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Sport, 1927

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Cricket Fixtures for the Holidays

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 2

Corowa by the time the second round of the competition commences will have had a surfelt of cricket. Ample opportunity will be given…

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Corona's Second Innings All Out for 75 Wood Bowls Effectively

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Stiff and King were sent out to open Corowa's second innings Woods the M.C.C. express bowler opened the bowling from the town end to Stiff. The…

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M.c.c. Second Innings Racing the Clock M.c.c. Require 100 Runs to Win and 45 Minutes to Bat

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

Rodgerson tad Wood opened the innings Rodgerson faced Booty at the river end, at 5.15. Two byes came from the first ball; off the fifth a…

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CRICKET M.C.C. v. Corowa a Great Match Home Team Leads on the First Innings the Civic Reception

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1927 · page 5

On Saturday morning the visitors were tendered a civic reception at the Council Chambers, at which were present representatives of both teams…

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Boxing

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

K.O. paid a visit to Sharman’s boxing tent at the Echuca Carnival on Boxing night. Lo, and behold here are Chris Dunne and J. Fisher…

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Latest Telegry[?] SYDNEY, Tuesday Racing Disqualification

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

At Cessnock[?] owner (W. [?] Fox) of the mare[?] second at Ellarong [?]…

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The Cricket Ground Rates Higher Than Revenue

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 January 1927 · page 2

The revenue received last year by the trustees of the Deniliquin cricket ground was just under £50. This year the municipal rates on the…

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Tennis

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 3

The Berrigan tennis club conducted men’s and ladies doubles competitions on Monday, when there was a very good entry and…

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Boxing

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Boxing contests at the town hall on Monday night again attracted a fair house. The displays with the gloves were very poor. F. Clayton…

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Vacational Swimming Class

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Mr. Brassington and Miss Whites, swimming instructors of the Department of Education, commenced the swimming classes at Belmont Beach,…

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Swimming Club Meeting of Members

The Pastoral Times · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

A meeting of members at the Swimming Club [?]day night. School of Art [?] (president) C. Messrs. [?] A. H. Mclean, J…

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Worse and Worse Boxing at Town Hall Two Fouls; Crude Work

The Independent · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Monday night's boxing was a little worse on the whole than usual, though no fault could be found with the decisions of the referees. It is a pity…

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Inter-state Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. Another Big Score. MELBOURNE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

Victoria looks like making another big score, this time against South Australia, for when the Sheffield match was continued to-day the…

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Aspendale Races

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 5

Good fields will contest all events at Aspendale Park to-day, but the class of horses is very moderate. Byron, who is engaged in the…

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Balranald Racing Club. Annual General Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

The annual general meeting of members of the above club (adjourned from 21st December) was held at the secretary's office on Tuesday, 22nd…

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Cricket Springhurst V. Corowa B.

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 4

Following is the team selected to meet Springhurst to-day: J. Thomas W. Morgan, H. Whitty, E. Carroll, C. Burrows. S. Boyle, T. Waterhouse, S…

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Country Union and League Football War Likely

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 1

With the approach of the 1927 football season, the Victorian Country Football Union is renewing its demand to the victorian Football League [?]…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket. Victoria versus South Australia

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

The scores in the above match are : Victoria, first innings—304. Second innings—649. South Australia—First innings, 149…

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Lake Moodemere Annual Regatta Regains Lost Prestige. Six Clubs Contest Events Good Rowing and Close Finishes Gate Money Totals £107

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 5

In years gone by the annual Rowing Carnival held on Lake Moodemere on New Year's Day, was one of the big fixtures on the Victorian Athletic…

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Sporting. Victorian Racing. News and Notes. Politicians and Racing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 January 1927 · page 3

It has for some time been a boast in South Australia that when it comes to legislation affecting racing and its control the State Parliament knows…

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