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Sport, 1924

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Cricket Notes

The Daily Express · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

[?] the A.I.F. “star” bats [?] to score phenominally, [?] he ranks first as Wagga’s [?] His fine score…

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Swimming. Australian Olympians Chosen. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

The Selection Committee of the Australian Swimming Union met this morning and recommended the following to the Olympic Federation:—…

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Cricket. N.s.w. Defeats Otago

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

The New South Wales cricketers, in their match against Otago, New Zealand, declared their innings closed with eight wickets down for 752…

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Moonee Valley Races. Selections for To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1924 · page 4

Our Melbourne correspondent telegraphs the following selections for to-day's Moonee Valley meeting:— Hurdle: Honest Peter or Gay…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

The fairways on the Cootamundra course, are now looking beautifully green. The couch is spreading, and there is an absence of the tufty grass…

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Albury Swimming Carnival. (To the Editor "Dally Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 4

Sir,—Kindly permit me to state that the day of the Albury carnival was not altered from a saturday to a week day, as last year the Albury…

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First-class Cricket “Wisden’s” Criticism the Bowling Problem. London, February 19

The Daily Express · Thursday 21 February 1924 · page 2

Mr. Sldney Pardon, editor of “Wisdan’s Cricketers’ Almanac,“ says the most hopeful denture of English cricket in 1923 was the improvement in…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The Evatt Cup Competition was advanced a further stage on Saturday last, when Five Bough met High School, and Yanco played Ibis. Five…

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Leeton Tennis Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting of the London Tennis Club will be held in the picture show hall on Friday night, 29th inst., as per advertisement in this…

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Bowls Wagga Win at Young

The Daily Express · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 4

The wagga bowlers on Wednesday gave refutation to the suggestion that bowls is a game taken up when e[?] has no energy left for anything else…

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Vanished Racing Stable Mystery. Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 1

B. Teale’s black mare, Princess Wynn, one of the fancied candidates for next Saturday’s Kensington Cup, was stolen yesterday, while Mr Teale…

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Half Holiday Tennis Club Annual Meeting

The Daily Express · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Half Holiday Tennis Club was held last night in the School of Arts, Mr. P. A. Mills presiding. The following…

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Rugby Football. Picking English Visiting Tham. Some of the Certainties. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 9

The final Rugby League trial match preparatory to the selection of the Australasian touring team, was somewhat disappointing from the…

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Boxing. Volaire Defeats Dupre. Wellington, (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1924 · page 8

Eugene Volaire secured the decision against Andre Dupre in an evenly contacted fifteen rounds last night…

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Rugby Internationals

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

At Edinburgh, in gloriously fine weather and before 20,000 spect[?] Scotland boat Ireland by 18 points to 9. At Twickenham, in fine weather and…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 2

On Friday last the first match for the Ryan school trophy was played between North and South Gundagai Public Schools. The…

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Boxing Week-end Bouts Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

At the Stratum last night owing to Louis Plees being ill, Les Murray, lightweight Champion of New Zealand, took his place against Archie…

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Big Rugby (Reuter Service) LONDON, February 23

The Daily Express · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

Scotland beat Ireland at Edinburgh, at Rangy by 13 to 8, before 20,000 spectators. At Twickenham In the presence of…

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Swimming. Borg Wins Quarter-mile Championship. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1924 · page 4

Arne Borg, the Swedish champion, won the quarter-[?] championship of Australia to-night in the fast time of 5min. 142.5secs. Frank…

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