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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Tennis Players For N.Z. Tour

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE.—A team of nine tennis players to tour New Zealand was announced at a meeting of the Lawn Tennis Association last night…

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Von Nida Gets Expenses U.S. Golf Tourney

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 4

Richmond, California, January 19—Norman Von Nida returned a par 72 card in the final round of the 10,000 dollars Richmond Open for a total of…

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Stop Presh Kyneton Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 1

Advanced Handicap 10 [?] Nelson[?] [?] Green Gem, Old Vic, parraked…

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Crawford, Hopman In Good Tennis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 January 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE. — Jack Crwaford, and Harry Hopman, Australian tennis veterans, proved too good for Geoff. Brown and Jack Dart…

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Cricket Second Win for Locals at Mildura

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 8

MILDURA. — Broken Hill ericketers had their second outright win in the Country Cricket Carnival yesterday when…

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Menindee V. Tydvil Stars Cricket Match

Western Grazier · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 3

On Sunday last a team representing the Tydvil Star Hotel [?] Meandee for a match [?] the heal [?] They travelled by motor bus and were…

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Leagu Cricket Teams May Be Weak Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 January 1948 · page 7

SOME League cricket teams are likely to field depleted teams when the second day's play in the first game in the second round is started tomorrow Players from the leading teams are absent with…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5
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Tomorrow an all-day match will be played between the [?] and the [?]. The matches will be played on the [?]pitch area will…

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Swimming Club's Championships Appeal For Accommodation

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

The Silver City League Swimming Club is appealing for accommodation for 30 swimmers from Sydney for one week. If any home has room to billet…

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League Cricket Continued Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 5

Matches in the Cricket League's competition will be continued today. The A Grade matches are at the Jubilee and Western Ovals. On the Jubilee Oval…

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Norths, Wests, Marists Win Local Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 8

INTERESTING finishes were seen in Barrier District Cricket League matches this aftertnoon. High School offered stubborn resistance to Marist Brothers, but Norths and Wests had no…

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Bradman On Cricket Remarks Arouse Interest

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 January 1948 · page 1

Adelaide, November 23—Considerable public interest has been aroused in Don Bradman's comments on members of the Australian team made in a luncheon…

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Boxing, Wrestling

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 5

MELBOURNE. — In a 12-round bout at the Stadium on Saturday night, Artie Kemp (9.9½) received a close points decision over Les…

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Boxing and Wrestling

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

Melbourne, January 25—Artie Kemp 9.9½, won a close points decision over Les Fuller, 9.9¾, in a 12-rounder at Melbourne Stadium last night…

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Sunday School Cricket Games

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 5

Central Street gained an outright win against Thomas Street in the Methodist Church Association games concluded on Saturday…

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Extra Entries For Local Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 4

Additional nominations received for the Barrier Racing Club's meeting on Saturday, February 14, are Elf, Romurka and Witness in the…

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Beryl Penrose is Girls' Tennis Star

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE. —16-Year-Old Beryl Penrose, of Sydney is the new Australian junior (under 19) girls' tennis player…

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Glenelg Tennis Team Invited to Barrier

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 3

BROKEN Hill District Tennis Trust Committee has Issued an Invitation to Holdfast Bay Tenis Association to semi a team to the Barrier at Easter and suggested that a match also be arranged between second teams in Adelaide at the same time…

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Tennis Trust Invitation To Holdfast Bay

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

At a meeting of the Broken Hill District Tennis Trust Committee, presided over by Mr. W. Barrett, and held at the Association Hall on Sunday, the…

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