitted his report, which was a review of the…

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Swimming Carnivals High Schools and Combined Schools

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

The High School will be holding its annual swimming carnival on Thursday and a good programme of events have been arranged. Weather conditions,…

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Stop Press Kyneton Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 1

Trial Hdcp. (2nd div.).—Brazea Chief 1, Haura 2, Delia 3. Welter Hdep. (1st div.). —Cushla Machree 1, Esperto 2, Rainhazard 8…

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Holdfast Bay Tennis Team Here At Easter Winter Competition Teams

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 5

To most the Holdfast Bay tennis team during the Easter holidays in Broken Hill, a team will be selected from all playing members of the Broken Hill Tennis Association. This was resolved at the first general meeting of…

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District Tennis Association Members May Play For Two Clubs Winter Competitions Commence on March 22

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 5

The first general meeting of the Broken Hill District Tennis Association was held in the association room on Tuesday night Mr. W. J. Harris…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

The High School Swimming Carnival held at the Baths yesterday was most successful. The large crowd of scholars that assembled is indicated in the above picture At the top is Mervyn Horton, who carried off the Senior Championship of 110 yards. Mervyn took the Open Championship of 420 yards decided during the week. At the bottom is Jo[?] Palmer, who won the Senior Girls' Championship…

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