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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Football. Australian Rules. a One-sided Game. Moderate Display

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 4

A good crowd attended the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon anticipating witnessing an even game, but were disappointed, especially at the showing…

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To-day's Wires and Cables A.J.C. RACES Hurdles SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 1

Copina 1, Delusion 2, Breastwork 3. Winner 6 to 4…

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Australian Cricket Terror. Armstrong the Destroying Angel. Intensity of National Felling. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 2

The Australian continue to be the outstanding sporting sensation, and the whole press is devoting columns daily to discussing how to beat what one…

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Big Cricket Australia v. Middkesex a Bad Wicket Poor Scoring by Both Sides. London, June 4

The Daily Express · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 2

The weather wag dull and unsettled for the commencement of the Australia Middlesex match. Rain overnight made the wicket slow, there…

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Athletics

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 June 1921 · page 4

The following five local cadets left by the Albury mail on Saturday night to take part in the Cadet Championships in Sydney to-day: E. Weissel…

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Leeton District Rugby League Football Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

On Thursday evening last a well attended meeting or Ruby League footballers formed a Leeton District. Rugby League Football Club…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

Jim Borland, who fought a draw with Vic. Rowe last week, has been matched to fight Tommy Uren for the middleweight championship of…

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Football Rugby League New Zealand V. Queensland. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

Fifteen thousand people attended the Cricket Ground to-day to see Queensland play New Zealand, and the New South Wales “A” and “B”…

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Football. Rugby League. New Zealand Beats Queensland. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

The match between two Sydney teams representing, the pick of the Rugby League aroused a great deal of interest, the blues defeating the red and blacks…

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Rugby Union

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

The Rugby Union match, New Zealand University Sydney University, Played in Sydney, resulted in a win for the visitors by 19 points to 11…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 3

An 18 hole stroke handicap was played on Saturday afternoon on the Cootamundra links, but very few returned their cards. Maxwell won, with a score…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 3

The English team for the second test seems weaker than the first…

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Yesterday's Football

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

Tumut defeated Tumbarumba by 17 to nil on the Showground yesterday. The match Lizards v Polar Bears,…

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Imperial Football Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

A well attended meeting or this imperial Football Club was held at the Mechanics' institute on Friday evening last. Mr.T.N. Woolnough, in the…

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Wagga Tennis Club Dance

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 2

As an aftermath of the Wagga Tennis Club's June Tournament the dance in the Masonic Hall last night was a highly enjoyable affair. The floor…

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Football Young Defeats Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 3

There was a crowd on Young Cricket Ground yesterday to see the Kangaroos defeat the local Bing Boys, who had journeyed to Young to play a…

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FOOTBALL. Adelong v Tumut

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 3

The football match between Adelong and Tumut, played on the Tumut Showground on Saturday last, resulted in a win for the latter by 16…

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Faithful District Football Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 1

The following is the draw of the first half of the round of matches:— Saturday, 11th june, Sandige v. Rywong, at Rywong…

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Football Fixtures For Local Competition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 4

The second round will be played as follows:— June 12.—Gundagai v. Nangus, at Nangus; Coolac v. Jugiong, at…

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Football Team Formed at Yenda

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 June 1921 · page 3

A largely-attended meeting was held at French's Coffee Palace on Thursday evening last. It was unanimously decided to form a football…

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