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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Indoor Bowls

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 2

The eleventh matches of the Men's Indoor Bowls' Association were completed last Saturday. Zinc 2, who were on top of the premiership table,…

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Greyhound Racing Disqualification Removed

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 February 1946 · page 4

Advice has been received from the Greyhound Control Board or New South, Wales that the disqualification or Mr. S. Praser has on the recommendation of…

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Championship Swimming Next

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 6

Championship carnival of the Silver City League Swimming Club will be held at the City Baths on Sunday night next. Representatives of the…

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Midweek Racing Victorian Attitude

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 February 1946 · page 4

Melbourne, February 3.—The Victorian Trainers Association has decided to seek the co-operation of the Owners' Association in a strong protest to the…

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Keen Racing Expected At Swimming Carnival

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

Keen competition in all events is expected at the City Baths on Sunday night when the annual Championship carnival of the Silver City…

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Tennis Trust Committee

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 3

The annual meeting or the Tennis Trust Committee was held at the Association hall on Tuesday night. The main topic of the meeting was…

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SWIMMING Six Championships To N.S.W.

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 February 1946 · page 4

Melbourne, February 6.—New South Wales swimmers won six of the eight Australian championship events decided at Richmond baths last night…

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Racing Notes

Western Grazier · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 4

Melbourne, February 6.—Sleepy Fox was the medium of heavy backing today for the Newmarket Handicap in doubles ending with Silurian and Knockarlow, and…

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Boxing Patsick K.O's BURNS

Western Grazier · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 2

On top in the seventh round, when many of the crowd of 14,000 expected him to end the bout, Queenslander, Tommy Burus, wilted in the next two rounds of…

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Last Round Tomorrow of League Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1946 · page 3

First series of games in the last round of the Barrier District Cricket League's competition will be started on the Western Oval tomorrow…

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Racing Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 4

Melbourne, February 8.—Parody is suffering the after-effects of a boll in the month and may not run today. If started he will be ridden by H. Olsen…

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Swimming Champions To Compete Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 7

Over 30 swimmers from the New South Wales League of Swimmers will compete at the Championship Carnival to be conducted at the City…

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Swimming Championship Carnival Sydney Swimmers To Compete Tomorrow Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

Three State tithes of the NSW league of swimmers will be decided at the grand championship carnival at the Cryst Pool tomorrow night. The visiting swimmers…

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League Cricket In Seventh Series; Norths—Wests Clash

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 February 1946 · page 3

This afternoon on the Western Oval wickets the seventh series and the third round of games in the Barrier District Cricket League competition will be…

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Swimming

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 2

Swimming is "in the air" with the visitors of Sydney on the spot and the very successful carnival at the Baths last night. This year has been no exception…

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No Cricket in Sydney

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 February 1946 · page 1

Sydney, February 10.—Heavy rain caused the abandonment of Saturday's play in the cricket match between New South Wales and Victoria…

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Swimming Carnival

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 February 1946 · page 3

Owing to the wrong interpretation of the copy of Sunday's carnival in yesterday's issue the heading read "Sydney Competitors Take Four Championships"…

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Secretary's Dismissal Causes Rugby League Stir

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 1

Sydney, February 12.—Rugby League circles have never been as stirred as when they read this morning that Mr. H. P. Miller had been dismissed from his…

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Mice Racing Is Latest Sport

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 6

LONDON, February 11.—The National Mice Racing Club is the contribution of Laurie Jackson, of Bath, to Britain's post-war sport…

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Greyhound Racing Trials Resume Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 13 February 1946 · page 4

In preparation for the coming season of dog racing, the Greyhound Racing Club will conduct two trial sessions today—at 9 a.m. and 5.30 p.m…

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