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Sport, 1921

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Football. Association Football

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 6

At a meeting of the Junee Star Football Club the following were elected officers: President, Mr. Cockram: joint secretaries, Messrs. R. Waine and J…

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SPORTING. [?] Races To-day

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 8

The old time Hawkesbury Racing Club will bring off its time-honored meeting this afternoon. Time was when the Hawkesbury Races were a…

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Cricket. Wagga v. A.I.F.

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 March 1921 · page 8

A challenge match is to be played to-day between the above two Clubs, and to provide additional interest the losing team is in provide a dinner…

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Football. Rugby League

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 4

Thos Rugby enthusiasts of Wagga have already been in action in gets[?]ting teams to compete in their competition. The Wagga team will not…

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Tennis. St. Andrew's Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 4

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Tennis Club opened play for the season on Saturday afternoon under most favorable conditions, there being a large…

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Swimming. Miss Bleibtrey Wins Again. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 4

At Manly Miss E. Bleibtrey competed in the 30 yards championship of New South Wales, defeating Miss M. Wylie by 20 yards in 4 minutes 7 seconds…

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Boxing. Criqui Wins. But Got Dreadful Hiding. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 4

After punching with terrific force for eleven rounds, and giving Criqui is severe beating, Dencio, the Filipino dropped to the boards just before the…

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Boxing Criqui Beats Dencio Featherwight’ss Fight Furiously Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

The best fight seen at Sydney St[?] for a very long time look place on saturday night between Eugene Cirqui of France, and Dencio,…

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Tennis the Davis Cup Canada May Scratch New York March 15

The Daily Express · Monday 21 March 1921 · page 2

The new york “Sun” prints the following despatch from mon[?] it is believed in tennis circles here that the results of the Davis Cup draw may…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

For some time past under the direction of Mr. F. A. Elworthy some rather clever and exciting boxing contests have been decided at the new Lyceum…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

A team of six of the Presbyterian club played a match on Saturday against six on the court at the Bank of Commerce, which Mr. Abbott has…

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Cootamundra Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 3

The annual meeting of members was held on Friday night. Mr. F. C. Bishop (president) submitted the following report…

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Cricket Wagga v. COOTAMUNDRA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

The team to represent Wagga v. Cootamundra at Cootamundra on Easter Monday, will be chosen from the following: R. Glazier, J. Patton, Dr. Quinn…

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M.i.a. Football Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 2

Annual Mating To-morrow Night. A record attendance is anticipated, at the annual meeting of the M.I.A. Football Club to-morrow…

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Football. Wagga v. Junee Rovers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 1

The Junee Rovers, premiers of last year in the late Monsignor Buckley Cup competition, will open the football season with a match against Wagga at…

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St. Patrick's Day Races, Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 3

In the report of the above last issue, through an error in the mechanical part of its production a line was omitted containing the names, of other…

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Cowra P. A. & H. A. Races

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1921 · page 5

The winter meeting of the Cowra P. A. and H. races has been fixed for the 10th and 11th May, instead of 11th and 12th, as originally arranged, and the…

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Boxing. Formation of New Club

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

"For those who are desirous of acquiring the fistic art and those who wish to keep fie and do strennous training," are the main objects of the…

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Cricket. Cricketer Journalists. Australian Veto Approved. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

Discussing the Australian visit the "Observer" says that cricketers antici[?]te Lord Hawke's condemnation or cricketer journalists, and forecasts the…

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A Parting Message. From English Cricket Captain. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 March 1921 · page 4

The English cricketers arrived at Fremantle to-day. Mr. J. W. H. T. Douglas stated: "We came to Australia for two reasons: one the was to play…

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