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Sport, 1920

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A Feminine Boxing Champion at Melba Pictures To-morrow

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 2

New star actresses will appear in the programme of pictures to be screened at Melba Pictures, in the Mechanics' Theatre, to-morrow night. Olive Thomas…

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Visit of an English Cricket Team

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 43

In connection with the expected visit of a team of English cricketers to Australia, it is said that the members of the Australian Board of Control have not yet…

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SPORTING. (By Our Sporting Reporters). Tennis Albury and Border Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the above association was held last night, and it was decided that the "B" grade matches, which were to be played to-morrow, should be…

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Rugby or League? Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

A delegation from the N.S.W. Rugby League interviewed the Minister for Education and requested that boys attending public schools should be allowed…

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Football Albury Border Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

The local competition will open this afternoon, when St. Patrick's (last year's premiers). will meet the newly formed Albury team on the sports ground, and…

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SPORTING. (By Our Sporting Reporters). Tennis North Albury v. ALBURY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 May 1920 · page 4

The A. Grade Championship match between the above teams will be played today on St. Patrick's courts. North Albury's team will be:-Geo. Griffiths,…

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Rugby Matohes. SYDENY,Saturday

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

Western Suburbs beat Annandale, 22 points to nil. North Sydney beat University 36 points to 12 points…

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Boxing. Wells and Beckett. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The widely differing temperaments and styles of Beckett and Wells have invest-ed the fight at the Olympia on May 10, with some special interest. The…

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Albury Golf Club. Opening of the Season

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The opening of the Albury Golf Club on Saturday was a good augury for the success of the reason. Almost 100 players and visitors were present to hear the…

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Sporting. Football Albury v. St. Patriok's

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

Beautiful weather favored the opening of the football season on Saturday. There was an smazing turn-out of spectators to witness the match between Albury…

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Woman's Latest Boxing Bouts on Board Ship. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 2

Madame Maeterlinck, wife of the well known Belgian author, while travelling from New York aboard a liner, organis-ed a boxing match amongst her fellow…

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Golf

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

The opening of the links for the season is announced to take place on Saturday next, 15th last. A mixed foursomes competition will be played…

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Boxing. Boxer Swallows Tooth. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

"I have swallowed a tooth and cannot go on," said Willie Farrell, of England, at the end of the sixteenth round of his contest with Tom O'Malley, at the…

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Football Diggers v. WODONGA

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

The football match played at Wodonga on Saturday between the Wodonga team and the "Diggers," resulted in an easy win for the latter…

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"Desert Gold" To-night Great Racing Drama at Melba Pictures

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

An aeroplane whirring overhead; a motor plunging madly down the mountain sides; a Desert Gold galloping furiously in the biggest finish ever seen on an…

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Football Rugby Team for England. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

Lust night the committee of the Rugby League received a tabled invitation from the English Northern Union inviting an Australian team to visit…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 2

With reference to A.J.C. Rule of Racing No. 107A, the Secretary of the A.J.C. writes that this rule which was approved by my Committee on 19th…

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Tennis

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the Albury and Border Lawn Tennis Association wag held at the Mechanics' last night, to consider a challenge from Corowa for the Border…

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Football . Association Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the Southern Riverina Football Association was held at Finley on Friday evening last. Mr W. H. Walker…

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Jerilderie Football Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Jerilderie Football Club was held on Thursday evening. There was a large attendance, Mr. W. W. Elliott presiding…

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