“Deal Regatta Girl”
Miss Monica Wilson, of Footscray (Melbourne) who was adjudged the “Belle of the Regatta” at Wahgunyah on Saturday, in the over 16 years. class…
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Bowls at the Week-end
Between 60 and 70 bowlers took part in rink games on the Albury bowling green on Saturday afternoon, Members of the Forbes and Wonthaggi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pictorial Review of Regatta on Murray River at Wahgunyah
Top Left: A magnificent exhibition was given by the Wahgunyah pair, J. McGuiness (stroke) and W. Jones (bow), in the senior pairs race at the regatta-at Wahgunyah on Saturday. Half-way down the mile course they shot away from the opposition crews, and finished strongly with a commanding lead. G. Gnaden was the cox McGuiness and Jones have only been defeated twice in 14 start:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Regatta on Murray Near Wahgunyah Saturday’s Function Wahgunyah Pair’s Success Popular
The 78th annual regatta of the Murray Rowing Association was held on the Murray River at Wahgunyah on Saturday afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Coursing Black Lad Brilliant Defeats Monarch Steps We Betty — VELVETRED Large Crowd at Albury
Giving a perfect exhibition of machine like galloping, the former Riverina champion, The Black Lad, just held on long enough to defeat the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Cricket Games Albury Travels to Benalla For Final Holbrook to Play B Grade at Sports Ground
In the holiday cricket games to-day Albury will contest the final of the knockout competition between Benalla, Wangaratta, Albury and Shepparton by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Christmas Vacation Swimming Schools
The annual vacation swimming school, under the auspices’ of the Department of Education, will commence at the Albury baths to-day. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →700 Children Being Taught Swimming Community Spirit in Wagga
It is expected that nearly 700 children in Wagga and district will be swimming as a result of a campaign run by the Rotary, Apex and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Diggers, at Cricket. Griffith Men Visit Hay
A big contingent, both of cricket and supporters, came from Griffith yesterday for a match between the Hay Sub-branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quist Takes Title South Australian Tennis Schwartz Beaten Adelaide
Adrian Quist won the South Australian men’s singles championship when he defeated Len Schwartz in straight sets to-day. Results to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanganella Races. Record Small Fields. No Competitors in Four Events
Wanganella Jockey Club held a race meeting yesterday, 2nd January, which was marred by a scarcity of horses…
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The Berrigan Bownag [?] conducted a spoon competition on Saturday afternoon, two matches [?] eight ends being scheduled. At the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Vacation Swimming Classes at Albury Commencement Made Yesterday
The vacation swimming classes in AIbury, conducted under the auspices of the Education Department, began at the Municipal baths…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wanganella Races Records Small Fields No Competitors in Four Events
Wanganella Jockey Club held a race meeting on Monday, which was marred by a scarcity of horses. Owing to a misunderstanding, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shield Cricket Don Tallon’s Triumph As a ’Keeper Australian Record Shattered Queensland’s Grip on Game Appear Certain to Force Win. SYDNEY
Providing the weather and the wicket holds, a win for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match against N.S.W. appears certain to-morrow. When play concluded to-night Queensland required 166 runs to win with all wickets intact…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Resumption of Cricket and Tennis Competitions
Having gone into recess for the end-of-year holidays, the cricket competition of the Albury and Wodonga Association will, resume in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schools Swimming Classes at Municipal Baths
Lessons in any form are generally shunned by children, but no signs of disinterest were shown by pupils who attended at the municipal baths for the first of, the series of vication swimming lessons, which are being given by Mr. V. Haber[?], departmental…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Albury Cricket Juniors
Some of die South Albury junior cricketers who play in a schools' competition which has been organised entirely by the boys. left to right: Back row, R. Kurrle (v.c.) R. Ferguson (c.), F. Nagle and L. Egan; front row, K. Egan, W. Bickerton, D. Rodgie and G. Kurrle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket in Rain N.S.W. Fail Lamentably Poor Bowling and Fielding Sydney
Queensland definitely asserted its superiority over the present-day N.S.W. Sheffield Shield team by a comfortable outright win to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speedy Cliff Junior Chosen in Hurdle Race Dick Bennett’s Strong Hand with Glee Minda Eight Races at Wodonga To-night
The principal race to be decided at the Wodonga coursing fixture to-night carries, in addition to the cash prize. a trophy—a stop watch…
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