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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1951

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Zinc Club Athletics

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 5

The Z.C.-N.B.H.O. Athletic Club will hold, its first meeting for the year next Sunday. Nominations for the races,…

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Empire Boxing Titles

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 4

Johanessburg, January 29.—Eddie Thomas, of Britain, added the vacant Empire welterweight championship to his British title when he knocked out Pat…

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£2500 Golf Contest

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 3

Professionals from every State in the Commonwealth, with the exception of West Australia, have entered for. the McWilliam's Wines…

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Church Cricket

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1951 · page 5

Thomas St. defeated Central St. by 11 runs at the Block 10 pitch in the Junior Church Cricket Association matches on Saturday…

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Dog Races Cancelled

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 11

The proposed inaugural greyhound meeting of the greyhound racing season on Saturday has been cancelled because of the…

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Cool frocks for young cricket spectators

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 31 January 1951 · page 8

COOL COTTON frocks were chosen by these young spectators at the MCC v. South Australian cricket match at the oval. They are(from left)—Misses Elten Pratt, Mollie Deans, Pat Sie bert and Betty Mitchell…

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District Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

The draw for Saturday in the resumed district tennis mixed competition is:— A GRADE Lyle l v Aberdeen 2…

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Dog Racing (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 5

Sir. In a recent Issue of jour paper a correspondent decribed the resumption of dog racing by the Trades Hall Trust. I feel sure that the Inspector of Police…

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Cricket Ban on Reds

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 February 1951 · page 1

Con's Harbor.—The Coff's Harbor Cricket Association is likely to bar self-declared Communists from becoming members. This was…

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Pennant Bowls

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

Draw and teams for tomorrow's games in the pennant bowls competition are:— North White v. Zinc Gold, North…

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Tennis Teams

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

Willchatta B: D. Robertson-Mrs. M. Thomas, J. Bock-Mrs. A. Cutting. J. Trebilcock-E. Osborne. Mrs. E. Blight, emergency…

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Greyhound Racing (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

Sir—In Thursday's edition of your paper, a correspondent signing himself "Within-the-Law" had a few weighty [?]ords of wisdom (?) regarding dog…

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Trades Hall Trust And Greyhound Racing

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

To the Editor, Sir— The letter by "Pro Bono" in last week's "BDT" should not be allowed to go unchallenged, not…

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Ex-high to Top Cricket; Big Fight

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 11

Ex-High may rise to the top of the Barrier District Cricket League's points table as a result of tomorrow's matches. At stumps last week, they had lost one wicket…

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Schoolboy Cricket At Zinc Last Match Of Holidays Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

Last match of the schoolboys' Friday fixtures will be held at the Zinc Oval today. The match promises to be one of the best to date on a wicket which…

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Major Cricket Round Concludes Tomorrow Match With Visitors Being Arranged

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 6

The major round in the League cricket fixtures will finish tomorrow. When the results are known, the A grade teams will be split into groups for the next round. Top-pointers St. Peter's and Ex-High are battling for the lead position,…

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Zinc Swimming Pool

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 5

The Zinc Corporation swimming pool will be closed from Monday till further notice. Reason for the closing is that general repairs are being…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 7

Duke of Cornwall had a comfortable win over Globe Hotel at Block 10 pitch yesterday. Scores were 233 to 153…

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Schoolboys at Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 2

The final match between local school boy teams before the reopening of schools was held at the Zinc Oval yesterday. McClure's…

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Stop Press Flemington Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 February 1951 · page 12

Criterion Handicap. — Lady Havers 1, Peak of Arran 2, Echo Star 3. Stanhope Handicap.—Bahadur 1,…

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