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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Local and General Wagga Golf Clue

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

Yesterday a bogey competition was held and was won by P. W. Williamson, 3, down; L. J. McCarthy was next 5 down; W. P. Hudson, 7 down; A…

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Tennis. Hard Court Championships. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that J. Baines and Miss Holman beat Tilden and Mrs. Mallory for the hard court championship by 6-1, 7-5. Baines…

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Boxing in Britain Two Big Contests Middleweight Championship. London, May 31

The Daily Express · Thursday 2 June 1921 · page 1

George Cook, an Australian heavyweight, outpointed Frank Goddard in 20 rounds, and Johnny Basham outpointed Gus Platts for the…

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Boxing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

Bert Horne wired us on Friday "Hold my deposit will meet Morris after the Condobolin clinch." This is in reply to our paragraph…

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Rugby Notes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

Word has been received from the Leeton secretary that their team will arrive to Wagga to-morrow night to oppose the Wagga team on Monday. The…

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Golf

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

Lake Cargelligo Golf Club wants a team from Hillston to visit the Lake on 26th inst. Teams from Wyalong, Condobolin and other towns will also…

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Tennis

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 5
Also in The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser, Cootamundra Herald, Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

The following gents will represent Tumut in a match against Adelong to [?]e played at Tumut on Monday next:— MacKenzie, Jo[?] Sp[?]…

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Football

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4
Also in Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review, Tumbarumba Times

It was decided on Saturday afternoon to form two teams in Hillston— a Town Club and a Country Club. Membership fee was fixed at 5s, and…

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Cricket

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

The Australian [?] achieved a brilliant victory in the [?] test match. England 1st innings, 112 [?] 6 wickets for 58 McDonald 3 for [?] Armstrong 1 for no…

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Football Notes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 5

A big crowd assembled at Grahamstown on Saturday last, to see how the "All Blacks" would fare in the first match of the "Diamond…

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Boxing Extraordinary Temora

The Daily Express · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 1

An unique boring match [?]cok place last night between a wheat l[?]mper and a farmer to settle [?] The content was staged under…

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The Football Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

The fourth draw of competition matches is set down for decision tomorrow afternoon, when the special train runs from Leeton to Junee,…

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Sports and Pastimes. Football

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 2

The teams throughout the district this season promise to be strong ones, and most clubs have their members in training. Some interesting play…

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Culcairn District Football Association

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Culcairn District Football Association has bees held at Culcairn. There were present H. Coleman, president, H. W. Papworth,…

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