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Sport, 1920

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Tennis. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 7

In the championship doubles Rice and Taylor beat Utz and Hicks, 7-5. [?]-6, 6-2, 6-2, and O'Hara Wood and Thomas beat Gurner and Milligan…

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Wagga Amateur Picnic Races

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1920 · page 7

A meeting of the committee of the Wagga Amateur Picnic Races was held on Thursday at the M.P. and A. Association rooms. There were…

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Boxing. "Digger" Evans Beaten. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

The eatherweight championship contest between "Digger" Evans and Godfrey attracted a tremendous crowd to the Stadium. Both men were in the…

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Sydney Cricket. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1920 · page 4

The first grade cricket matches yesterday resulted: Western Suburbs defeated Sydney by 6 runs. Balmain defeated Middle…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 4

A good deal of delay and inconvenience are caused by the receipt at this office of cricket scores that are incorrect of incomplete. Secretaries…

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Races on Saturday. Leeton Race Course

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 2

For the second meeting of the M.I.A. Race Club on Saturday next splendid entries, running into double figures for each event, have been…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 4

A meeting for the purpose of forming a football [?] for the coming season was held in the Lodge Room on Thursday night last and was attended…

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Tennis. Women's Tennis. International Contests

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 3

Mrs. Wightman, an American lady has offered a substantial trophy for ladies teams in an annual international competition. Mr. Wightman…

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Picnic Races. Lockhart

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 24 March 1920 · page 2

The picnic races are to be held at Lockhart on Monday, 13th April, and the President and Secretary, Mr. W. G. Campbell and Mr Potter…

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Cricket

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 2

Mt. Pleasant played Gilmore in the semi final for the Casey Cup, on the Adelong ground, on Saturday last. Two teams, well matched, this…

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Boxing. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

A message from Versailles states that Carpentier has announced that his fight with Dempsey will be his last and it must be under Mr. Cochrane's…

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Tennis. St. John's Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

About 30 persons gathered at St. John's Tennis Club courts yesterday for the official opening. Archdeacon Pike declared the courts…

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Football. England Beats Scotland, London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

The Rugby football match at Twickenham between England and Scotland was won by england by 13 points to 4…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

Elsewhere in our columns is an advertisement by the Albury Border Association for [?] for the current season. Applica[?] the position…

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Racing Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

Ch[?]aus' win in the Railway Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday was most impressive and as a consequence the imported grey is now a more…

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To-morrow Night's Boxing Match

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

A good attendance is anticipated at the School of Arts to-morrow (Saturday) night, when Fred O'Grady will meet Bill Butler for the best of 15…

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Ganmain Picnic Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Ganmain St. Patrick’s Day Picnic Race Club was held on the Ganmain Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon last, and was favored with…

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Matong Picnic Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

On Monday [?] weather that [?] only too [?] race meeting in aid of the Catholic [?] funds was held at Matong. The…

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St. Michael's Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 2

As a result of a meeting held in St. Joseph's Hall last evening a Catholic Tennis Club has been formed in Wagga. The meeting was presided…

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Racing in England. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

The flat racing season opened in England in glorious weather at Lincoln in the presence of large crowds. A complete post-war revival in…

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