N. Cockayne Wins Charity Gift Boxing Day Sports Poorly Attended
Het weather affected the attendance at the Boxing Day sports. Norman Cockayne won the Charity Gift in fine style, while Bill Whitehead,…
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American Golf Champion May Come Here New York
Joe Williams, sports columnist of the New York “World Telegram,” says that the American open golf champion. Byron Nelson has accepted an offer of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Colts v. VETERANS Century to Ken Lugsdin
An interesting and enjoyable game was played on Monday last, between a team of Veterans, captained by A. Tyson, and a team of Colts captained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Review of the Races By “Observer” David’s Last
The success of David’s Last in the Standish was in the form of a blessing to most local punters. Course book-maskers were calling seven’s and eight’s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fatal Heart Seizure While Swimming
Harold O’Bryan, aged about 42 years, of Mulwala, met his death in peculiar circumstances late last evening. He was a wheat lumper…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Killed by Lightning, Swimming Auckland (N.z.)
Apparently struck by lightning. Mervyn Candy, a strong swimmer and surf bather, lost his life on North Brighton beach, near Christchurch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Bowling Weak Victoria’s Big Score Against Services MELBOURNE
The absence of assett and Pepper from the Services team was a great disappointment to spectators at St. Kilda Oval on the first day of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wangaratta Athletic Carnival
Entries close today for the Wangaratta Athletic Carnival to be held day and night on SatuRday and Monday. January 26-28. Prize money totalling £1000 is being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saturday’s Bowls (Contributed)
Despite the number of players away on holiday, there was a good attendance at the Albury bowling green on Saturday, where 108 bowlers occupied 14 rinks, They took…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Racing Car Driver Critically Injured SYDNEY
When his racing car overturned and burst Into flames at the speedway last night, Jack Daly, aged 32. of Bronte, well known driver, was critically injured…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Expects Boom in Ocean Yacht Racing SYDNEY
In a national broadcast tonight. Captain .J. H. Hlingworth R.N.. whose yacht Rani won the Sydney to Hobart yacht race in sensational…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swimming Notes
Although the weather was most unfavorable to both swimmers and spectators, the swimming club committee were more than satisfied with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis Tourney at Coreen
On Sunday, next an American mixed doubles tennis tournament will be held at Coreen, commencing at 1 o'clock. Entry fee is 1[?] and full…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →JINGELLIC Cricket Club
At last meeting of the cricket club Mr Sam Appleton was elected president and Mr W. Hore, secretary. Bush Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Resumed Next
Competitive cricket re-starts at Jubilee Park on Sunday, when Juniors and Deniliquin meet. Owing to the absence of Deniliquin’s leading…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shirtless Golf Players Banned CANBERRA
Shirtless players have been warned off the Royal Canberra Golf Club. Members arrived at the links today to find this notice confronting them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Army Enters Racing “Game” Building Big Come at Rabaul MELBOURNE
A racecourse numbering among its appointments three grandstands and a totalisator with about 40 windows will be one of the features of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rainbird to Spell St. Fairy to Resume Racing Again (By “Gothic”) MELBOURNE
Rainbird, winner of the Melbourne and Port Adelaide Cups, will flat race during the autumn. Her trainer [?] Evans said today that the mare would…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Against Summer Race Meetings Being Held in District Views of Albury Racing Club President
President of Albury Racing Club (Mr J. T. McGrath) said the committee-meeting of the club last evening that this was not a summer racing district and it would be advisable if no meetings were held between November and the end of January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Upper Murray Tennis Tourney
The Upper Murray tennis tournament will be held at Corryong on February 2-3. Entries close on January 31. Entry forms will be available at Albury and all Upper…
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