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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1942

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Tennis Draw for Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1942 · page 3

The Tennis Association draw for Saturday is given below: A1: Aberdeen 1 v. Corona, Wilchatta v. Aberdeen 2, Concordia v…

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Large Crowd at Opening Dog Races at Cricket Ground

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 4

FIRST official race on the first official greyhound racecourse in Broken Hill was run this afternoon when the Broken Hill Greyhound Club opened its new course at the Cricket Ground. The dogs flashed out of their boxes at 1.45 p.m. and thereafter, the events and…

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Last Minute Abandonment Of Sydney Races SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 1

AS a result of the abandonment of the race meeting which was to have been held at Randwick this afternoon punters will…

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B Grade Football Prospects

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

The prospects of a B grade football season this winter will be discussed at the annual meeting of the B Grade League at the League rooms…

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Official Opening of Golf Season

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

The Rolf season was officially opened yesterday at the Broken Hill links by the president of the club (Mr. F. G. White). The mixed…

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Tennis Drive For War Funds

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 4

The N.S.W. Lawn Tennis Association and the N.S.W. Hardcourt Tennis Association have decided to go ahead with the State-wide drive…

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Football Clubs To Begin Training Next Tuesday By WINGMAN

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 April 1942 · page 4

THREE football clubs will begin training next Tuesday. Norths and Souths had previously fixed the date for training as Tuesday, and…

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Tennis Games Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

The social committee of the District Tennis Association has arranged two tournaments which are to be conducted over the Easter holidays…

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No B Grade Football This Season

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 1

No B grade football is to be played this season. The annual meeting of the League was held at the Football League rooms last night…

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North and Zinc Mines' Cricket Match

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 April 1942 · page 3

The annual cricket match between the Zinc Corporation Cricket Club and the North Mine Cricket Association will be played this year, owing to…

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Ivanhoe Notes Tennis Club Opened

Western Grazier · Friday 3 April 1942 · page 1

The Railway Tennis Club was officially opened on Sunday, March 29 A large number of players and visitors were present. Nearly all took part in the…

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Football on May 2 Good Muster at Training

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1942 · page 2

INDICATING that there is likely to be plenty of enthusiasm at the opening League football matches on Saturday,…

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Vegetables on Golf Links

Western Grazier · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 2

The conversion of Melbourne's golf links into vast market gardens was urged early this week to help cope with the shortage of vegetables…

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Aberdeen Tennis Club Teams

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 4

Following are the Aberdeen Tennis Club teams for Saturday:— No.1 on Central Catholic Court— Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. Lord, Miss…

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Crosland Retires From Football

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 4

Syd Crosland, souths captain, interstate representative, Middleton trophy winner, and one of the leading League players of recent seasons,…

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Burlesque Cricket Wilcannia Match

Western Grazier · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

On Easter Saturday a burlesque cricket match was arranged between the men and the ladies of the town. The men [?] as [?]…

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Bowls And Bowlers Fours Final Brown Defeats Gold

Western Grazier · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 1

Sunday last saw the final of the fours competition between Brown (Father Jordan, J. J. Uhl. S. Purcell and S. Garland) and Go[?] (J. J. Buck, E. W…

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Scholars and Masters at Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 April 1942 · page 4

High School and Marist Brothers, playing with a team of seven school-boys and four teachers on each side, met in a friendly cricket match at…

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Racing Careers Ended

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1942 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Three Outstanding Australian horses finished their racing careers after the Sydney Cup. On Monday Buzalong and…

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Four Teams for S.a. Football

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1942 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Wednesday:— The South Australian National Football League has decided to conduct a programme of matches, the opening…

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