Gay Frocks At Local Races
Weather on Saturday provided an opportunity Broken Hill women seized to give gay color to the races. There was some smart frocking. Among the regular and enthusiastic racegoers was Mrs. W. R…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport
Sport, 1951
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John Cann Out of Athletics
John E. Cann, 1949 Stawell Gift winner, has retired from athletics. He has a torn ligament…
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Broken Hill Rugby Union Football enthusiasts will hold their first meeing for the 1951 season at the Town Hall on Thursday night…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Boxing On
The boxing season will reopen at the Stadium on Friday night. Promoter J. Boulus has engaged Len Pippin, a Sydney fighter, to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rugby Union Preparation For Bright Season
With the probable visit of the Alt Blacks in June as their outstanding public attract ion Broken Hill Rugby Union enthusiasts are looking…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Record for U.s. Golf
San Antonio, February 12.—A1 Birosch smashed the Professional Golfers' Association record with a brilliant 11 under par 60 in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →FOOTBALL North Elects New Officers
Mr. B. Frecklston presided over the annual meeting of the North Football Club held on Sunday, when the [?] of officers was made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night Dog Racing Agreement Reached By Parties
First greyhound meeting of the year will be held at the Terf Oval on Saturday night. Nominations for the meeting close at 5 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Cann Retires From Athletics
John Cann, local running star who won the Stawell Gift two year ago, has announced that he will not be able to compete in running events in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Boxing Resumes
First boxing bouts for the year will be held at the Stadium on Friday night when Sydney boxer Len Pippin will meet the local Ted Anderson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Union News
Sydney, February 12.—The New South Wales Rugby Union Management Committee, in a telephone book-up with the Queensland Rugby Union on Wednesday…
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At the stadium on Friday night the first boxing contests of this year will be held. The principal bout will be a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Best Tennis Junior
AUSTRALIA'S BEST tennis junior, 16-year-old Sydney boy Lewis Hoard, has been mentioned as a possible Australian representative at Wimbleton this year. He won the Australian junior singles championships in Sydney recently, and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soil Expert Sought For Turfing Of Jubilee Oval Football Will Commence On April 28
At the annual meeting of the Football League last night, it was decided to bring a soil expert to Broken Hill to study conditions at the Jubilee Oval with a view to turfing. The date of starting for the playing season was set at April 28 and officers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stadium Boxing
The new boxing season will be opened at the Stadium tomorrow night. A strong bill has been arranged. Local champion, Ted Anderson, has been matched with Len…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sunday Cricket
The Sportsman's Stage defeated the Vica team in a cricket match on Sunday. In a [?] the Stage won by six runs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday Football Preparations
Preparations for the 1951 season of the Sunday Morning Football competition are well in hand and a bright competition with at least six teams is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Reflections After Saturday's Randwick Racing
Reflections at the conclusion of the A.J.C. racing on Saturday suggest:—(I) That Tomm, Smith was quite happy about taking Playboy to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →U.S. Racing "Commercialised" Sellwood's Statement
Los Angeles, February 14.—Australian Jockey Neville Sellwood said today that racing was "twice as commercialised" in the United States as in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Football Begins On April 20
Rugby Union football trials will begin on April 20 for the 1951 season. At least three teams will be fielded and a fourth is probable…
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