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Sport, 1921

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Wagga St.patricr's Day Races

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

The St. Patrick's they Annual Races to be held on Wednesday next prom[?] to be a success [?] [?]sctory on have been resolved for the six…

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TENNIS Told Defeats Peach. Brilliant Singles Play. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 2

At the Tennis Tournament at Double Bay Courts to day the main striction was the meeting of Norman peach and Clarence Todd, in what proved to be a long…

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Racing Control Board. Opposed by A.L.P. Executive. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1921 · page 7

The A.L.P. executive carried a re-uinon "receiving with grave concern suggestion to constitute a racing [?]isory board consisting of Sir Joyhton…

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Bowls

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

The Wagga Bowling Club reports the following results:— A Division Championship Round).—Williamson 25, beal[?]…

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Swimming. President's Cup Handicap. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

The three miles President's Cup Handicap of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association was won to-day by F. Williams, with F…

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Half Holiday Tennis Opening

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

A. ples[?]t afternoon was [?]ent on the Half Holiday Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday, when, the courts were officially opened for the coming aea'…

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Boxing. Shade Beats Lockwood. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

At the Stadium last night, Billy Shade knocked out Lockwood in the ninth round. It was Lockwood's first match in Australia, and his ring…

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Boxing Shade Beats Lockwood. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

At the Stadium last night [?]lly Shade (America) knocked out Ray Lockwood (also et America) in the [?]nth round. It was an unselentlf[?]…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 2

The annual race meeting of the Wagga St. Patrick's Day Race Club will be held on the M.T.C. racecourse on Wednesday, and promises to attract…

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Swimming Mile CHAMPIONSHlP Eeaureparie on World’s Record. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

[?]re to day won the mile championship easily and [?]shed a world’s record for the distance by [?] seconds. Ho covered the mile in 23…

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Cricket Tu[?]day Sen[?] Uries to Brunskill and W. Fitzgerald. Gga A.i.f. and Wagga to Decide Final

The Daily Express · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 3

[?] of the Wagga Cricket [?]oclation competition were [?] [?] a Saturday “A” division winners Wagga A.I.F. and Wagga Club,…

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Athletic Championship. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 March 1921 · page 4

At the State amateur athletic championships to-day the three miles walk was won by G. Parker in the state record time of 12 mins, 7 1.5secs…

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On Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 8

That unalterable law of human perversity, that, "whatever one knows, one knows enough to any nothing"; or, "the less one knows, the more one is…

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Sports and Pastimes. Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 4

The three miles President's Handicap of the New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association, was won on Saturday by P. Williams, with F. Nalle…

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Boxing Dupre Defeats Duggan. Sydney, [?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

At the Stadium to–night, before a [?], attendance, Dupre, 6.12 (France), knocked [?] Dugg[?], 9.0 (Australia) in the ninth round…

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Associated Racing and Trotting Club

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

If the attendance at the public, meeting called by Messrs W. P. Harris and Frank S. Walpolo at the Oriental Hotel on Saturday afternoon,…

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District Cricket. Muttama and Jugiong Win Semi-Finals Muttama Downs Gundagai. Reece Attwood and "Bill" Douglas Unconquerable

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1921 · page 2

Gundagai had lost two wickets for ten runs in the second innings when the match against Muttama was resumed on Sunday, and the…

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Wagga Cricket Association Executive Meeting

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Executive of the Wagga Cricket Association was held in the M. P. and A. A. Rooms last [?], the President, Mr. H. S…

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Big Boxing Carpentier-dempsey Match New York, March 14

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

“Tex” Richard, the prominent boxing promoter, has announced that Carpentier will shortly end his exhibition tour of Europe and will arrive in the…

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