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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1945

826 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 42

South Football Club Annual Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 19 February 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting of the South Football Club was well attributed for the first meeting of the year with the Chairman Mr. P. J. Colley, presiding…

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Junior Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 3

West Juniors easily defeated North Juniors by 146 runs on Saturday. Wests owe their victory mainly to the fine batting of J. Blackwell and…

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Boxing

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 3

In all probability the boxing will not [?] on Saturday night. As yet no [?] has been fixed and there is [?] that one can be arranged…

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Victorian Autumn Racing Highlights Casualties Among The Star Gallopers

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 February 1945 · page 8

MELBOURNE.—Pharisee broke down in the Futurity Stakes and will not race again for a long time. The horse's breakdown did not surprise Trainer Des Judd, who realised that there was a grave risk in running the gelding…

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Old Golf Balls for Broody Hens

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 5

LONDON, February 21.—Fred Winsor, professional. of Ruislip (Middlesex)Golf Club received a letter from a local poultry keeper…

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Transport Problem for Port Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 8

ADELAIDE.—lt is possible that a serious difficulty may arise in transporting Saturday's race crowd to Cheltenham course when the first meeting…

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Boxing Postponed

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

Boxing fans of Broken Hill will be disappointed as there will definitely be no boxing this Saturday night. The preliminary boys are doing some…

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Sunday School Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 8

Interesting games should be witnessed at the Alma. Oval tomorrow when the second game of the final round will be commenced. On the No…

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Results of Saturday's Cricket Matches

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

The League cricket games like most of the other games were stopped at about 5 o'clock on Saturday because of the sudden downpour of rain. The matches…

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Last Series of Cricket Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

LEAGUE cricket matches to begin tomorrow will be the last series in the points score competition and can have no bearing on the…

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Football Meetings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 7

Annual meeting of the North Football Club will be held at the clubroom tomorrow at 10.30 a.m. Business set down for discussion…

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Football Problems in Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 7

ADELAIDE.—Unless last-minute negotiations are made and succeed no League football will be played this year at Norwood. Thebarton, Prospect…

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RULE 43 in Cricket (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 4

Sir.—Early in January of this year, I quoted in your columns rule 43, its interpretation and advice to umpires. Edited by Mr. C. S. Watson under…

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Junior Football

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

[?] Junior Football Club held [?] general meeting for the season at the Central Club rooms on Sunday morning when they selected the…

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Sunday School Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

A fine batting performance by Gordon Stokes, of Thomas Street, was a feature of the match on Saturday, when Thomas Street played Nicholls Street on the No…

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North Football Club Officers

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 February 1945 · page 3

The annual meeting of the North Football Club was held in the club hall yesterday morning. There was a good attendance…

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Greyhound Racing

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 28 February 1945 · page 3

On Saturday next grayhound racing will be resumed after the summer suspension, since Boxing Day. The draw will be published tomorrow [?]ing…

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Local Boxing Night Off

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

There will be no local wrestling and boxing on Saturday night as terminatively arranged. This was announced yesterday by Mr. Eonneman who added that the…

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Swimming Local Stars Win Championships

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY.—"Broken Hill is now the strongest club in the League," said an official of the N..S.W. League of Swimmers at the conclusion of a…

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Swimming Carnival for High School

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

Students at the High School are at present preparing for their annual swimming carnival. Heats will be held at the Baths on…

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