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Sport, 1926

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Lake Moodemere Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

The annual regatta at Lake Moodemere under the auspices of the Murray Howigg Association will take place to-day (Friday). All the crews…

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Boxing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 2

The contest for the middleweight championship of the Riverina, between Jack Cameron, of Melbourne, and Jack Keogh, of Corowa was decided at the…

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Bears in Golf

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 35

To tell a hardened golfer that two bears have been seen on a golf course will hardly engage the man's attention, hardly prevent him from telling…

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Swimming Classes. Start on

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

Six thousand boys and girls will take part in the tenth annual Christmas vacation swimming schools to be held throughout the various parts of…

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STEEL TENNiS RACQUETS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 43

An attempt has been made to get over the old difficulties of broken strings and warping frames in tennis racquets by making both frame and…

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Lions Will Disappear. Golf Courses Instead

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 43

According to "Bombadier, who writes in "Blackwoocl," the lion in Africa presents the same curious paradox as the fox in England. He is the…

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Football As Played in Japan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 31

Football, as it is played in Japan, is quite unlike the sport here or in England. The ball, some seven or eight Japanese inches in diameter, is made of…

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Cricket. Visit of M.c.c. Team

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 January 1926 · page 5

On Xmas Day and Boxing Day on the Corowa Recreation Reserve, a most interesting cricket match took place between Corowa and an M.C.C…

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Bowls

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

On New Year's Day a friendly game was played on the Corowa Greens, between teams from the local club and Yarrawonga…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

The Wentworth Racing Club have decided to hold their annual race meeting on 19th and 20th March next, when a programme totalling £257 prize…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

At the Koondrook races on Saturday last, Mr. H. D. Chaston's Laura Mauritius won the Distance Handicap Trot of 1½ miles from the 120 yards…

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65th Annual Regatta Increased Attendance

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

Rowing has always its followers and this year the added attraction of a number of metropolitan and country crows helped to swell the gate…

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BOXING Cameron Defeats Kehoe

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

Although there was a good roll up of boxing fans at the Austral Amusement Grounds on Christmas Eve to witness the contest, between Jack…

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Cricket Carnival Corowa's Good Performance Against Visiting Teams

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

Cricket enthusiasts and the committee of the Corowas Club had been looking forward to the promised visit of a team from the Melbourne…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

The batting of W. M. Woodfull has been the outstanding feature of the Victoria - South Australia cricket match. Woodfull's career has been a…

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Chiltern Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 42

The summer meeting of the above club opened on Saturday in sultry weather. The att[?]dence was large, and £114 was taken at the gates…

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Benalla Tennis Tournament

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

Members of the St. Patrick's Tennis Club (Albury) were very successful at the recent Benalla tournament. In the doubles championship N. Frauenfelder…

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Rugby Wireless Service. Need for Improvement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 28

The postal authorities admit that the service from the high-powered Imperial wireless station at Rugby is not at present satisfactory. Officials were…

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Diet for Racing Crews

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 37

What should a boatrace crew cat and drink during training to ensure success? This question was put by a representative of the "Daily Mail" to…

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Have You Tennis Elbow?

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 32

Now that the lawn tennis season is at its height the occurence of tennis elbow and tennis leg is duro to be frequent, and a few words about these…

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