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Sport, 1920

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Football. Australian Rules Paddington the Premiers Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

The Australian Rules final match was played at Erskineville Oval yesterday before a record crowd. In a brilliant [?] Paddington defeated…

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Football. Wagga Grand Final. Royal Stars Outclass Federals

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 3

With threatening clouds over head as evidence that rain was near there was nevertheless a record attendance at the Cricket Ground on Saturday at…

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Local and General. Opening of the Hospital New Tennis Courts

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 2

The opening of the new tennis courts for the staff of the Wagga District Hospital will take place on Wednesday afternoon next. The…

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Albury Races. Pipi Wins Handicap Derrinal Again Wins Hurdles Albury

The Daily Express · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

The Albury Race Club’s Show meeting was concluded on Saturday in dull weather. After the experience of the first day, the majority of…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The contest between Stan Love and Jack Dunn on 1st October, looks to the best of the season. Jack is training hard at Bethungra, and report says…

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Football Final

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

The final of the S. W. D. F. A. competion will be played at Gunmain on Saturday next between Narandera and Coolamon. Mr. Elder, a Melbourne…

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Hospital Tennis Court

The Daily Express · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

An announcement with regard to the opening of the Wagga District Hospital Tennis Court appears in this issue. The official opening will…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Social

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

St. Andrew's Tennis Club will hold its second social evening in the Masonic Hall, Wagga, to-night. The funds are in aid of forming additional…

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New Cricket Ground

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

Alderman Fuller, Mr. A. B. Solomon and Mr. Arthur Osborne, went down the flat yesterday to spy out a suitable part for a pitch for the proposed…

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Harden Cricket Club

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 3

At the annual meeting of Harden Cricket Club, office bearers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. R. G. Kelly; president, Mr. D. McLean;…

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Football Hospital Challenge Cup Harden v. COOTAMUNDRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

Last Saturday a team from Harden journeyed to Cootamundra to try conclusions for the Hospital Challenge Cup, donated by the business people of…

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The Football Competition. Coolamon's Close Win Over Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 2

The meeting of Leeton and Coolamon in the Narandera Park on Saturday afternoon attracted a record attendance of spectators for a semi-final…

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Football. Australian Rules. Prospects of a Change. Junee and Marrar May Join Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

Less than a dozen persons left Junee and Marrar by the special footballers' train for the south-west on Saturday, shortly after noon,…

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Nurses' Tennis Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

The hospital tennis court will be opened today. Visitors wishing to see over the hospital will be shown round from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the inner…

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St. Andrew's Tennis Dance

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

St. Andrews Tennis Club held a highly successful social and dance in the Masonic Hall, Wagga, last evening. About 80 couples were present,…

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St. Andrew’s Tennis Dance

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

The second of the series of dances organised by the members of St. Andrew’s Tennis Club was held in the Masonic Hall last evening, and…

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Football. Australian Rules East Sydney v. WAGGA

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

The above teams will meet at the Cricket Ground on Saturday, 18th September, and the team to represent Wagga is as follows:—…

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Turf Swindle. Football. Substitution of Horses. London, Tuesday. Australian Rules. East Sydney v. WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 4

A big turf case was opened at the Old Bailey to-day concerning the substitution of the three-year-old colt Jazz for a sickly colt in the The above teams will meet at the Cricket Ground on Saturday, September 18, and the team to represent Wagga is as follows: J. Lloyd. P. Jobson, Joe…

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Urangeline. Football

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

Pleasant Hills played Urangelinc on Saturday on the latter’s groun[?] and although the day was showery and the ground very slippery a good…

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Hospital Tennis Courts

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

The tennis courts at the Wagga District Hospital were yesterday opened by the Mayoress (Mrs. I. Cullen). Mrs. Culle nplayed the first…

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