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Sport, 1929

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Cricket for Coming Champions (All Rights Reserved) No. 7. Slow Bowlers Who Are Difficult to Play Footwork

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 December 1929 · page 11

WOULD you rather play slow or fast bowling?" This is a question that batsmen are often asked more so than ever now that both…

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Annual Regatta at Lake Moodemere

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 3

The 69th annual regatta of the Murray Rowing Association will be held on New Year's Day. The programme will include…

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Bowls Saturday’s Matches

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 2

Rink matches were played on the local green on Saturday. Results were:— Meadth Lloyd, Anderson Fitznead 12…

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District Cricket Competition Combined Country Win by an Innings Morago Defeat "A" by 65 on First Inning

The Independent · Tuesday 17 December 1929 · page 1

After a first wicket partnership of 40, "A" Team collapsed. badly against Morago, and were all out for 34, in their match on Saturday. In their second Innings, Morago closed with five wickets down for 100. In the remaining time to be played "A"…

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Golf Links Company

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1929 · page 3

The annual meeting of the shareholders in tho Berrigan Golf Links Company was held on Thursday afternoon last. There…

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Athletic Club. Enthusiastic Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1929 · page 3

There was a large attendance at the meeting on Thursday evening last called to consider the formation of an Athletic Club…

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School Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last the finals in connection with the Leslie Cups Competition were played off on the I.H.S. courts Miss Nancy…

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Boxing Riverina Heavyweight Title

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 37

The battle for the heavyweight championship of Riverina between "Yank" Henneberry, the holder of the title and Frank Petzke, eventuated…

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Bowls Visit to Hay

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 2

Two very close and enjoyable games of bowls were played on the local green on Saturday afternoon. Messrs. Meadth, Lloyd, Anderson and…

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Bowls Deniliquin v. HAY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last, three teams of bowlers from the Deniliquin Bowling Club journeyed to Hay and met three teams from the Hay…

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M.c.c. Cricket Match Big Fixture for Christmas Day and Boxing Day Selected Teams

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 5

Lovers of the grand old summer [?] are in for a treat next week, the occasion being the annual visit of the M.C.C. team…

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Bowls Hay Turns the Tables on Deni

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 1

On Wednesday afternoon three teams of bowlers from the Deniliquin club made the journey by car to Hay, to engage in return matches. The…

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Albury Racing Club Successful Year Reviewed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 46

The annual meeting of the Albury Racing Club was held on Monday at the Show Society's rooms. The chairman, Mr. T. A. Horan, presided…

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Interstate Cricket Victoria v. QUEENSLAND

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 3

This match was begun dt Melbourne Cricket Ground, on Wednesday, on a wicket, which had been rendered soft by recent rain. The Queensland…

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Football Coreen and District Association Delegates Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 6

A meeting of delegates to the above Association was held at Daysdale on Monday evening last, when the principal business was the finalising [?]…

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Lawn Tennis Talks the Lob and Half Volley 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 11

THE half volley is one of the prettiest strokes in the game of lawn tennis. Although generally used as ,a defensive shot, it can he very useful as…

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Correspondence Next Week's Big Cricket Match (To the Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 5

Sir,--Now that we are loss than a work off the most important cricket match of the season. I want to whisper just a few words of advice in…

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Niliquin's Municipal Electricity Switched on [?]Day's Cricket [?] Lead Colts [?] Excellent Bowling

The Independent · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 1

[?] the last match of the [?] Colts on Wednesday, [?] like winning their first [?] season as they have…

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Cricket for Coming Champions (All Rights Reserved) No. 8. Do You Really Use a Straight Bat ? the Test

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 December 1929 · page 11

A NUMBER of big scores marked the first weeks of the cricket season. Apparently batsmen are not unduly disturbed by the new laws. New laws…

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Dowling Cup Cricket BALRANALD v NYAH-PIANGIL

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 21 December 1929 · page 2

In connection with the Dowling Cup competition, the first match, to decide who will eventually hold the Dowling Cup for the next twelve months, was…

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