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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Second Test Team. Comments Without Sarcasm. Admitted to Be As Good As Any. Imperial Cricket Conference Held. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 June 1921 · page 2

Comments on the second test team are not sarcastic, and though it is admitted it is about as good as anyother it is regretted that the tail…

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Football Rugby League

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

The Wagga Medals Competition will be advanced another stage during the coming week-end, when Bo[?] will meet The Farm at The…

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Coursing Club Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Wagga Coursing Club was held in the M.P. and A. A. rooms last night, when about 35 members attended. Mr. H. S. Headley…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

The Tennis players of the District School Club have lately concluded a very successful tournament. The winner among the girls was Nancy…

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Races Postponed

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

[?] Races which were to [?] been held yesterday were postpou[?] owing to the rain. The [?] Races were also…

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Rugby League. Junee Waratahs v. EVELEIGH

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

A fair attendance of football enthusiasts was present at the Junee Park on Monday to witness a match between the Waratalis and a team form the…

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Local and General. Football Accident

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

Mr. E. Turner, who resides at Junee, met with a rather serious accident while playing football with the Junec Rovers at Junee Reefs on Sunday, when…

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Australian Rules Wagga United Football Association

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

A meeting of the Association was held on Tusday night last, Mr S[?]livan occupying the chair. It was decide[?] to send a team…

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Cricket the Test. Royal Patronage. London, June 7

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

The King has notified that it will be his pleasure to witness the forth coming Teat Match…

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Boxing. Carpentier-dempsey Match. Difference of 20lbs. Expected. on the Day of the Fight. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 4

There will be 20lbs difference in weight when Dempsey and Carpentier enter the ring. Dempsey announced to-day that he planned to scale 190lbs, on the day…

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Champion Golf. the Qualifying Rounds. Kirkwood in the Running. in Spite of Sprained Wrist. lONDON

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 June 1921 · page 2

The qualifying rounds of the golf championship at Gleneagles has attracted 113 competitors of whom 10 qualify. They played a round apiece,…

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Football. Should Girls Play Rugby? the Discordant Note

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

"I can see us sending a team to England!" declared one of an enthusiastic gathering of young girls that crowded the Rugby League…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

Tommy Uren, the middle weight champion, went up to Albury last week to fight Vic. Rowe, but Rowe got so absolutely beaten by the…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 8

The following team will represent Cootamundra against Yass, at Cootamundra to-morrow afternoon: Oakes Vaughan, M. Gibb, Maxwell, Bishop…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 8

The continuity of the Cootamundra tournament got badly broken by the rains. If the sun keeps shining, the courts should be playable again…

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Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

The Australian cricketers defeated Cambridge by an innings an 14 runs. Middlesex, a strong batting side, was also easily beaten by eight wickets…

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Yenda District Rugby League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 3

Theabove club had two teams playing last Sunday and treated the spectators to a brilliant exhibition of Rugby. The club is playing Griffith…

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Rugby League. Medals Competition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 4

The Wagga Club will be represented by the following players in their match against the much improved A.I.F. team on Sunday next at the Farmers' Home…

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Narandera Golf Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Narandera Golf Club was held at the Royal Mail, Hotel on Wednesday last, there being present Messrs. R.B. Bell (chair)…

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The Football Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 2

The fourth series of competition matches is set down for decision on Saturday afternoon, and Riven favorable weather conditions very…

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