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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1950

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Cycle Races at Zinc Oval

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 6

The Zinc Cycling Club will hold races on Sunday afternoon. With the hard racing and a week's extra training the riders will show much…

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McMAHON Has Lot of Theories on Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide.—Timothy Bonaventure McMahon said in evidence in the Criminal Court today at the trial of him and Ernest Ambrose Potter on charges of that he had a lot of theories about racing and…

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Evidence Continues In Racing Inquiry Potter In The Box

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide, January 26.—In the Criminal Court today the trial was continued and adjourned until tomorrow of Ernest Ambrose Potter and Timothy B. McMahon on a joint charge of having between August and October conspired together…

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Turf Wickets for Alma Oval Ready For 1950—51 Cricket Season

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

The once dry, dusty Alma Oval which has undergone many changes in the last two years and is now a carpet of healthy green grass will…

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Stop Press League Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 8

A.S.C. v. St. Peter's.—A.S.C., 1 for 38 (Copland, c Johnstone, b Langman 12, Boswell, not out, 19, Burns, not out, 6, sundry 1)…

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Boxing And Wrestling

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 6

Sydney. January 29. — Leo Jensen (2231b.) and Pat Meehan (2301b.) drew with one fall each in the main wrestling match at Leichhardt Stadium last night…

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Sedgman Tennis Champion

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 8

Melbourne.—Prank Sedgman retained the Australian singles title today when he defeated Ken McGregor, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1…

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Ken McGregor On Way To High Tennis Honors

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

NEW ACTION PICTURE of fermer South Australian Ken McGregor, who played titleholder Frank Sedgman for the…

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Commonwealth Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Bombay, January 30.—Norman Old-field with a One chanceless 108 helped the Commonwealth tourists on Saturday to get within two runs of the…

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Sedgman Superior In Tennis Singles Win

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Melbourne, January 30. — Superior ground strokes enabled P. Sedgman to retain his national singles title in the final against Ken McGregor at Kooyong…

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Zinc Cricket Fine Century By M. Tremelling

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Stall No. 2 gained a first innings win in a closely contested match. Underground started their trinities disastrously when the first wicket roll with only two…

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Threat To Blow-Up Racing Stables Not Treated Seriously

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 6

Melbourne, January 30.—An anonymous telephone caller who threatened to bomb the Mentone stable of Fred Hoysted on Saturday night is believed…

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Denials By McMahon In Racing Case Hoped To Recoup On "100 Per Cent. Trier"

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 31 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide, January 29.—The hearing continued on Friday in the Criminal Court of joint charges against Ernest A. Patter and Timothy B. McMohon of having between August and October conspired together corruptly to offer J. E. Keating,…

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Consideration Of Boxing Report

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 1 February 1950 · page 4

Sydney, January 31.—A minute, for Cabinet investigating on the finding of the boxing committee, is being prepared by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Matthews)…

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Intermine Tennis

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

Plans for the 1950 season will be discussed at the annual meeting of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association in the Tennis Hall, Blende…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

The Sydney Club team met and defeated the South Australian Hotel team on Block 10 on Sunday, the final scores being Sydney Club 5 wickets for 348…

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Local Boxing (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

Sir.—I am curious to know what has gone wrong with the boxing arrangements for this silver city. With a population of well over thirty thousand, of whom a…

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Keen Play In Pennant Bowls

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 5

Brokens Gold, fighting for a place in the leading four of the Silver City Bowling Association's pennants competition, will on Saturday play Brokens Blue, the only team in the competition which has won all sames. A close game is expected…

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Zinc Oval Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

Two cricket teams from Mr. A. J. Richardson's pupils will play another game at the zinc Oval this afternoon. This will be the last of the series…

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Annual Meeting of Inter Mine Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 2 February 1950 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Inter-Mine Tennis Association will be held on Saturday at 10.30 o'clock. Delegates from last year's teams are…

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