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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1944

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Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

Cricket matches started last Saturday will conclude on the Western Oval to-day. The following are the arrangements:…

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Swimming Championships at City Baths

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 7

THE stage is set for the championship swimming carnival to be [?]eld at the Baths tomorrow night. Proceeds will go to the Fighting…

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Greyhound Racing Resumes This Afternoon

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 3

The Broken Hill Trades Hall Greyhound Club will resume racing this afternoon for the first time since the close-down at Christmas time. Although there ore many greyhounds not yet in work good…

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BOXING Toomey Defeats Warner BRISBANE, March 3

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 4 March 1944 · page 1

In a thrilling 12 round contest at the Brisbane stadium tonight between Ronnie Warner, 9.9. and Jack Toomey, 9.7 1/4 the crowd was on their toes in every…

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Racing Notes Melbourne. March 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 3

Following an inquiry into Parelle's fall in the Nursery on Saturday, F. Flannery, rider of Prince Midas, was suspended forthree months for crossing too sharply…

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BOXING Boxall Defeats Clay MELBOURNE. March 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 6 March 1944 · page 3

In a 12-round contest, which was tough and rugged, at the West Melbourne Stadium last night, between Paddy Boxall (9.8) and Ralph Clay (9 6 N.S.W.) the…

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North Football Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

At the annual general meeting of the North Football Club held in the clubroom on Sunday. Mr. Tom Malthouse presided over a good attendance…

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Golfers Win at Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 3

In an all-day cricket match on Sunday on the Zinc Corporation Oval, a tram from the Smith Golf Club met a team from the Zinc Corporation staff…

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Two Cricket Teams To Tour at Easter

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1944 · page 2

Two League cricket teams have made arrangements to tour at Easter, Wests going to Parkds and Railway Towns to Port Pirie…

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Cricket League To Discuss Finals

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 1

Whether the next series of matches in the Barrier District Cricket League's competition will be abandoned and the final commenced next…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

The annual swimming carnival of the High School pupils will be held at the Baths this afternoon…

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Cricket Final to Begin on

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 2

AT a special meeting of the Barrier District League held last night, League clubs decided to abandon the last series of matches and commence…

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High School Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

Although in some cases the swimmers were blue with cold, students of the High School did not seem to be inconvenienced at the…

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Cricket League

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 10 March 1944 · page 2

As the playing of the remaining match on the program could have no bearing on the points table, the Cricket League at its final meeting on Wednesday night…

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Boxing NARVO T.K.O. Monette Brisbane, March 10

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 4

In a 12-round heavyweight contest at the Brisbane Stadium tonight Herb Narvo (13 [?] beat Ray Monette (14.11 [?] U.S.A., before a crowded house…

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Brown And Rose Solid For Wests In The Cricket Final

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 7

FINAL of the Barrier District Cricket League's competition was started on the No. 1 wicket at the Western Oval this afternoon, the opposing teams being North (first) and Wests (second)…

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Boxing Melbourne, March 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

The 12-round contest at the West Melbourne Stadium last night between Les Brooks (8.6[?]) resembled more of a gymnasium spar…

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Racing Comments by "Valais" Melbourne, March 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 1

After the Farewell Handicap at Flemington yesterday the stewards investigated the reason why Temple Chief last ground at the home turn…

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Good Recovery by Wests After Early Losses in Cricket Final

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 2

WESTS staged a good recovery in the first day's play in the cricket final on No. 1 wicket at the Western Oyal, and after losing three wickets for 62 runs, had 183 on the board without further loss at stumps. Although the first hour's play was…

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Golf Club Meeting

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Broken Hill Golf Club was held at the clubhouse on Sunday. There was a fairly large, attendance. This was…

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