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Sport, 1931

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[?]Unday's Cricket

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

[?] meet Townies at North [?] and Juniors will visit Wan[?] matches for the Roebuck [?] day next. The match…

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Night Swimming S. Moore Wins Handicap1

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 24

The second of [?] swimming carnivals conduct [?] Deniliquin Club was hold [?]…

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Night Swimming N. Hall in Form Training for Albury?

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 16

In order to give their swimmiers opportunities to train for forthcoming carnivals at Albury, Narandera and other centres, Deniliquin Swimming…

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Junior Cricket Central's Easy Win

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 32

With an outright win over White Lion in the Junior Cricket Competition on Wednesday afternoon, at Deniliquin, Central gained the right to…

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Junior Cricket White Lion Surprises

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 8

White Lion sprang a surprise in the Junior Cricket Competition Wednesday with a four point win over Central…

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Country Cricket Mathoura's Three Players

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 30

Three local lads have been selected to represent the Echuca team in Country week—Messrs J. Farrell, J. and A. Joss…

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Mathoura Cricket More Men Out of Work Mathoura

The Independent · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 22

The last match of the round was commenced at Rochester on Saturday last, and on the result of this game hands Mathoura's chance of being in…

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Tennis O'hara Wood Benefit Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 30

A large crowd assembled at the benefit match to O'Hara Wood at Kooyong Courts. Great interest centred in the match between the…

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Golf on Sunday Keeper of Course Fined

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

A successful prosecution was conducted by the police against the keeper of a miniature golf course which had been opened for play on a…

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World's Boxing Championship Ultimatum to Schmeling. New York

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 4

The State Athletic Commission gave Joe Jacobs, manager for Schmelling, the world's heavyweight champion, a week to answer "Yes" or "No"…

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The District. Carrathool. Oddfellows Boxing Day Carnival. Successful Picnic, Sports and Dance

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

The picnic sports, held under the auspices of the Carrathool Oddfellows Douge, at the Beach, on Boxing Day, was a most successful function. The…

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Motor Cycle Races Thrills on the Cindee Track Rain Mars Sports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 6

At the Albury Showgrounds on Boxing Day an interesting dirt track motor cycle meeting was hold. Very inclement weather, however, marred…

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Racing in India Viceroy's Cup Won by Star of Italy Calcutta, December 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 29

The Viceroy's Cup, an event won on several occasions by Australian horses, was run at Calcutta to-day, with the following results:—Sir Victor…

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Leading N.s.w. Tennis Player Hopman to Play with M.c.c. Team

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 28

H. Hopman, the young New South Wales and Davis Cup tennis player, has accepted a position with the sporting goods firm of A. G. Spalding and…

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Bowls Championship Matches

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 6

Grer[?] interest is being taken in the Club Championship matches. The following matches have been played:--…

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Tennis Corowa Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

To-morrow, Tuesday, January 6, doubles will be played on the grass courts for trophies donated by Mrs. Miles. Players may arrange their…

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All-brothers Football Team

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

Every Thursday afternoon there appears in the South-East London Thursday Soccer Football League a team of 11 brothers. They are the…

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Aquatic Carnival Football Club's Second Annual Effort

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 1

Anniversary, Day this year, January [?]. will mark the Corowa Football Club's second annual aquatic carnival on the River Murray, at the…

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Sydney Racing Decreases Striking Attendance and Totalisator Figures

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

Owing the depression and the railing off in attendance to which the new [?]inning bets tax contributes, too totalisator turnover at the Warwick…

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New Grass Tennis Courts Opened on New Year's Day Large Crowd Present

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 5

With the opening, on New Year's Day, of the eight very fine grass tennis courts laid down on portion of the new Corowa Park by…

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