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Sport, 1920

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Football Semi-finals. Leeton to Play at Narandera Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 2

The first semi-final in connection with this season's South Western District football Association competition was played at Grong Grong last…

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Football. Australian Rules the Football Final

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 3

[?] attaches to the [?] Wagga Association [?] and Royal [?] Federals…

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Hospital Tennis Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

Next Wednesday the new tennis court at the Wagga and District Hospital will be formally opened by the Mayoress, Mrs. I. Cullen. Mr. S. L…

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Football. Australian Rules

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wagga United Football Association was Held at the A.I.F. rooms on Monday night, when the…

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Heavyweight Boxing. Miske Knocked Out Vancouver, Sept. 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 1

Miske was [?]ocked out by Dempsey in the third round in the Contest for the world’s championship…

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Tennis. Church of England v. METHODISTS

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 4

The team to represent the Church of England in their match against the Methodist to be played on the Methodist courts to-day, play starting at…

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Brilliant Tennis Tilden Defeats Johnson. Montreal, Sept. 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 1

New York tennis experts, agree that the Tl[?]den-Johnson match was one of the most brilliant and hardest fou[?]ht and most exacting contests ever…

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Boxing. Dempsey Wins. Miske Knocked Out. Short Lived Fight. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

In the fight for the heavyweight boxing championship of the world at Benton Harbor, Michigan, between Billy Miske and Jack Dempsey, the…

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Tennis Championship. Tilden's Great Win. Exciting Contest. San Francisco

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 2

William Tilden defeated William Johnston for the singles tennis championship of the United States at Forest Hills to-day…

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Cricket. English Team to Sail This Month. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 4

The English cricket team leaves by the Osterley on 18th September. The test fixtures are as follows: —First on 17th December, at Sydney ; second,…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

The time for entries for the boxing tournament, to be conducted by the local Sports Club, has been expended till Tuesday next…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4
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The Church of England Tennis Club met the Methodist Tennis Club on the letter's courts yesterday afternoon. The play resulted in a win for the…

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Football

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

In the final match for the Lawson Cup, to be played at Tumut on Wednesday next between Tumut and Grahamstown. Tumut will be represented…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

A cricke reminiscence by Mr. J. F. Quilter, of Claris Park, who goes back nearly 30 years:— "Crowe Bros., Gobarralong (the…

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Sporting. Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 2

Gundagai Union team nearly brought the Maher Cup home yesterday. They put a good team into the field at Tunmt, and…

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Football Wagga Grand Final

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

The grand final football match of the season, between the Federals and Royal Stars, will lake place at the Wagga Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our Correspondents.) Football—rough Play. (Editor, "Daily "Advertiser," Wagga.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 1

Sir,—On reading your report of the Marrar-Narrandera semi-final football held at Grong Grong, on Saturday, September 4, I really think your reporter match will be ordered to be replayed. Your report says that the game was not finished. I beg to differ. I was in the hearing of the S.W.D.F.A. secretary…

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Swimming

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

In a few wooks' time, swimming will again be in practice throughout Australia, and every creek, billabong, and waterhole that has been…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 2

The date for the local boxing tournament have been extended, and entries for the various divisions will be received by the secretary…

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