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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1941

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Primary Schools Swimming Carnival Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 8

The combined Primary Schools will be holding their animal swimming carnival at the Baths today. There should be some good races. There is a large…

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Parlous Position of Local Racing Dr. Dobbyn's Analysis

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 7

Is local racing to continue or end? That is the Question agitating the minds of all interested persons at the moment. Yesterday Dr. G. H. Dobbyn. president…

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Saints And Norths Should Win Cricket Season Nearing End

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

WINS to both St. Peter's and Norths seem assured in the League cricket games which will be continued tomorrow. In the…

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Zinc Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

On Sunday afternoon. March 30, at [?] a mixed swimming carnival, for employees and their wives and families, will be conducted at the Zinc Pool. With…

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RACING (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

Sir.—Can it be true that the Silver City Racing Club through its president. is making a public appeal for support, when it has not even considered its members…

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High Standard of Swimming High School Carnival

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 6

SWIMMING of a high standard was shown by scholars of the High School at their annual swimming carnival on Thursday. Joan Palmer and Mervyn Horton won the senior championship events for girls and boys respectively…

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CRICKET Last Day Of Play

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

The cricket season is drawing to a close and today will seee the last day of play before the semi-finals commence, North, appear to be…

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GOLF South Club's Meeting On March 23

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

With the coming of autumn golfers look forward to the opening of their season. The Broken Hill Golf Club will conduct the opening competition on…

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Will Football Be Played This Season? Football League Meeting On Tuesday Night Will Decide

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 5

Now that the cricket season is drawing to a close football will once again come to the fore as the premier sport. The various clubs have had their annual…

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Football Vic. Season to Open April 26

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 6

VICTORIAN League football competitions will begin on April 26. This was decided at the meeting of the Victorian…

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Boxing Melbourne. March 16

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 3

Tod Morion. 10 1. outpointed Ron McLaughlin. 10S at the Melbourne Stadium last night after a gruelling fight. NEWCASTLE. March 16…

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Football League to Meet

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 2

There is likely to be some keen discussion on the approaching football season at tomorrow night's annual meeting of the Broken Hill Football…

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Conferences Will Discuss Future Of Racing

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 3

ALTHOUGH there was a slight improvement in the takings, at the Silver City Racing Club's meeting on Saturday, the club again lost financially on the day, the secretary (Mr. E. Lindsay Martin) said today…

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SWIMMING Bill Rouse Makes Record In 220-Yards Race

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 2

SWIMMING as if record breakin g came as a matter of course, Bill Rouse appeared to have no di fficulty in winning the 220 yards championship at the Baths yesterd ay. He won by 15 yards and established a record of 2 min. 44 3-5 se cs…

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Annual Meeting Of Football League on Tuesday Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 5

Tomorrow night will decide the all important question whether football will be played this season or not, Compulsory training will take many of the…

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Cricket League May Still Be Affected By Training

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 5

Although next Saturday will see the Hill of the final match of the Broken Hill Cricket League for this season the League may still suffer somewhat from…

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Racing Notes Sydney. March 17

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 3

The Werribee meeting at Mentone on Wednesday his been extended to eleven events. The Juvenile and Maiden Welter have each two division and the…

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Cricket Finals on

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 1

Arrangements for the playing of A and B Grade cricket finals were discussed at a meeting of the Barrier District Cricket League held last…

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Annual Football League Meeting Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

Tonight at 7.30 o'clock the Broken Hill Football League will hold its annual general meeting. Election of officers and general business will take place. The…

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Inter-mine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 4

The Inter-Mine Tennis Association competitions were opened on Saturday last under ideal tennis conditions. This season's tennis, promises to be…

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