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Sport, 1920

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Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

The swimming carnival arranged by the Wagga C.Y.M. Society will take place at the rear of the gasworks to-day. Included in an interesting…

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Bowls. Wagga v. ALBURY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

This afternoon at 2.30, Wagga and Albury Clubs will meet on the Albury green in a 6-rink contest. The following have ben selected to…

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Boxing. Jamit[?] Defeates Wallace. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

Jamito defeated Wallace on points at the Stadium last night…

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SWIMMING. 200 Yards' Record Beaten. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

Norman Ross, swimming at Brisbane last night, broke the 200 yards Australian record, covering the distance in 2 min. 11 sec. beating Cecil…

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Racing at Wagga. To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

The best place to spend the holiday to-day is at the Farmers' Home Racecourse, where the Farmers' Home Racing and Trotting Club hold a…

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Football. Invitation to South Africa. Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 3

The South Africa Rugby League is considering an invitation for a team to tour New Zealand in the coming season…

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Big Cricket Sydney Team Visits Gundagai Gundagai v. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 2

"Send along a couple of Dig motor cars, else we'll never reach Gundagai to-dav; we're broken down at Grahamstown." Such was…

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Boxing. Middleweight Championship. Win for Kind. Montreal

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 3

Mickey King, the Australian middleweight champion, outpointed F[?]dle Fingard, a local aspirant for the Canadian middleweight title, at…

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Big Cricket. City. Team's Visit

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The visit of the South British team of cricketers has been eagerly looked forward to for some weeks. The team passed through to…

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Bowls. a Visit From Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 4

At the monthly committee meeting of the Albury Bowling Club one Monday night, it was deci[?]d that a return match with Wagga would be [?]…

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Boxing. Inter-state Championship. Win for Jordan. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

At the Melbourne Athletic Pavilion on Monday, night Chris Jordan (Victoria) 9.7 3/4 beat Pat Gleeson (N.S.W.) 9.6 for the lightweight inter-State…

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Swimming Carnival

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

The hand carnival on Monday, and the dance at night, were b[?]liantly successful, gross takings amounting to £73, approximately…

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Boxing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

Jimmy Sharman, the well-known Temora boxer, had an eye injured in the course of training for his recent match with Jack Smith, the New Zealander, and…

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Boxing Tournament

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 4

For the [?] the [?] discussed fight —probably dreams fight. It is hinted the sale of cigarettes slumped, while chewing…

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Narandera Swimming Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

A meeting of the Swimming Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening last Messrs. W. Harden F. T. Neilson, S. Feint…

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Swimming Carnival. a Financial Success

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

Despite the fact that noist unprpitious weather prevailed for the holding of the above on Monday last, the success of the carnival was most…

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Brookes on Tennis

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 2

Norman Brookes, the captain of the Australian team in the Davis Cup just played in Sydney, contributes a wonderfully interesting…

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To-morrow Night's Boxing Match

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 3

Much enthusiasm is being centred around the Freeman v Edwards match, which is to take place in the Leeton School of Arts, to-morrow…

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Boxing. Amateur Tournament at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 1

The opening of the amateur boxing tournament, which had been promoted for the purpose of raising funds for the Coolamon Soldiers' Memorial, took…

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M.i.a. Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1920 · page 6

An immense crowd assembled at the Leeton racecourse on Monday to participate in the opening meeting of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area Race…

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