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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1923

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Boxing To-night‘s Contest Jos Wallis to Referee

The Daily Express · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

This evening the long standing difference of opinion as regards the merits of Tommy [?] and Stan Love will be decided at Wonderland…

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Boxing. To-night's Contest. Murphy—love. for State Lightweight Championship

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

It is the morning of the greatest and most discussed contest that has ever been promoted in Wagga, or the Riverina, since…

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Anniversary Regatta a Stormy Day Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

The Anniversary Regatta on the harbor to-day was a [?] affair, everyone being in winter clothes. A strong southerly wind practically…

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Boxing. Love Defeats Murphy. And Retains Lightweight Championship

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

The M'Auliffe—Swift contest was a good one. Those who witnessed it contended and rightly too, that it was easily the best ever seen in Wagga…

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C.Y.M. Carnival. a Swimming Treat. Roxburgh Riverina Champion

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 5

The biggest swimming treat of [?] year, the Christian Young Men's carnival, proved the attract on which induced [?] of [?] to line…

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Accident at the Races. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

A peculiar accident occurred at Randwick races this afternoon. E. Brickhill, a blind man, residing at Parramatta, was pressed in among the…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. Visitors Lose 5 for 320. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

Owing to heavy rain last night the comm[?]ent of the Shelfield Shield match was delayed for an hour. Mayne won the loss and decided to [?]…

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Champion Still Great Boxing Contest for Lightweight Title Stan. Love Sustains His Unbroken Record Murphy, After a Gallant Fight, Given Up in Sixteenth Round

The Daily Express · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

Fully 2000 persons attended the Wonderland Gardens Stadium last night, when Stan. Love (holder) of Cootamundra and Tommy Murphy…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

Stan Love, of Cootamundra. & Tommy Murphy, of Temora, met at Wagga on Friday for the title of State lightweight…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 3

Grogan Bros, and Falvie Roche (son of Mr and Mrs P.J. Roche. Berremangra) have returned from the country tennis carnival at…

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Boxing. the Lightweight Championship

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

Stan Love, who successfully defended his title against Tommy Murphy at Wagga on Friday night, left on Saturday afternoon for his home town…

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Boxing Week-end Bouts Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

Geo[?]ge Mend[?] ([?]10) Australian Flywo[?]ght Cham[?]ion, beat [?]es. Waters (8.5) on points to 20 [?]ounds at Sydney Stadium last night. The…

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Rugby League Team for Australia. London, January, 25

The Daily Express · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

The Northern Union Rugby League Council met at Leeds and un[?]mously decided to accept the invitation of the New South Wales and New…

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Broken Hill Distress. Boxing Contests Barred. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

The Attorney General refuses to renew the permit granted to the boxing committee of the Barrier Distress Association to Conduct boxing contests at…

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Cricket Wagga Matches. Disputed Decision

The Daily Express · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

In the match between Newtown and Wagga on [?] Park, in [?] to the excitement caused by the [?] arguments were caused…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales. An Even Scoring Game. Collins Hits Up 106. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

The Sheffield shield match was resumed on Saturday in beautiful weather. The five remaining wickets of the Victorians added 33. Later a…

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Athletics. Slip Care Creates New Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

At the Sydney Cricket Ground this afternoon, E. W. Carr sprinted 100 yards in 9 4-5 secs., which puts up a new record for New South Wales, and…

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Boxing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

Jack Hainan scored a point decision over Jim Roach for the beat of six two-minute rounds, at the Griffith Lyceum Theatre, on Mday night. It…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon eleven turned up for a round on the Cootamundra course, which is playing well. The sheep have kept the grass down, and…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 2

On Sunday Griffith played Bilbul the former winning on the first innings. Yonda defeated the irrigation Commission. The position of Yenda…

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