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Sport, 1935

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Boxing Cormier and Blandon an Uninteresting Fight Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

The American, Vernon Cormier [?] and “Darkie” Blandon, 8.13[?] fought a draw in an uninteresting 15 round -bout at. Rushcutter Bay…

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Blow from Cricket Ball Kills Boy

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

Donald Patrick Monoghan, Launceston Tasmania, was playing cricket with his younger brother and was batting when a full toss struck…

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Play in Country Tennis Carnival Postponed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 6

Owing to the sodden nature of the courts following yesterday’s and last nigh’s heavy rain play in the Country Week tennis…

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Tennis

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

The Berrigan Tennis club commenced their series of Saturday afternoon tournaments at the week end. There was not a large…

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Coursing Waterloo Cup Renalla to Hold Fixture Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The Waterloo Cup will this year be Benalla as a result of a decision at to-day's meting of the National Coursing Club. Both Benalla and…

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Boxing Cruiserweight Title Challenger Beaten Paris, January 4

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

Marcel Thil the holder, retained the European cruiseweight boxing championship to-night by defaulting Jock McAvoy, the Englishman, on…

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District Tennis Beechworth Competition First Matches After Christmas

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

The first matches since December 15 were played on .Saturday. In Beechworth and district tennis competition. The surprise of the day was…

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Cricket Interstate Carnival Women are Engaged Victoria Takes Lead Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 6

Victoria obtained the lead in the interstate women’s cricket carnival today when they defeated N.S.W. by two wickets and 63 runs On tho first…

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Football at Wagga

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

Wagga Australian Rules Football League held its first meeting of the year last evening. Business, concerned, three rather controversial…

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Swimming Carnival To-night Official Opening

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 6

The Albury Amateur Swimming Club will hold its. first carnival for season 1934-35 at the municipal baths this evening, commencing at 8 o’clock…

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Boxing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

Roy O'Brien's boxers will challenge and meet all-comers at the temporary stadium, 82 Sanger street, to-night (Friday). Votes for the most popular…

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"Wangaratta Swimming Sports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 8

The committee of the Merriwa (Wangaratta) Swimming Club had to cancel visits from swimmers from surrounding clubs on Monday…

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Golf Totalisator

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

Betting on the totalisator on all big golf tournaments is probable in America, if success attends a scheme which is to be inaugurated at Agua Caliente…

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Telegrams Tennis Postponed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.--Owing to the courts at Rushcutter's Bay being unfit for play as a result of over night raid, the triangular international…

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Pet Lamb Goes Swimming "June Flower's" Experience Walwa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 20

Dear Uncle,—We are enjoying the holidays. We have two friends staying with us, and we go in swimming every evening. It is lovely in the…

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SWIMMING Last Night’s Carnival Two Dead-heats

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

The Albury Swimming Club held its first carnival for season 1934-6 at the municipal baths last evening. There was a good attendance…

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Bowls and Bowlers Saturdays Games Teams Chosen

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 4

Both Albury’s teams of pennant bowlers will be engaged to-morrow against Wangaratta’s two teams. The [?] team will visit Wangaratta to meet…

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Interstate Cricket. Queensland V. Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 2

At Brisbane, to-day, Queensland are all out for 114. Victoria commenced their innings at five minutes to four, Rigg and O'Brien going to the…

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Wodonga Turf Club Boxing Day Meeting Profit Cup Day Programme

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 8

At a meeting of the committee of the Wodonga Turf Club, Mr. R. Richardson (president) presided, and there were also present; Messrs, W. O…

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Tennis Inter-town Competition Yarrawonga Here To-morrow

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 6

Corowa Club will meet Yarrawonga team at R. T. Ball Park, to-morrow afternoon in their second match in the inter-town competition…

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