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Broken Hill & the Far West · Sport

Sport, 1954

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 11

The Post Office cricket team will play the Victoria Hotel team on No. 2 wicket at the Picton ground…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 4

The Post Office cricket team will play the Victoria Hotel team on No. 2 wicket at the Picton ground…

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Bright Play in League Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 1

League cricketers gave a bright display in today's matches which were one day fixtures…

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Tennis

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

Broken Hill players put up a very good showing at the Peterborough annual tennis tournament held at…

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Zinc Swimming Pool Closed

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 9

Owing to a mechanical breakdown the Zinc-N.B.H.C. swimming pool will be closed today and tomorrow. It is…

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Fast Boxing at Stadium

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

Colin Clark recorded his thirteenth successive win when he battered Maxie James into helplessness in four rounds of their scheduled 12-rounds bout at the…

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Rose Wins Again in Swimming

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 1

At the Baths yesterday morning, Les Rose showed top form again when he won…

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Sunday Cricket

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3
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Excellent cricket was witnessed on Picton No. 1 pitch yesterday, when Vies met the Post Office…

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Colt Grade Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 11

Souths Colts had a first innings win over Police Boys' Club in the Colts' cricket match at the Newmarket…

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Zing Now Leading in Pennant Bowls

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 7

Zinc have jumped to the top of the points table in Section I of the Bowling Association's pennants competition by soundly beating North on Saturday. In Section II North Blue and Zinc White are level in top place…

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Football South Club Delegates

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 3

The South Football Club, at its annual general meeting, elected Mr. N. C. Aulton secretary on the…

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Police Boys' Club Races

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 12

The officer in charge of the Federation of Police Boys' Club (Inspector Buckley) will present the…

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Zinc- N.b.h. Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

Calleja and Sedunary set Workshops well on the way to a large score in their match against Mill in the…

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Good Bowling in B Grade Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 4

A hostile bowling spell by H. and E. Burns for South in their match against West at the Gladstone No. 2 wicket on Sautrday changed the game to South's…

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Football Tas. Attitude to V.F.L.

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 2

Hobart: Exploitation of Tasmanian footballers by Victorian League Clubs should be resisted by…

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Golf Club Social

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 5

The first 1954 Golf Club social was held at the Golf Clubhouse on Saturday and the patio was the most…

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Swimming Record by G. Chapman

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Sydney: Seven point two seconds were clipped off the Australian freestyle swimming record for 880 yards by…

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Tennis No[?] Wanted

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 4

The District Tennis Association is falling for applications from teams desirous of participating in the…

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Fast Scoring in Church Cricket

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1954 · page 11

Three fast centuries by Miller, Stokes, and McCormick were the main features of the senior competition games in the Church Association on Saturday. The…

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