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Sport, 1935

2,558 stories in Murray's papers · page 16 of 128

Football at Olympiad

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 4

It appears likely that association football will be included in the programme for the Olympic Games to be held in Berlin about a year hence. The…

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Ivanhoe Swimming Carnival. a Huge Success

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 4

The first shimming carnival held at Ivanhoe, took place last Wednesday, at Yelty (the home of Mr. M. Wilkinson), the object being to augment…

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Cricket Sunday's Defeat's

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 3

The annual match between teams from the Sunday competition and the District Association (Saturday) took place on Wednesday at the cricket…

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Spirit of Cricket

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 4

Rules for golf and cricket have been thrashed out for so many years that it would hardly seem possible that there is any ground left for improvement or…

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Swimming Club Profit of £14 on Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

So successful was last Saturday’s carnival, the Deniliquin Swimming club intend holding another big carnival next month or early in April…

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Leeton Swimming! Carnival Tremendous Crowd Leo Ridge Wins Championship

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 2

ONE of the most Successful swimming carnival ever held in Leeton took place on Sunday. There was a huge crowd present and the gate takings…

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Bowls and Bowlers Club Competitions Some Close Contests

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

The tournament committee of the Albury Bowling Club met to consider suggestion that the club link content should start, to-morrow…

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Interstate Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

South Australia (200 and 415) defeated Victoria (200 and 308) by 107 runs. This was Victoria's first defeat of the season. In South…

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Little Girl Drowned After Swimming Lesson Three-day Search for Body

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

A very sad drowning fatality occurred on Monday last, when Violet Richardson, aged 9, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J…

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Hay War Memorial High School. Girls at Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

Cricket has been the regular girls' summer sport at the High School for at least five years, but it was only this week that the girls played their…

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Cricket Club Withdraws Unable to Raise Full Team

The Pastoral Times · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 1

At a special meeting of the Edward River Cricket Association last night a letter was received from the Globe club intimating that it would have to withdraw…

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Cricket Chatter About Play & Players Notes on the Game

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

Unless Harry Bowditch and Bruce Brown get going and stage a productive sixth wicket partnership, the position of the A grade…

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Cricket Fireworks Dig Hitting Gives Ringwood Exciting Win Over Balldale 167 Runs in 100 Minutes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 6

Members of the Ringwood team journeyed to Balldale last week-end and just managed to win in the last over of the day…

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Chiltern St. Patrick’s To-morrows Races An Attractive Programme PoIthogue May Atone in Chief Event of Day

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 February 1935 · page 5

Children will be the venue of district sportsmen to-morrow, when the Children St. Patrick’s Race Club will stage its annual meeting. Horses…

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Tenders for Golf Club Works

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 3

Tenders are being called by the above Club for 600 cable yards of ploughing and heaping of earth for bunkering of the course…

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Cricket News and Notes

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 3

The high-light of last Sunday's matches was the outright win of Kyalite over Stony Crossing, won on the last ball of the day and in the dark…

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Racing Car Overturns Driver Fatally Injured Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 February 1935 · page 1

When his racing car went into a skid on the Alexandra avenue near Como Park this afternoon Charles Maxwell, 22, son of Dr. Maxwell, of…

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International Football Dublin, Feb. 23

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 5

In the international rugby match to-day between Ireland and Scotland victory by 12 points to five was gained by Ireland…

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Inducements Turned Down Rugby Union Players Sounded Out League Offers Sydney Sunday

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 4

During the past few weeks strong inducements have been held out to Rugby Union players, Aubrey Hodgson and Jack Kelaber to join the…

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Racing in America £20,000 Handicap Decided Los Angeles, Feb. 23

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 February 1935 · page 6

Azucar won the Santa Anita, 100,000 dollar handicap to-day followed by Lady’s Man and Time Supply…

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