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Sport, 1921

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Anniversary Day Sports. Successful Meeting and Good Racing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

The Coolamon Anniversary Day Sports, long one of the State'S beat known sporting fixtures, were [?] 28 years ago, under the suspices of the Coolamon…

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Cricket. an Innings Victory. England Beats Hamilton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

The English cricketers concluded their match against Hamilton yesterday, winning by an innings and 53 tuns. The Englishmen made 820, and…

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Cricket at Griffith. "Irrigation" v "Shop Assistants,"

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 2

Teams selected from the abovement [?] club's contested on the "Irrigation" club's grounds on Sunday 23rd n[?]. After a very game…

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Getting Rich Quick. by Forging and Uttering. to Recoup Racing Losses. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1921 · page 4

A charge of forging and uttering against Ronald Loftus alias R. Kennedy in connection with the alleged dwindle on January 10 an the Bank…

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Boxing

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

In view of the success of the recent tournament at the Riverina Hall, Wagga, Mr. C. Steiner, who promoted the contests, is desirous of…

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Boxing at Coolamon

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

The Coolamon boxing tournament on Wednesday night was a good finale to the day's sport. Local and district "fans" rolled up in great…

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Bowls Championship Injunction Applied for Players’ Action Fails

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

Many followers of the game of bowls attended at the Melbourne Practice Court to hear the proceedings in an application for an…

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Boxing. Dempsey Will Fight. "The Best Opponent." Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

A message from Portland states that Mt. F. E. Watkins, chairman of the Portland Boxing Commission, announces that Jack Dempsey will…

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To-day’s Cricket Wagga v. W.A.[?]

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 8

The chief interest in to-day’s [?] ches in the Wagga Association competition will be contred in the conclusion of the [?]game on the Cricket…

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Cricket in Fiction a Neglet[?] Sport Dicken [?] of It

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 5

It is difficult to ra[?] any cricket match in fiction with vividness, except that curious game, re[?]ded in the “Pickwick Papers” between the…

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N.S.W. Wins by Six Wickets. Hendry Bowls Well. Ryder 135 Not Out. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1921 · page 6

New South Wales iron the match against Victoria by six wickets, and thus the Sheffield Shield trill remain in Sydney for another year. The match…

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Swimming. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

At the swimming carnival to-day the 100 yards' championship of Victoria was won by Ivor Stedman, with F. Beaurepaire second and Robertson…

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Bowls. the Mckenzie Farewell

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

A most enjoyable competition was hold on the Wagga Bowling Groan on Saturday on the occasion of a farewell to Mr.[?]…

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Swimming Victorian 100 Years Racers [?]

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

Ivan Stedman [?] a new Stars record for 100 years in the swimming [?] contest on Saturday He detected [?] by three…

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Bowls. Walter M'kenzie Farewelled

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

A rink match was played on the bowling green by teams selected by Mr. Walter M'Kenzie and the president of the Wagga Bowling Club. Mr…

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Golf Open Championship .Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The [?] of the Australian Golf Club has received a [?] from the Secretary of the South Australian Club stating that on account of [?]…

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Boxing. Digger Evans Beats Dupre. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

At the Stadium last night Digger Evans had no trouble in defeating Andre Dupre, the contest being stopped by the referee at the end of the…

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Cricket Association Saturday Competition

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 3

Another r. und of the Wagga Association’s Saturday competitor was concluded on Saturday The Wagga V. W. A. I. F. created…

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Boxing Evans Beats Dupree Farcical Fight. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 2

The contest between Digger [?] and Andre Duper at the Sydney [?] [?] on Saturday was worse then many [?]…

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Cricket. England at Geelong. Sharland Makes 102. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1921 · page 4

The match between England and Geelong was continued yesterday in good weather. Geelong put up the credible total of 250 tins for ten…

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