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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1921

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The Cricket Match. English Critics Views

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

Cricket commentators are lugubrious, and are inclined to agree that the English team is simply "not good enough."…

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Cricket. the Third Test Match. Australia Wins by 123 Runs and thus Secures the "Ashes." SYDNEY, Wednesday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 2

The Australians retained possession of the batting creases all day yesterday, raising their total to 364 for the loss of five wickets. The…

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To-morrow's Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 2

Everything points to a big day on the river to-morrow (Wednesday), when the Corowa Rowing Club will hold their annual regatta. The…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 January 1921 · page 3

A good deal of interest was caused locally on Saturday afternoon last by a cricket match between teams representing the Royal Hotel and Court…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 26 January 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Committee of the above Club was held on Monday evening, 17fh inst., when Messrs N. W. Dargin, F. Garner, J. M. Berry…

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Corowa Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 3

"An ideal day and an ideal spot" was a remark passed by many on the river on Wednesday. After the phenomenally hot and trying weather of…

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St. Patrick's Day Races. Meeting at Jerilderie

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 2

A well attended meeting was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday afternoon last in connection with the forthcoming St. Patrick's…

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Corowa Rowing Clubs Regatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 18

The annual regatta, under the auspices of the Corowa Rowing Club, took place on Anniversary Day, and although the day was observed as a full holiday the…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 3

The following team has been selected to represent the Corowa Cricket Club in their match against Springhurst on Saturday next, at Springhurst:—R. F…

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Revenue From Racing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 19

The betting, totalisator, and racecourse admission taxes returned £9496, £53,525, and £18,184 respectively to the State Treasury last month or a total of £61,205…

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Swimming Club. Sports Arranged [?] Feb. 16

The Independent · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Swimming Club was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, when there were present Messrs. Gillespie (president), Matthews, McLeod…

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Swimming. Retirement of Miss Fanny Durack

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 43

Miss Fanny Durack, the famous Australian lady champion swimmer, has announced that she will take no further part in swimming competitions. Miss…

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Bowls Championship Injunction Applied for Players' Action Fails

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

Many followers of the game, of bowls attended at the Melbourne Practice Court to hear the proceedings in an application for an…

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International Cricket. England v. GEELONG

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 43

The match between the English Eleven and Geelong, which commenced on Friday, was concluded on Saturday. The Englishmen put up the big total of 457, andPORT OF FREMANTLE…

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Cricket in Fiction a Neglected Sport. Dickens' Idea of It

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

It is difficult to recall any cricket match in fiction with vividness, excent that curious game, recorder in representative elevens of Dingley…

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Swimming Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in the swimming Club was held on Tuesday evening at the School of Arts. Messrs. H. Gillespie…

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Deniiiquin Athletic Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Athletic Club was held at the School of Arts on Friday evening last week. Messrs. H. Davies (president), L. F…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting in connection with the above was held on Saturday last in the Mechanics' Institute. There was a good attendance. Mr M. D…

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Boxing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 43

At the Amateur Champion Boxing Tournament at the Brisbane Stadium recently Eric Frauenfelder, a few years ago an all-round champion athlete at the Christian…

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Swimming Carnival

The Independent · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the swimming carnival to be held next Wednesday. Considerable improvements have been effected at the river, including the…

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