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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1952

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Boxing

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

The first boxing meeting of 1962 with be held on Saturday night at the local Stadium, when local champ. Mickey…

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Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 5

St. Philip's B2 Tennis Team: R. P. O'Keeffe, R. Merrett, A. Greentree, Miss E. Morris, Mrs. T. Demoine, Mrs. M. Warhurst…

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Boxing at Stadium

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 11

J Mickey McDonald and Melbourne boy Brian Charles are both reported flt for their 12-round bout at the…

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Sunday Cricket Time Beats Rising Sun

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 6

Rising Sun journeyed to Cockburn last week and just failed to set the nine runs required for victory in the allotted time…

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Cricket League in Final Stages of the Competition

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 February 1952 · page 11

Barrier District Cricket League teams are in the final stages of the minor round of matches, and the next three games will decide the finalists. The keenness shown in the first seven games is likely to continue…

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Randwick Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 1

NURSERY HOP., 6 furs. Nursery Handicap, 6 furlongs. —Tamuncha, 7.9 (N. Sellwood), 1; Iima's Lass,…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

Local sporting clubs will play another series of challenge cricket matches tomorrow. Games arranged are:—…

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CRICKET On

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 2

Adelaide.— The invitation cricket match at Colombo beginning on February. 16. between a Commonwealth…

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Championship Swim Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

The Silver City League Swimming Club will stage its 1951-52 championships at the Baths tomorrow morning. Events will commence at…

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North Football Club Meeting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

The North Football Club will hold its annual meeting in the club hall, Silver Street, tomorrow at 10 a.m…

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Cycle Racing at Zinc Oval

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 4

The Zinc Cycling Club, in conjunction with the Broken Hill Cycling Club, will stage a programme at the Zinc Oval tomorrow afternoon. Seniors, juniors,…

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Stop Press League Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 February 1952 · page 8

S.T.C, v. Wests.— Wests, first inns, 2/22' (Tozer 12. v Cutting n.o. McPherson 5, Fobister n.o.0). St. Peters v. Y.C.W.-St. Peters…

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"All Square" Golf Result

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

Pietermaritzburg, February 10. —A fighting 71 by Australian golfer Peter Thomson enabled him and amateur partner Chris…

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British Golf Stars Coming

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 5

British professionals, Jimmy Adams and Hugh Watt, who were due to arrive in Sydney by the Mooltan on…

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Brokens Blue & Gold Head Pennant Bowls

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 6

Brokens Blue and Brokens Gold won their games on Saturday and remain level in top position of No. 1 Section of the Silver City Bowling Association's pennants' competition. Brokens Blue had a…

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Cricket: India Beats England In Fifth Test

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 2

Madras, February 10—India beat England by an innings and eight runs in the fifth and final Test today, thus levelling the series…

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Womens' Tennis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 5

The women's Wednesday afternoon competition of the Barrier District Tennis Association will be continued…

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Local Races

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

A variation in the usual programme has beetl decided on by the Silver City Racing Club in an effort to make local meetings more attractive. The alteration will take effect from the next meeting on…

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Sunday Cricket Gasworks Defeat Tydvils

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 6

"Rusty" Ray, in scoring 76 in very smart time and taking six wickets for 50, was the main factor in the Gasworks win over the…

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Shield Cricket South Australia Fights Back

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 1

Brisbane, February 11.—A fighting century by South Australian opener Neil Dansie, opener Nell Dansie, combined with a partnership…

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