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Sport, 1922

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Wagga Boxing Shannon Wins on Points

The Daily Express · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 2

Andre Dupre was engaged in all [?]. to-round contest with [?] the Riverina Hall on Saturday [?] Both fighters were in excellent…

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Boxing Week-end Bouts. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 4

At Sydney Stadium last night Les Waters; Sst 3½1b, outpointed Bobbie Gray, Sst 4½lb. The fight was a willing one Waters seemed to receive…

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Rugby Footballers the Team From England. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 3

The Australasian Rugby League Footballers arrival at Sydney to-day by the R.M.S. Orvi[?]lo. There was [?] animated scene on the harbor, the…

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Cricket Record Notable Scoring. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 2

A cricket record in the shape of a low total was established at Moore park in the morning competition matches to-day, when S. T. Leigh and…

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Football. Australian Team in Sydney Men Heartily Welcomed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1922 · page 2

The Australian football team which arrived back in Sydney this morning by the Orvieto, received a hearty welcome. There were more injured in the tour,…

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Tennis. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that after beating Gobert. Borotra captured the French covered court tennis championship, defeating Brugnon 6-1,…

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Boxing. Stan. Love, State Lightweight Champion

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

Last night, at the Town Hall, Stan Love the Cootamundra idol, wrested from Freddie. Smith, Sydney, the State lightweight championship. It…

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Boxing. Love Defeats Smith Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

Before a fair audience to-night, Stan Love, lightweight champion of the Riverina, knocked out Fred Smith, State champion for the lightweight…

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Goldfields Cricket Kalgoorlie

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

The cricket match between the Goldfields and Victoria was continued to-day. Goldfields, in their first innings,…

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Boxing Income Carpentier’s Heavy Tax. Paris

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

The authorities have ordered Carpentier to pay £15,000 income tax…

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BUTLER v. UREN. Next Friday's Big Boxing Match

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 2

Quite a stir was caused amongst the boxing fraternity in Leeton yesterday afternoon, when Bill Butler arrived in town, along with Mr. W. C…

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St. Patrick’s Day Races Good Entries

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 March 1922 · page 4

Entries closed last evening for the St. Patrick’s Day Race Meeting to be held on Wednesday next Eighty nominations were received, which…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 4
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The Fitzpatrick Cup competition in the Junee district was continued on Sunday. Illabo met Junee Railway Institute on the Park wicket, and batting…

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Country Cricket

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

With a view to fostering country cricket the New South Wales Cricket Association has arranged for a series of matches in Sydney at [?]ster…

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Boxing Beckett’s Intentions. London, March 6

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

Beckett states that owing to Carpentier’s refusal to meet him again, he will seek a [?]test with Dem[?]y in America. He hopes that his [?]…

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Local and General. Snake at Cricket Ground

The Daily Express · Wednesday 8 March 1922 · page 2

A large brown snake was killed at the Cricket Ground [?] evening. Chndr[?] near by noticed the snake and gave the [?]. [?] was followed…

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Boxing. Lloyd v. Wells London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

Albert Lloyd has been matched with Bombardier Wells, the contest to take place on April 17. The Penwill match has been abandoned…

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When [?] Lloyd George at Golf an Interlude at Cannes

The Daily Express · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 4

Great men, even go great men as Lloyd George, work very many hours a day and work hard all the time. But they also take their pleasures…

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Cricket. Citizens' Cup Series. Jugiong v. Gobarralong

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1922 · page 2

The above match was played on Saturday last on Jugiong oval. Ideal weather prevailed, and the throng oF interested spectators…

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