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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1927

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Sporting Nyah District Races

The Independent · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

Nyah District Jockey Club held its annual race meeting on January 19th, 1927. After Devon had broken his leg in…

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Cricket Colligen Morago Match

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 4

Continuing their innings from in the previous Saturday Morago with 5 for 46, against Colligen 191 in their first innings—Rupert Eastman and…

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The Upper Murray. Corryong Racing Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 46

The Corryong annual races, which were held on the 21st and 22nd, were successful both from a racing and social point of view. The first day…

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Hall Scoops the [?] Champion, Off Scra[?] Deniliquin Swimming Carni[?]

The Independent · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The annual Swimming [?] was held on Wednesday, [?] in warm weather. The [?] were very fair, and…

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Swimming Baths for Wodonga. Action by Shire Council Desired

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 45

A public meeting was held in the Wodonga Shire Hall on Monday evening to receive the report of the committee appointed to go into the matter…

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A.J.C. Races. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The Anniversary Handicap resulted: Bacchus (7 to 2) 1, Piastoon 2. Donald 3. The other winners were: Bronzino's Dream, Chryatal, Persuasion…

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Interstate Cricket Victoria v. N.S.W.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 2

The Sheffield Shield match between these States was begun on Wednesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground on a perfect wicket. Mailey who…

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S.D.R.A. Racing Dates Tocumwal, February 2

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 3

S. Star (owner) and H. Felstead (trainer) have appealed to the North. Eastern Racing Association against tho disqualification of two years…

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Anniversary Day. Benefit Sports in Aid of Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

Wednesday last, being the anniversary or the foundation of the "colony" or New South Wales, was observed as a general holiday throughout the…

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Sporting. Victorian Racing. News and Notes. the Decline of the Amateur Rider

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1927 · page 5

There is said to be much genuine regret in sporting circles at the fact that the day of the amateur rider in any but events for hunters, is almost…

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Swimming

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

The two newly-formed swimming clubs have been losing no time in making improvements to the respective beaches, voluntary labor playing…

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Swimming Club

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Deniliquin Swimming Club will be held this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o’clock, at the School of Arts…

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Corowa Coursing Club. Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1927 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Coursing Club was held at the Literary Institute on Friday evening last, January 28. There were present: Mr. J…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Corowa Coursing Club was held at the Literary Institute on Friday evening last. There [?] Messrs. J…

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Tennis Patterson Champion of Australian Tennis. Ha[?]kes Defeated in Great Battle

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 2

The finals of the Australian Tennis Championships were played in Melbourne on Monday in the final of the [?]ingles Championship between…

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Cricket Old Timers V. Present Day

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 3

At the Yarrawonga Cricket Ground on Saturday last, two teams of cricketers—the "Old Timers," under the captaincy of Mr. J. A. Sloane, and an…

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Cricket

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

A team representing Jerilderie visited Yanko on Sunday last and played an enjoyable match against an eleveen from that portion of the…

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Golf Club

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

A general meeting of members of the Golf Club will be held on Monday night at the [?] of Arts. The meeting is called to discuss the…

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Swimming Club Second Carnival Arranged

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

The Swimming Club decided on Tuesday night to hold its second carnival on Wednesday, February 16. Mr P. W. Maher presided at the…

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Cricket DIGGERS V. MORAGO

The Pastoral Times · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

Played on the Morago ground on Saturday last under most favorable weather conditions a cool south wind blowing down the wicket helped the…

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