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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Table Tennis Meeting

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Broken Hill Table Tennis Association will be held at the YMCA tomorrow night…

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Stop Press Tennis Visit

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 January 1954 · page 12

Sydney: South Africa's tenn team for the Australian championships from January 22 to February 1 reached Sydney by a…

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Drowned When Swimming River

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 2

Sydney, January 11:—John William McLeod. 39. married, of Wollongong Road, Arncllffc, was drowned on…

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Cricket League

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 6

A meeting of the Management Committee of the District Cricket League will be held in the League rooms at the Turf Oval on Friday night…

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Country Carnival Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 12 January 1954 · page 3

The Country Carnival] Cricket Association's Cricket Carnival is to be held, commencing Monday, March 8,…

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Stop Press Warrnambool Races

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 January 1954 · page 8

Steeplechasers' Flat: Sir Flash 1. Mac Nolte 2. Waiala 3. Ser.: Greek Legend, Noble Law, Royal Pentzia, Cornwall, Harvest Song,…

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Stop Press Warrnambool Races

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1954 · page 12

Beach Steeplechase: Royal Pentzia I, Waiala 2, High Dome 3, Scr.: Lebanon, Burniead, Captain Atom, Still Flight…

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Hankers for Boxing Ring

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 8

Paris: On his 60th birthday, Georges Carpentier, of France, offered to fight Jack Dempsey again. Dempsey…

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Zinc Bowls Club Teams

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 11

Zinc teams for the bowls pennats matches tomorrow are:— Section I…

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No Finality on Local Boxing

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 11

Broken Hill Stadiums will not resume their local programmes until January 23 or 30. The syndicate will meet at the week end to decide…

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Stop Press Cricket

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 12

Morris' Eleven, 1st Innings, six for 354 (Carmody 56, Craig 106, Lenaud 15 n.o.). Craig's century came up in 111 minutes. Craig…

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Boxing Resumption Germaine Meets Mickey McDONALD TOMORROW

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 5

Saturday night's program at the Broken Hill Stadium should be one of the most attractive and interesting for the season, when colored West Indian fighter Ivor Germaine clashes with local…

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B.H. District Cricket League Contests Resume Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1954 · page 11

Matches in the District Cricket League's competition will be resumed tomorrow. Most teams commenced training late last week…

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No Boxing Tonight

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

No boxing, will be held at the Stadium tonight. Broken Hill Stadium: Ltd hope to…

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Greyhound Racing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

The Broken Hill (Trades Hall Trust) Greyhound Racing Club will open its 1954 season on Saturday, February 6, with a night meeting…

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Greyhound Racing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 8

The Broken Hill (Trades Hall Trust) Greyhound Racing Club will open its 1954 season on Saturday, February 6, with a night meeting…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 12

Royals team to play cricket against Centennial on the Jubilee Siding to-morrow will be:…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 6

Royals team to play cricket against Centennial on the Jubilee Siding to-morrow will be:…

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League Cricket Resumes Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 16 January 1954 · page 1

Wickets are expected to be good for the resumption of matches in the District League Competition after the holiday break. The draw for today is:…

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Zinc and Brokens Gold Head Pennant Bowls

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1954 · page 6

Zinc and Brokens Gold won their games in Section I. of the Bowling Association's pennants competition on Saturday and are still on top of the points table with nine points…

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