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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1953

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Orient Boxing Champ Defeated

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 January 1953 · page 4

Singapore, December 31.—Mel Brown, of America, outpointed Islmelt Radrodro, Fiji, in a 10-round…

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Tennis Rank

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 8

Paris Friday. — Frank Sedgman was placed at the top of the 1952 lawn tennis classification of M. Pierre…

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Local Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 8

The Silver City Racing Club will hold its next meeting on Saturday, January 17. when a six-event…

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Local Races

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 5

The Silver City Racing Club will hold its next meeting on Saturday, January 17 when a six-event…

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Cricket Resumes Next

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 7

Matches in the Barrier District Cricket League's 1952-53 competition will be resumed next Saturday after a four-week break over the Christmas holidays…

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Cricket Resumes Next

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1953 · page 7

Matches in the Barrier District Cricket Leaguers 1952-53 competition will be resumed next Saturday after a four-week break over the Christmas holidays…

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Tennis Star and Military Training

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 8

Melbourne.— Australia's young Davis Cup hope, Lewis Hoad, has applied to start his three months…

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Tennis Stars by Push on Button

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 6

Rome, Sunday—Australian and American tennis were two boxes full of surprises: you pressed a button and out jumped a little gilded champion, the Italian…

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Broadcasting Of Races (To the Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

Sir.—I quite agree with "Fair Play" re the broadcast of races from the A class stations…

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Week-End Racing Results W.A. Champion Coming East

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 4

Perth,. January 4.—Champion "Western Australian three-year-old Raconteur is to visit Sydney and…

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Tennis Title Contests

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 8

Melbourne.—Julie Sampson (U.S.) won the first match of the 1953 Australian tennis championship,…

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Re-design boxing gloves, say doctors

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 4

The jo[?]rnal of the American Medical Association calls for an all-out effort including a…

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Adelaide Cricket Team Here Easter

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 2

The secretary of the Barrier District Cricket League (Mr. R. Terrell) has received official confirmation from the Adelaide Cricket Club that it will visit Broken…

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Cricket Again Tomorrow

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 4

The first series of matches for 1953 will be played tomorrow, and, with teams practically back to normal, interesting games should be witnessed. Several of the A grade…

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Leaue Cricket Games Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1953 · page 6

The Barrier District Cricket League competition will be resumed tomorrow, with the centre of interest on the Alma Sporting Club-Wests game at the Alma…

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McWilliams Golf Prize

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 2

Sydney.—The prize money for the 1953 McWilliams wine golf tournament has been doubled. The purse…

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McWilliams Golf Prize

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 2

Sydney.—The prize money for the 1953 McWilliams wine golf tournament has been doubled. The purse…

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Today's Racing Review Markets

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 4

The official report of the S.A. Stocksalsemen's Association on the abattoirs sheep and lamb market on…

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Tennis star a juggler

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

FAUSTO GARDINI, Italy's Davis Cup star, is more than a fine tennis player. He is a clever…

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League Cricket Resumed Today

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1953 · page 1

Barrier District Cricket League teams were not at full strength when the 1952-3 competition was resumed this afternoon. Some players are still on holiday…

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