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Sport, 1921

2,599 stories in Riverina's papers · page 22 of 130

Proposed Racing Control A.L.P. Protest. Against Composition of Board. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 March 1921 · page 2

The A.L.P. executive has had no word from Mr. Dooley regarding its protest against the composition of the proposed racing board, but it is expected…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

Yesterday Harry Borden received a telegram from Sam Bailey, boxing prombter, offering him rather liberal terms to contest a 20 rounds battle with night…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 3

District Competition Series. The glorious uncertainty of the game with the bat and ball was exemplified by the dismal failure of…

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"Wild West," Boxing, Etc

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 2

One of the thrills on Thursday was the Wild West Show, run by returned soldiers. A racked house enjoyed itself uproariously for…

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Sporting Notes. Racing and Politics

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

The sporting community and especially the racing hodies of the metropolitan area, are [?]ry concerned over the declared intention of the Acting…

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Cricket. Inter-dominion Match. Australia v. South Island (M.z.) Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 March 1921 · page 4

The Australian cricket team commenced a match against a South Island team to-day. The home side batted first, and four wickets are down for 50…

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Golf and Tennis Club

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Hillston Golf and Tennis Club was held on Thursday of [?]st week. There were present Mesda[?] Knechtli and…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 8
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times

A match will be played to-morrow on the park wicket, between teams picked from the Yarrans and Willows v. Kurrajongs and Wattles…

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Queensland Racing Brisbane

The Daily Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

Trial.—Snowy Owl 1, Syceite 2, Sundedrook 3; 7 to 1 wlnner; won by a head with three lengths separating second and third; 1.20…

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Swimming Champion. Breaks His Own Record. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

Swimming at Chicago, Norman Ross, world's champion swimmer, who visited Australia last year, lowered his own world's rocord by swimming 500 metres…

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M.i.a. Football Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

Evidently football is going to boom more this season than ever before in the Riverina District. Right along the line splendid meetings have been…

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Racing in England London, March 16

The Daily Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

The Lincolnshire Handicap resulted: Seranus (Carslake) 1; Senbara 2; Queens Guild 3…

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St. Patrick's Day Races at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

The St. Patrick's Day racemeeting, which was hold at the old Griffith racecourse on Wednesday, March 10, was most successful Mr. P. J. Boyle…

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Cricket. Wagga v A.I.F.

The Daily Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 4

A Challenge match is to he played On Saturday between the [?] two Clubs. Wagga team.—[?] H. Baleigh. B. I…

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St. Patrick's Day Races Irish National Concert

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

To-morrow (Saturday) residents of Leeton and the surrounding districts will be afforded the opportunity of enjoying a most attractive round of…

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Incendiarism at Lincoln. on Eve of Races

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

Three fires, attributed to Sinn Feiners, broke out at Lincoln on the eve of the races. The premises of the Co-operative Society were burned down, the…

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St. Patrick’s Day Races. Successful Meeting at Ganmain

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

On Thursday last, St. Patrick’s Day, in glorious weather, the annual race meeting under the auspices of the St. Patrick’s Day Race Club was held on the Ganmain…

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Racing in Flames Train Dashes Through a Gippsland Th[?]ill. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Friday 18 March 1921 · page 2

In reporting the [?] of the Australian [?] Association’s conference at [?] last week, Mr. D. W. Tuckey told the members of the…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 4

Harry Borden and Bill Grime have been matched to fight a 20 rounds contest at the Riverina Hall on March 31. Berden leaves for Queenbeyan on…

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