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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Latest Cables. Big Boxing Bouts. Firpo. Willis and Dempsey to Meet. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 2

Tex Rickard has announced that Firpo will meet Harry Wills, barring unforeseen difficulties, between August 1st and 10th, at Boyle's 30-acre…

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Football BALRANALD V. MOULAMEIN

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 2

A match between Balranald and Moulamein was played on the local oval on Saturday last and resulted in a win for Balranald by 4 goals…

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Finley Coursing

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 5

The Finley coursing club had its May meeting on Wednesday of last week, when the weather was ideal, and a good attendance…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 3

On Saturday last a mixed foursome was played on the local links, but the number of pairs was disappointingly small The…

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Football. the Season Opened

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 3

The football season, so far as the competition matches are concerned, was opened on Saturday. and the display of the teams gave…

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Football

The Independent · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 2

The weather on Wednesday was cold, wet, and miserable, when the East End and Railway teams met in a competition match. The ground was in a very bad…

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Stole a Racing Pony

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 5

On a charge of having stolen the raring pony, Princess Wyan, valued at £500, the property of Albert Rupert Teal, horse trainer, of Kensington,…

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Sporting. Albury Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 23

A meeting of the committee of the Albury Racing Club was old on Tuesday last, Mr. J. Campbell presiding. Correspondence…

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"Colour Line" in Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 11

There is a suggestion that the "colour line" has been drawn in connection with the selection of the second New Zealand All Blacks team…

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The Spring Racing. Excellent Entries

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 1

Excellent entries including [?]l th[?] Australian champions, have been received for the A.J.C. and V.R.C. spring meetings…

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Lawn Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

The Hay Tennis Club will play the Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club on the local courts on Saturday, 14th June, The local players will be selected…

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Football. East End Defeat Railway

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 June 1924 · page 2

What promised to be an interesting contest between the East End and Railway teams on Wednesday was to a great extent spoiled by light…

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Football. Federal v. SUBURBAN

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

The local football competition was advanced another stage in the park oval on Wednesday afternoon, when the Federal and Suburban Clubs met…

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Football. Hay v. LEETON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

Yesterday, a special train, with a good muster of visitors, arrived from Leeton, with a junior and senior team, to meet the Hay representatives. The…

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Sporting. the Narandera Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 4

The above meeting was concluded on Thursday in showery weather. The attendance was even larger than on the opening day, when the gate…

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Accident at the Spit. Value of Knowledge of Swimming

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

A mishap on the Spit punt yesterday resulted in seven children toeing thrown into Middle Harbor, but all could swim, and were, therefore,…

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The District. Ivanhoe Picnic ' RACES. June 4th

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

The above races in aid of the I.B.N.A. Home, took place in glorious weather last Friday, and were very successful. Though scratchings were…

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Australian Tennis Players. Movements in America. Los Angelos

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

Patterson and Kalms, of the Australian Davis Cup team, are leaving for New York and the Eastern States on June 20th. The team is feeling fit…

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Fatal Motor-cycle Accident. At Aspendale Races. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 2

At the Aspendale motor-cycle races to-day a cycle and side car, going 60 miles an hour somersaulted. The rider, A. Lehmann, was killed…

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Football. O. and M. Association. Wangaratta [?] Defeats Corowa 4.0

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 June 1924 · page 3

Corowa visited Wangaratta un Saturday last, where they played the runners up in last year's premiership. The weather conditions were anything but…

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