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Sport, 1919

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Tennis. Carnival Concluded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

The Country Tennis Carnival was concluded yesterday. In the teams matches semi-final Forbes defeated Dubbo by 8 sets 48 games to no sets 16 games, and…

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Cricket. Sydney Matches. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1919 · page 4

The seventh, round, of the Sydney first-grade cricket concluded yesterday. Petersham defeated Middle Harbor on the first innings by 63 runs. For the…

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Sports and Pastimes. Cricket. Railway v Old Buffers

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 January 1919 · page 3

Played on Albert Park last Saturday: With the thermometer over the 100 the cricket enthusiasts had a hot time on Saturday, especially some of the…

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Cricket. District Competition Inaugurated

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. B.F. Moin presided over a meeting of the Wagga School of Ar[?]last night, when it was decided to inaugurate a district cricket…

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Cricket Revived

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 5

The meeting convened for last Monday evening, for the purpose of forming a cricket club in Gundagai was well attended…

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M. Kibbon's Big Break. Old Western Cricket Incident

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 6

The[?] a Bondi, in his 9th year, of Mr. Walter Johnson, solicitor, recall vividly the old days of western cricket…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

A meeting was convened for Monday night for the purpose of forming a Cricket Club in Gundagai. There was a large attendance,…

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Swimming Facilities. Municipal Action

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council the Mayor submitted a minute in which he stated that the swimming classes recently…

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Tumbarumba Races

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Under very favorable conditions the Tambarombs annual races happened on the 15th and 16th inst. Delightful weather was the order of the time…

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Boxing Day in Leeton. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I would be glad if you would grant me space in your valuable paper to describe what I consider one of the biggest jokes of a day's…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Armstrong Cannot Play

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

The selectors of the Victorian Cricket Association were informed on wednesday that W. W. Armstrong would not be able to visit Sydney as captain of…

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Swimming Splashes. Our Bathing Facilities

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 3

The decision of the Wagga Council on thursday evening to empower the Lagoon Committee, together with Aldermen Cullen and O'Regan, to go…

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Swimming. C.y.m.s. Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

The Wagga C.Y.M.S. will hold a swimming carnival on January 27 at the rear of the gasworks. The programme includes the championship…

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Sports and Pastimes. Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of cricketers was held in Messrs: G. Thompson and Co[?] office on Wednesday night, Mr. Thompson is the chair…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

On the Wagga green on Saturday, Moin's rink beat Flott's by 28 to [?] in the Mitchelmore tournament. A ballot for [?] for the rinks to…

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Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 2

The full programme of the C.Y.M.S. swimming carnival on Anniversary Day is published in another column. It is an attractive one and in 'view of the…

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Boxing. Kay Wins From Uren. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 January 1919 · page 4

A crowd estimated at 7000 attended the Stadium last night when the 20 round contests were resurrected. The star event between Tommy Uren and…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. Victoria. State Team Selected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 4

The following team has been picked to represent New South Wales against Victoria Noble, Bardsley, Andrews, Hendry, Kippax, Scott, N[?]iley, Norman,…

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Boxing. Invitation to Carpentier. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. John Wren, the well-known, sporting man, is in negotiation with Georges Carpentier, inviting him to visit Australia. His agents are also at work in…

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Cricket. Baring Cannot Play

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

On the ground that the staff is short handed, the Metropolitan Board of Works has refused leave to F. Baring, captain of the Victorian Ele[?]en to visit…

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