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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Football. Visit of Hay and Collingwood Teams to Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 2

The was movement at the station.— the railway—at an early hour on Wednesday morning, the occasion being a special train from Narandera, where…

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News by Cable. (Continued from page 20.) Olympic Sensations. Fine Swimming Achievements. Fast Times by Other Athletes. Paris, July 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 23

The Olympic swimming tests were commenced at Tourelles this morning with the 1500 metres free style event. There was sweltering heat, and, if…

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The Olympic Games. Further Results. Charlton and Eve Successful. Australian Tennis Players Defeated. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 July 1924 · page 1

In the first heat of the sculling contests Bull (Aust.) had the narrowest victory against Ditton (France). In the tennis singles Bayley (Aust.)…

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Coursing

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

The second meeting of the above club was held on Thursday at the enclosure at the racecourse. The attendance was goof, and the weather…

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Midwinter Races Dapper Wins Cup and July Handicap. Fine Weather, Good Attendance

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 July 1924 · page 2

The fact that no rain had fallen for a month and a gloomy sky on Monday morning seemed to indicate approaching showers, but fortunately…

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Willing Football. Rugby in the West

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

At Molong, James Chalmers, while playing football against Wellington, had three ribs broken, and several other players were injured. Two…

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Coursing Controversy

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 3

In [?] of the [?] coursing [?] with reference to a result case at a Corowa coursing meeting the following from the [?] of…

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Latest Cables. Olympic Swimming. Charlton's Defeat in the 400 Metres. A Magnificent Final Effort. PARIS

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

In the final event of the 400-metres swimming championship of the world, which resulted: Weissmuller (America), 1; Arne Borg (Sweden), 2; A…

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Latest Telegrams. Racing Accidents. Jockey Simmons Seriously Injured. S.A. Hurdler Destroyed. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 July 1924 · page 2

The jockey, Simmons, who sustained concussion of the brain in Saturday's crash at Caulfield, is still in a serious state, and has not yet fully…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 2

On the first day of the Deniliquin Jockey Club races, Wee Vori (4 to 1) won the Hurdle Race, beating Velveteen and Homesail for second and third…

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Football BALRANALD v. WAKOOL

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 July 1924 · page 2

The above teams met on the local oval on Saturday last when a very evenly contested game was witnessed and resulted in a win for Balranald…

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Collingwood Football Team

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 24 July 1924 · page 5

On Tuesday evening of last week the Collingwood football team arrived in Berrigan. They were timed to reach here before…

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Football

The Independent · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 2

The sports ground was in a deplorable condition for the game between the Moonacullah Mission team and Deniliquin, which took place on Wednesday. The weather…

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Coursing. Corowa Cup Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 3

The Corowa Coursing Club opened their Cup meeting on the local plumpton yesterday, when there was a good attendance of the public. The [?]…

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Football Notes. Umpites for

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 3

Corowa v. Wangaratta--Kamm. St. Patrick's v. Albury.--Kain. Home Weir v. Bennalla--Gables. Bee[?]worth v. Rutherglen--Os[?]…

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Picketing the Football Ground. the Work Completed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 July 1924 · page 3

The work of enclosing the football ground with a picket [?] has been completed. The last [?] were driven on Wednesday morning by Messrs…

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Football. Moonacullah Defeat Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 2

A team from Moonaculah Mission Station visited Deniliquin and defeated a local team by a narrow margin of seven points, after a strenuous…

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Golf

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 1

Some idea of the popularity of the game in America may be gained from the fact that 21,000,000 balls were purchased last year, representing a…

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Coursing. Corowa Cup Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 3

The Cup meeting of the Corowa Coursing Club was brought to a successful conclusion on Friday last. The weather remained fine and there was…

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Cricket and Tennis in England. Test Match and Davis Cup

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 2

The fourth test match between England and South Africa was commenced at Manchester, on Saturday. South Africa had scored 116 for four…

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