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Sport, 1924

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Gundagai Racing Officials

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2

The following have peen elected as the committee of the Gundagai Racing Club for the [?] year [?] L. D. Robertson a…

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Swimming Notes. Training for the Carnivals

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 3

During the last fortnight at 6 o'clock every morning numbers of swimming have been seen diligently training for the coming carnivals. The most…

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Visiting Rugby Team. South Africans Excluded. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 4

The Rugby League has decided to restrict selections for the Australasian tour to United Kingdom players. The claims of the South Africans Van…

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Big Tennis Barraba Wins Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 1

Tho feature of the morning’s play in the Country Tennis Carnival was Tamworth’s victory over Goulburn, 4 sets 34 games to 4 sets 33 games…

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Football. No English "Soccer" Visit. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 4

The election committee of the Foot ball Association has decided that it is impossible to send a team to Australasia this season but states that it…

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Boxing World's Championship. Dempsey v. Ribbons Again. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 4

A message from Hot Springs, Arkansas, states that articles for a return match between Dempsey and Gibbons for the world's heavyweight…

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Correspondence Wagga Cricket Selection (To the Editor.)

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 January 1924 · page 2

Sir,—In to-day’s issue of your paper you publish a list of names of players chosen to represent Wagga against Young and Narrandera on…

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Bowls

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

The first of a series of three matches to be played against Albury this season was played at the Border City last Saturday. when Wagge was…

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Cricket Gar v BRUCEDALE

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

Gap team for Saturday at The Gap line (3). [?] [?] W. Dunn, [?] [?]…

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Golf. Kirkwood Stays in U.s.a

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

Joe, Kirkwood, the well known Australian golfer, announces that he has accepted a resident position with a Rockwood club, near New…

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Swimming. Charlton Wins Again. Borg Defeated in Record Time. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 4

The outstanding feature at to-night's swimming championships carnival was the great success of Andrew Charlton, who defeated Arne Borg in the 220…

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Correspondence Wagga Cricket Selection (To the Editor)

The Daily Express · Thursday 17 January 1924 · page 2

Slr,—I, with many other cricketers, was pleased' to note the comments on the Association selections for the Anniversary Day teams, and the evident…

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Swimming

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 3

"Boy" Charlton and the Swedish champion, Arne Borg, met for the second time on wednesday night, and again the Australian triumphed…

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Golf Abroad

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

A Los Angles message states that Macdonald Smith won the California open golf championship with 295 for 72 holes Kirkwood, who won the…

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Cricket

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5
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The following will represent Gundagai district against Adelong district, at Adelong, on Anniversary Day :— J. Smith, G. Smith, R. Norris, A…

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Competition Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

In the competition matches to-morrow the Banks and Friendly Societies' teams will play in the park oval and the Town and Country teams on…

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Tennis. Country Carnival

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 8

The Goulburu Player, Aubrey Seller, who won the country singles championship last year, was defeated yesterday by Fr. Kalms, of West…

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White City Tennis

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 2

Miss Groves and Mrs. Burkinshaw two of the tennis players in the Tumut team at the White City, returned home en Wednesday. They say they ex…

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Sport and Pastime TENNIS

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

The Adelong and Tumut lady tennis players at the White City Carnival returned home on Wednesday. They had n delightful time in the…

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