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Sport, 1920

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Boxing. Tingle Defeats Brown. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 4
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Billy Tingle (Australia) gained the decision at the stadium last night over Sid Brown, fly-weight champion of America. Brown fought badly over the…

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Rugby League. Sydney Defeats Brisbane. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 3

The League match between New South Wales and Queensland was won by New South Wales by 49 points to 18…

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Sporting. Football. the Unexpected Happens. Tumblong Beaten

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

Tumblong has been conquered. After going right through the season without a solitary defeat— with a record of 10 games and…

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Football. Australian Rules. Federals Win Semi-final

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 3

Ideal weather, the ground in grand order and the players at their best were the conditions of Saturday's football. The Federals being second…

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Golf Championship. Win for Ray. Americans Beaten. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

A Reuter message from Toledo reports that Ted Ray (England) won the international golf tournament this afternoon, with 295 strokes…

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Football. Australian Rules. the Semi-finals. Federals [?] the [?]

The Daily Express · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 2

The semi-final [?] on the Cricket [?] the [?] of the [?] up to [?] It was ideal football weather, and…

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Interstate Football N.S.W. Beats Queensland, Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 1

For the first time in football history three matches under different rules were played by teams representing Queensland and New South Wales…

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Football an Exciting Game England Defeats New Zealand. Wellington

The Daily Express · Monday 16 August 1920 · page 1

The English Rugby League footballers concluded their tour to-day when they had an exciting win in the third test against New Zealand. At…

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Boxing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

The boxing contest, for the lightweight championship of the Gundagai district, between Allie Dennis, of Tumblong, and Albert Field, of…

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Boxing Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 8

The local promotor, Joe Maffesoni, has everything well arranged for the Eddie Love and Herb. Thompson bout on Friday night next. This should be…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 8

Two matches were played in Cootamundra on Saturday. Sheep Station Creek defeated the Methodists by 56, in an all day match…

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Football

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3
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The semi-final of the first-grade football competition for the Campbell Cup, between Tumut Plains and Tumut, played on the Tumut…

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Methodist Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

The return match against Wamoon was played on the Leeton courts oh Saturday, last and resulted in a win for the local club by 6 sets 52 games…

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Football. Wanderers Whipped

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 2

The final match in the local Rugby Union Competition was played on the Gundagai ground on Saturday between Wanderers (South…

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Sports and Pastimes Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 8

On Saturday, A. B. Solomon played, off his tie with Macdonald, squared on strokes, and won by his handicap of 3. Oakes and Maxwell tackled the…

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S.w.d. Football Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3

A meeting of delegates of the above was [?] at Grong Grong on Thursday last [?] being present from [?] Marrar, Matong…

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Football Australian Rules Springdale v. COOTAMUNDRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 8

Last Saturday, Springdale association players visited Cootamundra, and were defeated by 44 points to 12. Mr. G. Tolner refereed the match…

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GOLF. Associate Championship

The Daily Express · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

The semi-final matches for the [?] Golf Championship of the Wagga Club were played off yesterday The links were in good order, and good…

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