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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Zinc Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

At the Zinc Oval today, the rab[?] be [?] (1st innings [?]) and Workshops (1st innings 2/45) will be…

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Cricket Matches Open

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 1

Today marks the second day of play in the first post-Christmas round of the District Cricket…

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Summer Golf popular At South

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 3

The summer competitions held at the South Golf [?] have proved popular, an many members have taken…

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Summer Swimming School Finished

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 11

The Education Department's summed swimming school was concluded at the City Baths on Saturday afternoon. Of the effective enrolment of 120 pupils all passed the…

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Norths Day Out In Pennant Bowls

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 7

Norths had a day out in the Bowling Association pennants competition on Saturday, all three teams winning their games. Norths are top in Section I and North Blue are level with Zinc White in top position in Section II…

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Plans for Vic. Football

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: Victorian League football—for the first time since 1949—will commence with a split round on…

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Hurricane Cricket in Local Game

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 7

Playing for the Union Club cricket team against the Duke of Cornwall team yesterday, M. Copeland…

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Bowlers Day in Mine Cricket Play

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 8

It was a bowlers' day on Saturday in the Zinc-N.B.H.C. Cricket Association's competition matches. Both Underground and Staff scored easy outright victories…

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West and South in B Grade Cricket Wins

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 8

Wests attempted to force an outright win in their B grade match against North on the Gladstone No. 2 wicket last Saturday, but time was against them and they…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 4

An exciting finish was with[?] on Sunday when the [?] met the Post Office [?] on the Proprietary…

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Jamestown Races off

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 12

Adelaide: "The Jamestown races were postponed today till next Wednesday because of rain…

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Local Races Worth £570

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 8

Stakemoney of £365 and trophies valued at £205 have been allotted for the race meeting being organised for…

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21 st Birthday Party At Golf Club

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

One hundred and thirty guests attended the 21st birthday porty of Miss Moira McGee 6} the Golf Club on Friday night. The party was a birthday gift from her mother, Mrs. N McGee…

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Boxing Reopening Irish Fighter Joe McEntee For Mickey McDonald Saturday Night

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 27 January 1954 · page 3

Broken Hill Stadiums will commerce their 1954 boxing season on Saturday night, when Irish fighter Joe McEntee clashes with local welterweight idol Mickey McDonald…

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Rugby Star Dead

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 6

Whangarei (N.Z.): Peter Smith, one of two famous Rugby-playing brothers and a former national tennis…

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Boxing Big Bout

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 11

Boxing fans should be assured of excellent entertainment at the Stadium on Saturday night when the…

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Tennis Title Matches

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 12

Sydney: Rex Hartwig rushed Ashley Cooper in a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 defeat today to reach the semi-finals of the…

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Jamestown Races Postponed

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 7

Adelaide, Jan. 27: Owing to heavy rain, the Jamestown races were postponed from today until next…

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Tennis Incidents Bewilder America

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

New York, Wed.: Surprise and bewilderment at reports about the Trabert and Seixas incidents were expressed in official United States tennis circles today…

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Another American In Tennis Incident

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney, Jan. 27: The American Davis Cup player, Vic Seixas, was involved in an ugly incident during the Australian doubles semi-final match at White City today…

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