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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Larsen And Sedgman For Final S.A. Tennis Championships

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 1 January 1951 · page 1

Adelaide, December. 31.—Down two set to love, American singles champion Art Larsen recovered brilliantly to beat Australian Davis Cup player Ken McGregor…

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U.s. College Football

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 3

Color and rivalry associated with college football make the game one of the most popular spectacles in United States sports. There are 76 college stadiums in the United States that seat more than 20,000 persons; seven…

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Local Races on January 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 4 January 1951 · page 4

The S.C.R.C. has planned a second meeting this month for January 20, when a six event program will be decided. Nominations for the…

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Tennis Pros. On Tour

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 7

FORMER kould amateur champion Donald Budge (right) shows Australian star Adrian Quist the heavyweight…

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U.s. College Football

Western Grazier · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 4

Color and rivalry associated with college football make the game one of the most popular spectacles-in United States sports. There ore 76 college stadiums in the United States that seat more than 20,000 persons; seven…

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"Money Spent At Races Would Build School"

Barrier Miner · Friday 5 January 1951 · page 2

Albury—One Australian race meeting crowd spent enough money to build the medical school of the National University, Professor Sir Douglas Copland told the Council for Adult Education's summer school here…

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Rugby Man Is Wrestler

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 8

London.—Australian forward Bob McMaster, who has earned a reputation as rugby league's toughest player because of his…

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Junior Cricket Series Proposed By Arthur Richardson

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 6 January 1951 · page 4

Following a successful series of junior cricket matches held in the school holidays last year. Zinc cricket coach, Arthur Richardson, has…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 8

The Palace Hotel and the Post Office opened the New Year's cricket with a came at the polo ground yesterday…

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Cricket in India

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 4

Jamshedpur, January 7.—The Governor of Bihar's Eleven scored 103 against the Commonwealth cricketers yesterday. The visitors had scored 82 without toss at…

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Women's Cricket, Secretary

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 3

Miss Lillian Noble, who was elected this year as honorary secretary of the Australian Women's Cricket Council, will…

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Cricket Lessons For Boys

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 January 1951 · page 5

Schoolboy cricketers will receive special coaching from Mr. Arthur Richardson at the Zinc Oval during the remainder of the school…

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Visit Of Golf Professionals

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 3

Larry Montes, a Philippines professional golfer, who created a favourable impression when he competed in the 1949 M[?]William's…

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Met Brown At Football

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 January 1951 · page 8

Sydney.—In his public school days, Captain Somdandhu Dunnag, chief of the explosives section, Royal Thailand Navy, used…

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Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 2

It has been remarked that a nation's chief sport indicates that nation's temperament. Cricket with its team spirit, [?] and sportsmanship played in…

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Sensational Smash at Kilmore Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 January 1951 · page 8

Melbourne.—Two sections of the running rail were hurled feet into the air and apprentice jockey L. Murphy was thrown about 20 feet when his mount, Sunny, crashed into the rail a furlong after…

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Cricket League Meetings

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 2

A meeting of the Cricket League match and permit committee will be held at the Cricket Ground at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow…

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Local Junior for Cricket School

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 January 1951 · page 5

Local junior cricketer, John Oxley (15), of the Y.C.W. Club, has been selected to attend a coaching school for country juniors to be held in Sydney from January 14 to 19…

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Body Of Migrant Found Drowned While Swimming

Western Grazier · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 1

The body of Baral Mura, who was drowned while swimming in the Darling near Meninace last Saturday, was found Wednesday morning by a…

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Local Boy for Cricket School

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 January 1951 · page 4

A 15-year-old local cricketer has been selected to attend a combined coaching and Instructional school to be held in Sydney by the New South Wales Cricket…

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