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Sport, 1930

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Cricket Country Combined Defeat “A” Team

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

In the above match on Saturday, Country Combined defeated “A” team by ten wickets. Country resumed their first innings, and added 43 more runs…

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England's Superiority in the Cricket Field. An English Writer's View. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 3

Syd Southerton, describing the English cricket tour of Australia, in Wisden's says that on matured reflection, he thinks England would…

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Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Corowa Football Club will be hEld at the Literary Institute on Tuesday evening next and the committee of the club…

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St. Mary's Tennis Tourney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 5

The secretary of the St. Mary's Tennis Club reports that entries for the Electric Light Tournament, which will commence, on Monday evening next,…

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Bowls Tournament Won by Watson and Cook

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 2

The pairs tournament conducted by the Deniliquin Bowling Club, during the last couple of weeks was conducted an Wednesday of last week and…

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Altar Boy Drowned Swimming Baths Tragedy Missing Wire Misled Him

The Independent · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

Joseph Spalding, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Spalding of Duncan Street, Deniliquin, and formerly of Wanganells, was accidently drowned, at…

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Proposed New Football Association Six Teams Expected to Join

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 5

Already six teams have advised that they will link up with the Corowa and District Football Association…

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The Australian Tennis Team. Its Rumoured Personnel. SYDNEY, Wednesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 1

A rumour was current at Rushcutters Bay courts, during the progress of the State Tennis Championships, that J. Crawford (N.S.W.)…

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Swimming Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

Under the management of the Deniliquin Swimming Club a carnival will be held to-morrow at the bathing place near the gaol. The first event on a…

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Swimming Club Friday’s Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

Mr. A. H. McLean presided at a meeting of the swimming Club on Friday night, at the School of Arts, and 15 other members were present…

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Corowa Coursing Club Annual Meeting Resignation of Secretary

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 3

The annual meeting of members of the Corowa Coursing Club was held on the balcony of the Literary Institute on Thursday evening…

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January Races Club Makes Small Profit

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

A small profit of £8/9/8 was made on the Deniliquin Jockey Club’s January race meeting. Compared with the 1929 meeting, extra expenditure…

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Do Well at Elmore; Cricket [?]Ain Win Abroad [?]Val Yields More Prizes [?] To-morrow (Wednesday)

The Independent · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

[?] went to Elmore carelval on Saturday, [?]mber of [?] to and to the Club's colle[?] advertised [?] Wednesday…

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District Cricket Competition "A" Leads Mayrung by 18; Good Bowling "B" Team & Morago Both Short of Players

The Independent · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

Matches in the District Cricket Competition little further on Saturday. "A" and Mayrung met at the former have estalished a lead of 18 on the first innings "B" and Morago met on Morago ground Both teams were…

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Tocumwal Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

Despite the heat there [?] very good attendance [?] meeting of the [?] race club on Wednesday [?]…

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Cricket Leeton Defeats Jerilderie by Narrow Margin Allsop dismissed for 21

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

A local cricket eleven, strengthened by the inclusion of Carl Willis, of Tocumwnl, and J. Ball, of Finley, visited Leeton on Sunday last…

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Swimming Patrol?

The Independent · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 3

At present a request for a donation of about £30 to help to pay for a patrolman for the swimming club is referred to the Finance Committee of…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 7

The Corowa Tennis Club will hold their annual open Tournament at Easter this year. A good programme is being arranged, and eight…

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Albury District Coursing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 37

The annual meeting of the above club was held on 6th inst. Mr. H. Flood (president) was in the chair, and there was a good attendance of…

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Football Trophies

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 2

The 1929 football trophies which were to have been publicly presented were, owing to the postponement of the pictures, formally handed over by…

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