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Sport, 1920

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Football. Australian Rules

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

Football, the popular winter pastime, was played in Magga for the second Saturday this season. A fair crowd attended the Cricket Ground to…

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Boxing. O'mallet Defeats Farrell. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 2

At the Stadium last night Tom O'Malley (Australia) beat Farrell (England) in the 16th round. The contest was a gruelling affair from start…

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Yarra Boat Races. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 May 1920 · page 4

The Head of the River beat race on the Yarra to-day resulted in a win for the Geelong-Grammar School, with S[?] College [?] and St. Francis…

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Rugby League

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

Old Junee defeated Illabo on the former's ground on Sunday last for the Monsignor Buckley Cup. Old Junee led by eleven and three on the…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 8

The Presbyterians have comenced a tourney for singles and doubles…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 6

There was a large gathering of players on the Methodist courts on Saturday, for the opening, and among the sets were some very lively ones…

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Racing Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

The Newscastle Cup was ran on Saturday, and was won by the favorite. Red Cardinal who defeated Bunting by three lengths. Laddie…

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Imperial Football Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the Imperial Football Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last…

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Golf. Australian Championship. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

The final of the Australian Golf Culb's Denman Cup competition were played to-day, and was won by R. L. Sayers, who be[?] Ewing, 2 up and 1…

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Football. Australian Rules. the Rock (7.11) Defeats Mangoplah (3.6)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 4

The above teams met on the Rock football ground on Saturday last, before a large attendance, the day being ideal for football. What characterised…

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Football. Australian Rules

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

The draw for May 15 is as follows: Federal [?] Lillies, at cricket ground under Umpire M'Gavin. Officials appointed to take charge are…

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Wagga Amateur Picnic Races

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

Sir Ross Smith has notified the hon. secretary of the Wagga Amateur Picnic Race Club of his acceptance of the invitation of the committee. He…

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Boxing. Beckett Defeats Wells. Fight Ends Early. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

Joe Beckett knocked out Billy Wells in the third round for the heavyweight championship of England. There was heavy booking for the…

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Cricket. Hobbs in Form. Fine Batting Display. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 4

J. H. Hobbs, in the opening of the Cricket [?]sson, scored 114 against Northamptonshire (bowled) and 122 against Warwickshire…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Another representative and enthusiastic meeting of Gundagai Tennis Club was held in the Literary Institute on Monday, when…

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Half-holiday Tennis Social

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

The first of this season's series of social gatherings conducted under the auspices of the Wagga. Half-Holiday Tennis Club, was held in the Masonic…

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A Novelty in Athletic Contests

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 6

Two noblemen in the reign of Maximilian II., one a German, the other a Spaniard, who had each rendered a great service to the…

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Football Rugby League. Monsignor Buckley Cup

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Play for the Monsignor Buckley Cup opened on Sunday at Junee, when two competition matches were played before a gathering of 500 people. The…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2
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At the London Olympia on Mon-day night Joe Beckett knocked out Bombardier Billy Wells in three rounds…

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