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Sport, 1931

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Wahgunyah Tennis Club Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held on Thursday night last at the Wahgunyah School of Arts. There was a very large attendance of…

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Original Correspondence the Sunday Football Question

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 4

Sir,—As a reader of your paper, I have been highly amused at the discussions and remarks' re Sunday football, which a section wishes to play…

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Golf Championships. The Amateur Foresomes. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 3

Messrs. R. H. Bettington and C. H. Fawcett won the amateur foursomes championship of Australia with an aggregate round of 149, at the…

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Golf

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 1

There was a splendid attendance at the local links on Wednesday afternoon, when a mixed foursomes competition, arranged by the…

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Football. Junior Grand Final. Won by Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 August 1931 · page 2

The grand final in the Junior Association was played on Sunday, in the presence of a large gathering, a number of whom allowed their…

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Eastern Park Tennis Club

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 27 August 1931 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Eastern Park Tennis Club was held on the evening of Wednesday of last, week. Present:—Mr. W. J. Baldwin…

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Rugby

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 37

In the first semi-final of the Ariah Park competition Ariah Park defeated Tara by 20 points. In the Ardlethan competition Wallaroobie bent Beekom…

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Golf Championships

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

The winner of the golf-championships on Saturday were J. C. Hull (A grade) and N. Patman (B grade). The former had an easy win by 17 points from H…

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Golf Ladies' Championships

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

Miss Morgan became the winner of the ladies' championship (A grade) on Thursday, when the last round was played m the ladies singles handicap,…

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Tennis Albury Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 37

The Albury Tennis Club held a meeting, on Monday evening to consider whether tho club should enter in pennant tennis during the coming season…

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Tennis Club Championships

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 2

The Deniliquin Lawn Tennis Club's single championships tournament, commenced on the 15th inst, was conclude on Saturday last, with the exception…

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Melbourne Football League

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 38

The surprise defeat of Geelong by Carlton on Saturday enabled Richmond to regain the lead in the League Premiership list. Richmond defeated…

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Cricket in England

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--New Zealand, in the first innings of the match against Kent, made 326 runs (Mills 163, Lowry 34, Dempster 34, Marriott…

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Swimming New World Record London, August 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 37

At Leipsic to-day Fraulin Herta Wunder established a world record for 500 metres, breast-stroke, her time being 8.32…

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Football Draw Mathoura Not Satisfied

The Independent · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 6

Apparently Mathoura Club are not satisfied with the draw for the semi-finals of the football competition as arranged by the Football Association…

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Southern District Racing Association Annual Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Southern District Racing Association was held at Cootamundra on Tuesday night. The president (Mr. C. A. Vaughan…

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Australian Golf Carnival. Results of Matches. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 1

At the Australian golf carnival at Kensington, Victoria beat New South Wales by four matches to three; Victoria beat Queensland, six matches to…

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Football Ovens and Murray League West Albury Win First Semi-final

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 38

The first game to determine, the premiers in they O. and M. competition under the new scheme of final matches was contested at Albury on Saturday…

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Golf News & Notes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 29 August 1931 · page 3

As the season draws to a close, the weekly competitions are becoming more interesting, the last few events being well contested, and Sunday's…

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Golf Saturday’s Handicap

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 2

The Golf Club’s competition on Saturday was a four-ball best-ball men’s handicap, 18 holes (bogey). The event was won by Messrs Phillips and O’Shea,…

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