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Sport, 1920

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Golf. Wagga v COOTAMUNDRA

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

The following will represent Wagga against Cootamundra on Saturday, at Cootamundra:—P. W. Williamson, A. R. Raleigh, A. H. Raleigh, G. E…

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Adelong Cricket club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Adelong Cricket Club held on Tuesday night, 14th. Mr. Spicer occupied the chair…

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Taxation on Racing Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

Racing officials are perturbed by the Government’s contemplated taxation of Turf meetings. Several interviewed to-day even…

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Hospital Tennis Cou[?] Successful Opening

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

The Wagga Hospital To[?] Court was opened yesterday after[?] and proved a most enjoyable [?] c[?]s[?]ful function. For [?]…

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Football Notes. the Royal Stars

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

The members of the Royal Stars Football team, premiers for the season, met at Roberts’ tea-rooms last night. After complimentary…

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Tennis Half Holiday v. the Rock

The Daily Express · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 4

A [?] of five [?] and felly lan[?] [?]cprenc[?]ting the Half Holiday Tennis Club, visited The R[?]t yesterday [?] play a friendly [?] wich…

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Golf in New Zealand. Kirkwood's Easy Win. Wellington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 2

Kirkwood (Victoria) easily Now Zealand open golf championship, with a score of 304. V. East (N.S.W.) tied for second place, with 315…

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Swimming

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

In a few weeks' time, swimming 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 17 September 1920 · page 2

The Secretary of the Sports Club received a communication yesterday from W. Haley, Harden, stating be is prepared to meet A. Dennis in…

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Football

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

At the presentation of the Campbell Cup on Wednesday night at Adelong to the Adelong team (full report of which will appear next issue),…

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Racing Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

Mr. W [?] of C[?] won heth [?] M[?] Show Ra[?]s with Derrinal, who started at good odds in cach event and won…

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Football. Last Saturday's Match

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

Despite the unfavourable weather there was a fairly good attendance on the showground, last Saturday, to witness the second football…

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Football. Wagga v. East Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 3

Football enthusiasts will be catered for again to-morrow, when a team will arrive from Sydney to play a Wagga combined team on the Cricket Ground…

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M. L.a. Races Postponed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

Owing to the inclement weather conditions it has been decided to postpone the race meeting until Saturday, September 25, 1920. Same…

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The Football Competition. Narandera v. Coolamon

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for to-morrow's final match at Gam[?] hetween Narandera and Coolumon, and if favored with fine weather, it…

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Football South Western District Association. Second Semifinal Coolamon Meat Leeton

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

The weather on Saturday last was wet and winnry but it would have bel to have been far wolse than it was to have [?] any resident upon the [?]…

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Mr. W. Yeomans Dead. Passing of a Great Jockey. Old Time Racing Recalled

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 2

Hon. James Gormly, M.L.C, yesterday received a telegram advising him of the death of Mr. William Yeomans, of Grenfell. There thus…

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Hillston Athletic Committee

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

A meeting of tho club was held in Mr Wallace's rooms on Tuesday Dight, 14th instant. There were present: Messrs, T. Macfarlane (chairman), J…

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Cricket. Great Batting Promised

The Daily Express · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 6

The cabled reports of the English Eleven’s match against Middlesex, the champion county, promise great things. The chosen’s team’s score…

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