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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1944

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FOOTBALL Wests Annual Meeting

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 8

Wests are first in the field in connection with the 1944 football season, their annual meeting being set down for Sunday morning at the…

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Cricket Teams Are Playing Last Round

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 7

Play in the first series of matches in the last round of the Barrier District Cricket League's competition will be continued tomorrow…

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V.A.T.C. Races Postponed Lack of Transport Melbourne, February 17

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 4

After a hastily called meeting between the V.A.T.C. committee and representatives of the Chief Secretary's Department today, it was announced that…

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West Football Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the West Football Club will be held at the club rooms tomorrow morning. While working on the spur line from…

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Swimming Sydney Team. to Visit Here

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

Subject to the City Council granting a night for a carnival, the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund hopes to benefit from the visit to Broken Hill…

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Boxing a Draw BRISBANE, February 18

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 1

A disappointing twelve round contest at the stadium tonight between Les McDonald (9.6) and Archie Rash (9.8[?] N.S.W., resulted in a draw…

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CRICKET Arrangements For Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 4

The following are the arrangement for today's Barrier District Cricket League's program: No. 1 wicket Western Oval: Wests (5…

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Methodist Sunday Schools' Cricket Association[?]

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 February 1944 · page 7

Nicholls Street v. Mica Street.— Nicholls Street, 1st inn., 100. Mica Street, 1st inn., 90. Nicholls Street, 2nd inn., 46 (Baker 10, Thiele 7,…

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Schools' Swimming Carnival March 17

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Dates for the variots sporting competitions for public school children were discussed at the annual meeting of the Public Schools Amateur…

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Racing Inquiry Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—The adjourned inquiry concerning a licensed bookmaker's agent, who is alleged to have offered a bribe to a prominent jockey…

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Football West Club's Annual Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the West Broken Hill Football Club was held at the Cub Rooms yesterday (Sunday) morning. There was a large attendance…

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Postponed Races Melbourne, February 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

Although the necessary arrangements have been made between the V.A.T.C. the Epsom and the Ascot clubs regarding dates, thus permitting the Futurity…

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Boxing Tollis T.K.O.'s Brooks Melbourne, February 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

In a twelve round featherweight contest at the West Melbourne Stadium last night, between Billy Tollis, 8.11 (N.S.W.) and Les Brooks, 8.8[?] Brooks…

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South Golf Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

The annual meeting if the South Golf Club will be held at the club house next Sunday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. The annual report and balance sheet will be…

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Victorian Racing MELBOURNE, February 21

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 4

Late this afternoon nothing definite was known as to the possibilities of resuming racing next Saturday. More than likely a conference will be arranged…

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Stop Press Races Likely

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—The prospects of holding the Futurity Stakes programme at Flemington on Saturday were more hopeful said the chairman…

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Red Army Racing to Pskov Vital Key To Baltic States Terrific German Losses in Kanev Disaster London, February 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 22 February 1944 · page 1

Three Red Army columns, one of which was released by the fall of Starayarussa, are racing towards Pskov, the key to the Baltic States, says a Moscow dispatch. There is no indication to show that the Germans intend to…

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Racing at Flemington on

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 February 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE.— Suburban train services will be restored tomorrow and the V.A.T.C. meeting, including the Futurity Handicap, will be held…

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Golf

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

The annual meeting of the South Golf Club will be held at the Club House to-morrow afternoon at 2.30 p.m. when members and Intending members will be…

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Racing Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 26 February 1944 · page 4

Nagation has been well supported for the Newmarket and Cup double with Claudette. It is expected that times will be on…

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