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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1921

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Golf. the Mitchelmore Aggregate. Course Record Broken

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 4

Members of the Wagga Golf Club were engaged on Saturday in a stroke handicap, the scores in which count for the Mitchelmore aggregate. During…

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Football Ru[?]dy League. Sydney, Matches. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 2

It [?] Rughy [?] football Saturday the results were as follows:— Eastern Suburbs defeated Western…

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Tennis. Doubles Championships. Lycett and Woosnam in Final. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 2

The men's doubles championship at Wimbledon resulted as follows:—Lycett and Woosnam reached the dual defeating Roper-Barrett and…

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Football. Australian Rules. Royal Stars' First Defeat. Newtown's Well-earned Victory

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 July 1921 · page 4

Footballers have been fortunate in regard to the weather this season, and the conditions on the whole have been favorable for Good exhibitions of the…

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Rugby League Football. Leeton v. Griffith at Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

The Leeton team, which visited Griffith on the week-end suffered their first detent, Griffith winning by 8 points to 2. For the winners Joe…

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Football. Rugby League. Junee Waratahs V. Junee Rovers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 4

Approximately three thousand persons witnessed the second meeting this season of the Rovers and Waratans of the Junee Park on Sunday afternoon…

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Wagga Coursing Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. H. S. Headley, president of the Wagga Coursing Club, reported last night that Lake Albert plumpton Was now almost ready for a day's…

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Tennis

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

Stoney Creek v Tumut, played at Stoney Creek.—Stoney Creek opened their-double courts by playing Tumut. Stoney Creek was able to add to their…

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Football

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser

On Saturday afternoon a practice Football match was played in the park between a team of all comers and an eighteen representing the Imperials…

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Sports and Pastimes. Boxing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 3

Dempsey, the American boxer knocked Carpentier, the French pugilist, out in the fourth round…

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Golf. Associate Championship

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 4

The first of the qualifying rou[?] was played off yesterday. Only nine entered and an one player retired early in the gam[?] the remaining…

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Southern District Races

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

The winter meeting of the Southern District Racing Association, opens on the Murrumbidgee Turf Club course this afternoon, when a continuance…

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Griffith District Football Association

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 2

Binya defeated Hanwood on Sunday last. by 3 goals 9 behinds to 1 goal 3 behinds. Griffith were defeated by Yenda at…

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Tennis. by an "Inch." "Baby Norton Just Beaten. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 4

"Baby" Norton missed the world's championship by an inch. With two sets all, he led by 5-4 in the final, and at the next return he beat Tilden, but…

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Cricket Averages. Nacrtney Heads the List. London, July 3

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 1

Macartney, the Australian [?]man, h[?]ads the batting averages for this sea[?]on in England with 72.60; Mead is next with 71.75; then Ducat 65.87…

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Athletics. New Mile Record. Established in England. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1921 · page 4

In the A.A.A. championships, A, S. Hill lowered the British amateur mile record at Stamfordbridge, his time for for distance being 4min 13 4-5secs…

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Wagga Coursing Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

Mr. H. S. Headley, president of the Wagga Cousing Club, reported that the Lake Albert plumpton was now almost ready for a day's dating, the…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 2

"Baby" Norton missed the world's championship by an inch. With two sets all, he led 5-4 in the final, and at the next returnee beat Tilden, but the…

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Australian Rules Wagga United Football Association

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 4

A well-attended meeting of the Wagga United Football Association was held on Monday night, Mr. Ryan in the chair…

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