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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1948

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Some Good Recoveries in Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 February 1948 · page 5

BOTH Marist Brothers and Wests staged good recoveries in Saturday's cricket matches at…

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Local Woman in Cricket Test Team

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 8

The only South Australian selected for the Australian Women Test cricketers' tour of New Zealand is Mrs. Mavis Burke, and in…

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Golf Club's Loss

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY-Stolen from Cabra matta Golf Club last night, tro phies and liquor, to a value exceed ing £600, were found by the po…

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Boxing Tonight At Boys' Club

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

'? The Police-Citizens' Boys' Club, Railway Town, will bp thc.scene of.ll 'elimination boxing bouts to night.. Two club championships…

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Greyhound Racing Night Programs Arranged

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

The Trades Hall Trust Greyhound Racing Club has scheduled the following dates on which race meetings will be held:—February 14, 21 and 28;…

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Cricket Ball Injures Woman

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 6

MELBOURNE—When a cricket ball smashed the windscreen of a car in which she was sitting at Richmond, Mrs. Ruby Shannon…

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Football Centrals and Norths To Meet

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 7

Two League football clubs have already announced the date for their annual meetings. Centrals will meet at the…

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Night Races for Dogs on February 14

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 7

A programme of eight events has been arranged by Broken Hill (Trades Hall Trust) Greyhound Racing Club, which will commence…

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Shannon Races In U.S.A. Early This Morning

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 4

San Francisco, February 3.—Shannon may score his first victory in the United States tomorrow. He is entered in a seven furlong event for…

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Boxing at Boys' Club

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 5

G. Gauci won the Police Boys' Club junior boxing championship last night, when he defeated C Deeble. Ron Fitzgerald is the new…

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30 Sydney Visitors Want Swimming Championships

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

ABOUT 30 swimmers and officia Is of the N.S.W. League of Swimmers will arrive in Broken Hill on Monday next, from Sydney to take part in a State Champions hip Carnival to be held by. the Silver City League Swimming Club on February 14 and 15…

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Lightning Hit Football Referee

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

LONDON, February 4. —The referee in a soccer match at Wolverhampton was about to blow his whistle for a penalty, when…

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Good Bouts At Police Boys' Club Boxing Tourney

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 1

Broken Hill contestant for the "Daily Telegraph" Beach Girl Contest, Miss Maxire Hoysted's funds were further boosted last night from the boxing…

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Excelsior Wins at Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 6

Despite a good century by the vice-captain, H. Mcinnes, bri Sunday, R.S.L. cricket team was un able- to defeat: Excelsiors. The…

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"Ampol £1,000" Golf Tournament in April

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 February 1948 · page 4

The first Ampol £1,000 Tournament was held in April last year at the Australian Golf Club, Sydney, and a similar event is to be held at Huntingdale Golf…

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Proprietary Racing

Western Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

It is understood that a move is on foot to do away with Proprietary Racing in Melbourne. It has been reported that the recent negotiations for Sandown by…

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News From Menindee Locals Defeat Graziers at Cricket

Western Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 3

Menindee team visited Nullaculla Oval and played a very close match against the river graziers, resulting in a win for the visitors by the narrow margin of 28 runs. This is a good performance by the graziers who have had no practice and were against…

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Activities in and Around Wilcannia Cricket—Challenge Match Jones' Defeats Goonrey's

Western Grazier · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 1

Last Sunday at Bourke Park Oval teams representing Jones' Hotel and Goonrey's Hotel met in the first of a series of challenge games. Jones' team won by 21 runs, and the cricket was always interesting. Features of it were the batting of Ken Miers…

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Sunday Cricket Teams

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 5

CHALLENGE matches will be played by Sunday cricket teams on various grounds tomorrow. On the Gasworks pitch Globe will meet the South Australians, and on Jubilee Siding teams of North…

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Good Cricket Expected On Resumption Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 7 February 1948 · page 5

Upon resumption of the three. A Grade matches in the Cricket League's competition today, at the Jubilee and Western Ovals good cricket should be seen. Good cricket was played in all matches last week, and the games are at such a position that the winners cannot he…

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