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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1943

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Cricket Final To Continue Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 April 1943 · page 2

The final of the Barrier Distric[?] Cricket League competition between Norths and Railway Town will be continued on the Western Oval…

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School Boxing Finals Tonight

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 5

Finals in the Public Schools Amateur Athletic Association boxing tournament will be held at the Stadium tonight. The programme…

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Sunday Morning Football

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 4

South Rovers wilt meet North Juniors on the Gladstone ground. North players arc requested to meet at Jubilee Siding at 10 o'clock. Junction Rovers…

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Football First Round Drawn Up

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 4

The first meeting of the Permit and Program Committee of the Football League for the 1943 season was held last night…

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Cricket Final to Be Continued Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 17 April 1943 · page 4

The final of the Barrier District Cricket League will be continued on the Western Oval this afternoon. When play resumed Casey (85) and O'Reilly…

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Clouser, Boxing Star Of Schools

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 3

Finals in the P.S.A.A.A. all schools' boxing tournament were conducted at the Stadium on Saturday night. The boys provided a good night's…

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Cricket Final Resumption Next

Barrier Miner · Monday 19 April 1943 · page 2

THE final of the Barrier District Cricket League competition between Norths and Railway Town will be continued on the Western…

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Football Players Getting Into Their Stride

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 April 1943 · page 2

WITH the owning of the football season drawing near League clubs will have to speed up training operations. Up to date only light…

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Bowls & Bowlers

Western Grazier · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 2

The cold weather has depicted the cumber of playing bowlers in the last two weeks, but several further matches in the Singles Handicap Championship…

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Golf Competitions At South

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

Competitions will be played on the South Golf Links today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The competitions on all days but Sunday will be sweepstakes…

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FOOTBALL Trial Game Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

The first football match of the season will by played at the Alma Oval this afternoon when Wests and Souths will play a trial game. Umpire Burke will…

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Keen Racing Expected For J. L. Porra Trophy

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 April 1943 · page 3

Chief interest at the Greyhound meeting at the Cricket Ground tomorrow will be the four heats and final of the J. L. Porra trophy. The trophy, a chiming clock, is much coveted, and keen racing should be seen…

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League Cricket On

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 1

The third day's play in the final of the Barrier District Cricket League's competition will be held on the Western Oval on Monday. Hours…

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Wests Win Scratch Football Match

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 April 1943 · page 1

First scratch match of the 1943 football season was played on the Alma Oval this afternoon between Souths (last year's premiers) and…

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Football League

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 3

A meeting of the Football League will be held on Tuesday night when umpires will be appointed and final arrangements made for the opening of the…

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Today's Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 April 1943 · page 1

Norths, who made 280 in their first innings will resume their final match of the League with Railway Town, 117 with all wickets still standing, on the…

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Football League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1943 · page 3

Final arrangements for the opening of the 1943 football season will be made at a meeting of the Football League to be held tonight…

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Football League Last Night's Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 3

A special meeting of the Football league was held last night Mr. R. Odgers presiding. Delegates present were: Messrs. S. H. Rayner and A…

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Clubs Speed Up Football Training

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1943 · page 2

WITH only three more training nights before the opening of the football season, League clubs are speeding up operations…

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Sunday School Cricket Social

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1943 · page 2

The committee of the Methodist Sunday School Cricket Association has finalised matters for the first banquet in its nine years of existence…

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