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Sport, 1920

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Boxing. Burns to Meet Beckett. "Condition a Revelation" London, June 8

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 10 June 1920 · page 4

Tommy Burns, the former boxing champion of the world, is training strenuously at Bournemouth for his match with Joe Beckett the English champion, at…

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International Rugby

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 43

At the Sydney cricket ground on Saturday there was an attendance of 70,000 persons to witness the first match of visiting English Northern Union footballers…

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Coursing. Benalla Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

Benalla club held its opening meeting a Monday, Results:-- Benalia State, winner £18, runner up £74-, two doge, 6.--First round…

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Tennis Notes

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

A match against the Finley Club has been arranged for Saturday next, commencing at 1.30 p.m. The teams will comprise four couples each, and it is…

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Melbourne Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 43

Conditions were unfavourable for football on Saturday, and only two League games were played. The results in tins games played were:—…

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Corowa Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

At a committee meeting of the above club it was decided that the Wangamong Shield lie played for concurrently with the monthly medal, on third…

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Football. TOCUMWAL V. STRATHMERTON

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

The first Association match will be played to-morrow (Saturday), when the Tocumwal team will visit Strathmerton. Tocumwal team will comprise:—…

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Cricket. London, June 9

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

It is now regarded certain that Rhodes, Hobbs, Woolley, J. W. Hearne, Hendren. and J. W. T. Douglas will be selected in the English team to lour Australia…

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Cricket in England. Heavy Scoring. London, June 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 47

High scoring in English cricket matches continues to be recorded. M. Sutcliffe made 112 and D. Denton 209 not out, playing for Yorkshire against…

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Old-Time Racing Memories Praedom's Great Jump. Granville Wins Caulfield Grand National

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 3

Arriving at Moonee Ponds a fortnight before the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting at Flemington, May 24,1882. I put up, as usual, at O'Donnell's Hotel with…

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Football. A. and B. Association. Albury Defeats Diggers by Two Points

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 43

Albury and the Diggers, who were both unbeaten teams, met on the sports ground on Saturday, and another very exciting contest took place. There was a record…

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Sporting. Football Albury Border Association v. Chiltern District Association. Sports Ground

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 4

The first round of the Albury Border Association is now finished, and to fill in the gap between the rounds a match has been arranged to take place on the sports…

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The Urana Independent. Telephone: 28 Urana. Friday, June 11, 1920. Local and General News. Tennis

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

The Tournament in connection with the Urana Citizens' Tennis Club, which was to have been held on Wednesday and Thursday last,…

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Football. East Defeats West

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 2

The end of the first round of the premiership competition was reached on Wednesday, when East and West teams met, and East had an easy win by 7.9…

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Sporting. Football St. Patrick's v. CULCAIRN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 4

On Thursday next, a team from the St. Patrick's Club will journey to Culcairn, to try conclusions with the local team, and a good game is anticipated…

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Money Went on Racing Shipping Clerk's Embezzlement Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 5

Arthur Watkins, 45, clerk, was remanded today to Adelaide on a charge of embezzlement. When arrested, accused admitted that he had been employed by Huddart…

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Sporting. Football Albury Association Beat Chiltern District

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 4

Saturday was by no means an ideal day for football, but despite this about 1000 attended at the sports ground to witness the struggle between teams chosen from…

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Sporting. Boxing. ^ . Dempsey's Trial. Inadmissible Letters. . Early End Indicated Vancouver, June 9. [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 4

A message from San [?] that an early end to the trial of Jack Dempsey (world's champion boxer) for alleged draft evasion is indicated by the ruling of Judge Dooling, between out…

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Golf Notes Corowa Golf Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

A club tournament will be held on 16th and 17th inst., and the following events will be contested:--Wednesday morning.--Men's…

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Boxing. Symonds and Green Draw

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

Fully 14,000 persons witnessed the contest at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday Eight, between Joe Symonds. the English featherweight, and Jack Green, bantam…

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