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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1923

724 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 37

Coursing. Meet at Finley

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 2

The Finley Coursing Club held a very successful meeting oil Wednesday of last week, when the Gort [?]luke was divided as follows :—…

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Football. Play in the Wet

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1923 · page 3

The football match at Berrigan on Saturday afternoon was spoiled by a rainstorm which occurred shortly after the…

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Swimming

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 43

At Los Angeles, Duke Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian swimmer, set a new world's record for 50' yards iu free style. The time was 22 3-5sec., which…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 43

The opening meeting of the above club, after a recess of six years, took place on Saturday afternoon. It was somewhat unfortunate for the…

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Football

The Independent · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

The weather for the opening of the football season was perfect, and a big crowd attended to see the Railways (black and white) play the East End (maroon)…

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Boxing V. Jujutsu

The Independent · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

Would a first-class boxer be [?] to hold his own against an oppo[?] equally expert in the art of [?] the Japanese art of nell-defence…

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The Football Match

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

The meeting of the Hay and Wagga boys drew a large attendance of spectaters to the park oval on Wednesday afternoon, and although the Hay boys…

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Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

A special general meeting of football supporters was held at the Literary Institute on Monthly evening last, Mr. W. Anderson, president, occupying the…

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International Boxing. The Fly Weight Championship

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

Pancho Villa knocked out Jimmy Wilde, in the seventh of the scheduled fifteen round bout, thus gaining the world's fly-weight championship…

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Boxing. Death After Contest. Parie, June 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 43

Rampignon, a yonng boxer, received heavy punishment in a fight for the French flyweight championship against Gleizes, the holder of the title…

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FOOTBALL A. & B. Association. "A" Grade. Albury v. Hume Weir

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 43

The match between these teams ut the Hume Weir on Saturday was evenly contested throughout. Leading players were absent through illness and…

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L.V. Races Abandoned. Another Meeting Arranged for July 10 AND 11

The Independent · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 2

At a meeting of the committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Race Club, held on Friday night last, it was decided, in view of the condition of the course and the…

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Athletic Records. Philadelphia, June 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 43

Harold Lever has created new records for 65 yards (6 8-lOsec), and 95 yards {7 5-10sec). "Larry" Brown created a record for 500 metres in lmin…

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Golf

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

A mixed foursomes competition, 14 holes tok place at the links on Saturday and resulted in a win for Miss Williamson and C.W. Jones…

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Lawn Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

The match between Deniliquin and Mathoura Tennis- Clubs, which was. to have been played on Monday, has. been cancelled owing to the latter…

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Football. Railway Defeat East

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

The first match of the local competition took place on Wednesday, in the presence of a large number of spectators The ground was…

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L.V, Race Club. Races Abandoned Meeting in July

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

The commttee of the L.V. Race Club mot at the Federal hotel on Friday night last week, and after considerable discussion decided to…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Tuesday Inst,The president (Mr. G.C. Slattory) occupying the chair. After the minutes had…

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Coursing Club's Lobs

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

The local Coursing Club is being subjected to a great deal of annoynnecowlng to people leaving gates open at…

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Sydney Holiday Football. Results of Yesterdays Mathes

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 June 1923 · page 2

At the Sydney football matches. Australian Rules, Paddington. 12 goals 14 behinds beat North Sydney, 6 goals 8 behinds; Sydney. 8 seals 10 behinds…

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