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Sport, 1923

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Swimming Carnival

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

The programme for the carnival to be conducted by the Wagga Life Saving Club at the brach to-morrow afternoon and evening has been…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 8
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

The following players will represent the Catholic Tennis Club on Sunday next against Brawlin on the local courts, play to start at half past one:…

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Boxing. Local Matches

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

Will Mack, who meets a heavier operation in [?] French on Saturday [?] will take his opponent to trainer in correct. The fight looks like…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 8
Also in The Tumut and Adelong Times, The Murrumbidgee Irrigator

The following team will represent the Railway Institute against the C.C.C. to-morrow: E—.Weissel, J. Weissel, W. Toohey, A. Hutton, W…

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Trophies for Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 2

The trophies for the Leeton Swimming carnival may be viewed at Washington's…

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To Make a Concrete Swimming Bath

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

A correspondent interested in a movement to construct a community swimming bath recently approached the Department of Agriculture for…

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Tennis. Country Championships. Still Another Tie. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

The country tennis carnival was advanced a further stage at the White City courts to-day. The final of the men's matches between Barrabra and…

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Big Cricket. England v. South Africa. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 1

In the third test cricket, England v. South Africa, the former are 5 down for 256…

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Cricket Shefield Shield Match a Talk to Pessimists

The Daily Express · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

One would think from the tone of recant remarks that our State is an quite a and way and that [?] ought to be done to get players—…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 4

On Friday of next week (Anniversary Day) of a six-rink tournament between the Albury and Wagga Bowling Clubs will be played on the Wagga…

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Boxing To-night’s Bat

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 2

To-night at Wonderland [?] the Wagga boxer. Bill [?] do his atmost to land [?] on the Temora lad, Bill [?]…

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Boxing. To-night's Contest Mack—french

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 1

To-night's contest between Bill Mack of Temora and Bill Trench, of Wagga gives every promise of being hard fought battle. Both boys are in…

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CRICKET. N.S.W. Team to Meet Victoria. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 7

The New South Wales team to play Victoria in the Sheffield Shield match to commence on Anniversary Day is:—Collins (capt.), Bardsely, Taylor…

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Country Week Tennis Dubbo Defeats Barraba Final of Teams Match (Notes by Back-hand)

The Daily Express · Saturday 20 January 1923 · page 5

The big Country Week Tennis Carnival is still in full swing at the White City Courts. For the last two years Wagga has been unable to…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 2

"South Gundagai is right out on its own next football season," so a prominent player on the south side tells us. "We are…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 22 January 1923 · page 2

Arrangements are proceeding for a match between combined Nangus and Tumblong schools v. combined Gundagai convent and…

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