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Sport, 1920

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Sporting. Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 3

The win in the North Gundagai-Nangus match, at Gundagai on Saturday, went to the home team by the narrow margin of one pt.,…

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Rugby League. Wagga Defeats Illabo

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

Owing to the heavy nature of the ground yesterday, the match between Wagga and Illabo on the/. Farmers’ Home ground was very slow and most…

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GOLF. Men’s Championship

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

Three matches. In the dub championship were Clayed off on Saturday, The four players in the semi-final are P. W. Williamson, G.E. Dunstan,…

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Boxing. Tingle Beats Gray Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium last night Bobbie Gray (8.2) and, Billy Tingle (8.11) drew a far attendance. The boys supplied a strenuous scientific…

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Boxing. Jamity Defeats Thorn. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 3

At the stadium last night Jamity defeated Thorn in the fifteenth round. The referee stopped the fight…

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Rugby Union. Win for All Blacks. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4

In Sydney to-day the All Blacks defeated New South Wales by 14 to 6. The field generally was sodden and approached quagmire conditions in the…

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Rugby Union. All Blacks Defeat. N.S.W. SYDNEY

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

At the Sports Ground on Saturday, under Rugby Union Rules, the All Black defeated New South Wales by 14 points to 6…

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Football. Australian Rules Federals Defeat the Rock

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

The above teams met at the cricket ground last Saturday, and a very exciting match was witnessed by a large crowd of [?]lockers. The field…

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Lawn Tennis Tournament. a Record Entry. Fine Play Witnessed

The Daily Express · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 2

Alter tho heavy rain on Thursday night and Friday. Saturday ; opened dull, but later in the day the sun cuce more shone forth, which caused…

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Football. Australian Rules. Federals (10-14) Defeated the Rock (6-7)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 August 1920 · page 4

These teams met on the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon before a good attendance. The game in itself was not brilliant, but quite sufficient…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

Local boxing enthusiasts are anxiously looking forward to the contest for the lightweight title next Tuesday night, between " Pip"…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

Phenomenal golf to-morrow! Cootamundra is to have the most memorable visit in its golf history—really an interstate match…

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Boxing Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

Herb. Thompson (Temora) and Eddie Love (Sydney) are matched to fight a 15-round contest in the near future for a parse of £50, under the direction of…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

The return match between Rovers (Nangus) and Gundagai provided an interesting tussle on the local ground on Saturday. It ended in…

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Rugby League. Rovers V. Waratahs

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

Fully eighteen hundred people took advantage of the ideal weather conditions, and visited the Junee park to witness the match between the Junee…

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Lawn Tennis Dance

The Daily Express · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 1
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A large number of visitors were entertained at a dance tart night at the Masonic Ball to wind up the Tennis Tournament. About 70 couples…

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Boxing. Mendies Defeats Wall. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 2

For the Australian flyweight championship George Mendies, challenger, knocked out Dave Wall, holder, in the seventh round at tho Hippodrome…

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Football Stockinbingal v. SPRINGDALE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

On Saturday last, fully 150 people were in attendance on the local recreation ground, when Springdale met Stockisbingal in the first round of…

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Rugby Union. Win for New Zealand. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 4

In Sydney the New Zealanders defeated the Metropolitan Rugby Union team by 20 to 11 to-day. The Rugby Union match between…

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