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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Oaklands Defeated in Grand Final of Coreen and District Football Association Oaklands First Defeat of the Season Football As a Summer Game

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 4

As s result of appeals and protests, the final game of the Coreen and District Football Association dragged on this year, and was…

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Wheat Crop Competition; Wednesday Cricket Match. Councils to Merge? Hurray and Moama Special Meeting Agrees

The Independent · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 1

A special meeting of Murray [?] Council on Monday it was de[?] agree to a proposal to merge [?] Municipality with Murray…

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Wednesday Cricket Match Mathoura Defeats South by Fifteen Each Team Lost 3 Batsmen to L.b.w. Appeals

The Independent · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 1

South Deniliquin and Mathoura met on the Deniliquin ground on Wednesday in the second match of the Half-Holiday Cricket Association's competition. Both teams put strong elevens into the field and a keen game was expected. The match was notable for…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 2

Races are being held at Mildura on 13th November, and Wentworth on 16th November. Victorian Parliament…

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Balranald Tennis Club

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 2

Report of annual general meeting of the Balranald Tennis Club, held in the P.P. Board room on Tuesday, 29th October, 1929…

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Amateur Boxing And Wrestling Championships

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 2

The Southern Riverina Amateur Boxing and Wrestling Club, at their meeting on Thursday night last, at the Stock Board office, decided to hold…

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Hyalite Cricket Club

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 3

A meeting of cricket enthusiasts was held of Kyalite on 29th inst., for the purpose of forming a cricket club, when the following were in…

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Saturday Cricket "Draw for the Season First Round

The Independent · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 4

1929.—October 26 and November 2: "A" v. Combined Country at Deniliquin; Mayrung v. Morago at Morago; "B" a bye…

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Cricket Competition; Country Party Debate [?]Embers' Stand? [?] Racecourse Provements Authorised

The Independent · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

[?] of the Racecourse im[?] committee was held on [?] New improvements were [?] which wil involve the…

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Saturday Cricket Competition Combined Country Beats "A" F. Fitznead Makes Century in Good Style

The Independent · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

Combined Country defeated "A" team by 21 runs on the first innings in their match at Deniliquin on Saturday. In Country's second innings, Frank Fitznead made 102, not out, in good style. The weather conditions were very disagreeable, a heavy westerly wind, accompanied by clouds of dust, making things very bad for the cricketers…

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Tennis

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1929 · page 3

A team of players from the Finley club visited the Berrigan Citizens club on Wednesday last to play a return match. As on…

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Cricket Finley Secures Peter Dawson Cup

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 5

Finley were successful on Sunday last in securing possession of the Peter Dawson Challenge Cricket Cup, by defeating Jerilderie by…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

The Wednesday cricket competition was inaugurated on Wednesday, when the War Memorial High School team met an eleven from the Suburban…

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Corowa Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

On Tuesday last a tournament was played for trophies donated by Mrs. Keenan, who also provided afternoon tea. These were won by Miss R…

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Corowa Cricket Team

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

The following team has been selected to represent Corowa at Howlong on Saturday next:--Kelk, Boyle, Robinson, Smith, Richardson, Davies,…

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Morago Cricket Team

The Independent · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

The Morago team to meet "B" team at Deniliquin, to-morrow, will be W. and L. Metcalfe, M., K., and G. Higgins, R., A., and T. Eastman, E…

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Mulwala. Footballers' Ball a Success Preventorium for Delicate Children Local Children's Efforts to Obtain Ten Miles of Pennies to Assist Effort Successful Tennis Club Dance Nothing Heard of Football Protest Against Devenish

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 5

The footballers' ball on Wednesday evening last proved to be a very great success. Visitors were present from, all neighbouring centres, and the…

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Fancy Dress Palais in Aid of New Grass Tennis Courts Unfavorable Weather Mars Attendance

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 5

Although unfavorable weather conditions somewhat affected the attendance at the plan[?] and fancy dress p[?]lals which was held at the…

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Wednesday Cricket Matches Colts Shape Well Against South 112 Runs to 53 in the First Innings

The Independent · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 1

Commencing a two days' match on the Cricket Ground, on Wednesday, Colts, batting first, put up 112, thanks to a lucky fourth wicket partnership between E. Ferguson and E. Muller, who put on 74 runs while together. South responded with 53…

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Dont's For Cricket

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 4

1. Don't play cricket in dark clothes. It docs not look the part. 2. Don't bat with two pads. This is not f[?]ashness, but a wise precaution…

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