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Sport, 1931

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Football Season Opehs Corowa Scores Easy Win Over Rutherglen. Baker Notches 13 Goals O. and M. League Results

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 May 1931 · page 1

On Saturday. Corowa opened its Jubilee of football by meeting its Jubilee of football by meeting its old rivals at Berkly park, Rutherglen…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 3

The football position, as far as the Berrigan team is concerned, is “in the air” at the moment. It is doubtful if Jerilderie will manage to…

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Berrigan Golf Club. Annual Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1931 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Berrigan Golf Club was held on Thursday, afternoon last, when Mr E. D. C’Dwyer presided over a good…

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Tennis

The Pastoral Times · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 3

Owing to rain it is not yet known definitely if the Hay tennis players will visit Deniliquin on Saturday, but the social, as arranged, will be held in the…

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Rugby Results Parkes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 16

Rugby League results:—Cauowindra defeated Parkes, 16 to 10. Tries were obtained for the winners by K. Grant (2), Newcombe, and Williams…

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Berrigan Golf Club

The Independent · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 8

At the annual meeting of the Berrigan Golf Club, a letter was read from Deniliquin club, asking co-operation in the formation of a Western District…

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Albury Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Racing Club on Tuesday evening it was announced that the Gold Cup meeting resulted in a profit…

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Albury Football Oval

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 28

Ald. Bunton, at the meeting of the Aid. Bunton, at the last meeting of the Albury, Municipal Council referred to the state of the oval at…

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World Boxing Championship New York, May 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 37

The New York State Athletic Commission to-day decided that the fight, between Prime Camera and Jack Sharkey on June 10 would be for the…

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Walla Golf Club. Monthly Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

The monthly, meeting of the above was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night, when there was a good attendance of members, the…

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English Channel Swimming Miss [?]Ily Copplestone to Visit England

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 37

Lily Copplestone, the New Zealand endurance swimmer, left Sydney, by the Esperance Bay for England on Wednesday. Miss Copplestone intends…

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Cricket in England. London

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

The cricket match New Zealand v. Essex was commenced at Leyton to-day. New Zealand, first innings six wickets for 343. Dempster is 201…

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Albury Players Prominent in Melbourne Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 33

Football in Melbourne on Saturday, when League games commenced, was of particular interest to Albury, for no fewer than four Albury players…

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Football the Rock and District League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

The opening games in The Rock and, District League will, take place tomorrow (Saturday). Considerable interest is being displayed and everything…

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Lawn Tennis Albury and Border Association B Grade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 33

After 32 weeks of play the B grade competition is nearing completion. On Saturday Bowna defeated St. Patrick's by two sets, and thus qualified to be…

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Football Brocklesby Club Decides to Join Albury League

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 6

At a special meeting of the Brocklesby Football Club on Monday evening last it was decided by 21 votes to 17 to make…

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Football Ovens and Murray League Opening Matches Plated

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 33

With only six teams participating, Benalla and Wangaratta having withdrawn, the first round of the Ovens and Murray competition was begun on…

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The South African Cricket Team Will Definitely Visit Australia. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

The secretary of the Board of Cricket Control (Mr. Jeans) announced to-day that the South African cricketers had definitely decided to visit…

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Balranald Golf Club

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 3

A general meeting of the above club was held in the "Recorder Chambers" on Thursday, 7th May, when the following members were present,…

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Golf News & Notes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 3

Twenty-four stalwarts put in an appearance in the Competitions on last Sunday, and all returned to the scale except the Major and Jerry, who…

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