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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1946

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Rain Disrupts League Cricket Play Both Games Drawn

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 18 February 1946 · page 4

Conclusive play in the seventh series of five games in the Barrier District Cricket League competition was disrupted by Saturday's almost Incessant…

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Indoor Bowls

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 2

With only four matches to complete the first round of the men's indoor bowls competition all teams are bowling at their top to maintain a…

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Stop Press Football Carnival

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 3

ADELAIDE—Football teams in future can play two reserves. The National Football Council in Adelaide today decided that the…

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Cricket Playing In Street

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 19 February 1946 · page 4

Complaints have been made to the police that children are playing cricket in the streets breaking windows and damaging property in general. The police are…

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Costly Golf

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 1

Sydney, February 10.—Prices of golf equipment have soared during the war years. Clubs will be in most instances at least…

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Racing Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 4

Melbourne, February 18.—Craigie and Peter were the most important horses missing when the first acceptances were declared today for the Australian Cup…

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Greyhound Racing

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 2

Owners and trainers are advised that trials will be held today at 9 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Trials will also be held on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m…

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Special Trains for Racing Pigeons?

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 6

SYDNEY—For major pigeon races to be held later in the year from a North Coast town to Sydney and the South Coast coalfields a special train…

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Stall Racing Barrier Tried at Rosebery

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 7

SYDNEY.—Cameramen and press photographers were prominent among racing enthusiasts who witnessed the first trials of the stall barrier at…

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Coupons Not Cricket for Cricketers

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 20 February 1946 · page 4

Sydney, February 19.—It costs nine clothing coupons to dress an Australian cricket representative. These have to be surrendered by a player…

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Football Council Decisions Barrier Refused S.A. Affiliation

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 21 February 1946 · page 4

Adelaide, February 20.—The Broken Hill Football League's application to the Australian Football Council, now sitting in Adelaide, for permission to affiliate with…

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Greyhound Racing

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 8

Owners and Trainers are advised that nominations for the race meeting to be held on Saturday week, March 2, will clone on Tuesday next at 6 p.m. The distances…

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Boxing Commission Being Considered

Western Grazier · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

Sydney, February 21.—The es[?] of a boxing and wrestling commission to control those sports in N.S.W. being considered by the N.S.W. Chief Secretary…

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League Cricket Approaching Final Stages

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 February 1946 · page 3

Barrier District Cricket League competition games will be continued on the Western Oval tomorrow. After the wat conditions of last week…

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Preparing For Football

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 7

Preparations for the 1946 football season will be put under way to-morrow when two League clubs will hold their annual meetings…

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Disputed Point in Local Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 7

In view of the controversy which arose last week as to whether the umpires on No. 2 wicket acted within their rights ig calling the players off…

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Eighth Series Of League Cricket Games Chances and Appointments

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 February 1946 · page 3

Eighth and second last merles of games in the Barrier District Cricket League competition will be commenced on the Western Ovol wickets this…

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Two Football Clubs Hold Annual Meetings

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

Two League football clubs held their annual meetings yesterday, when business in connection with the coming season was discussed…

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Annual Meeting Of Central Football Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 2

Annual General Meeting of the Central Football Club held at the Club Rooms yesterday morning, was attended by the largest number of members, both…

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Wests Bat Brilliantly In League Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 25 February 1946 · page 1

A brilliant batting effort by Wests which brought up 352 for the loss of six wickets included a smashing century and a half score by Ray Cutting in a fine…

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