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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1924

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Swimming Notes. Anniversary Day Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Preparations for the big carnival on Anniversary Day are in full swing. The secretary of the C.Y.M. Swimming Club Mr. W. Archer has…

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Cricket Notes

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The L.V. [?]ldsmen were very keen in the field on Saturday. They had evidently determined that bad fielding would not their chance of…

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Swimming Carnival Saturday’s Record Entries

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

The Secretary f the Wagga C.Y. M. Swimming Club (Mr. W. T. Archer) reported that 92 entries had been received for the club’s annual…

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Barracking at Cricket

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 2

Cricket does not prove the spectacular draw .football does—ln fact at some matches it is bard to secure an independent umpire spart from the…

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Cricket. Visiting English Team

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

The secretary of the Wagga Cricket Association has received word from Mr. Sydney Smith, junr., that his letter applying for Wagga's inclusion in the…

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N.S.W. Cricket Question of £Expenses Association’s Parsimony Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 January 1924 · page 4

Kelleway’s withdrawal from the coming Shaffield Sh[?]ell match has directed attention to the miserable allowances granted by the N.S.W…

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Gosford Races Course Under Water Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 January 1924 · page 4

When the passenger train reached Gosford to-day, It was announced that the races had been postponed indefinitely. The horses were all there, but owing…

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Cricket

Ariah Park News · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 6

This week-end Wallaroobie plays the Tourists on the local wicket. At a well-attended meeting of…

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Boxing. "Battling" Siki bEATEN. New Orleans

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1924 · page 4

"Batting" Owens, a local heavyweight, outpointed "Battling" Si[?]in a fifteen rounds contest…

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Wagga Swimming Carnival Record Entries

The Daily Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

The committee of the Catholic Young Men's Swimming Club report that the total nominations for the two short distance races at…

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Cricket Notes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 3

On Saturday next the following will journey to Adelong to play against the pick of Adelong district, play to commence at 11 o'clock…

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Alleged Boxing Ring. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

A message from Louisville (U.S.A.) states that charges that boxing in America is dominated by a powerful combine, consisting of Tex Richard,…

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Australia Seeks Recognition of Swimming Records

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

A well-known Australian swimming official has left Sydney on a special visit to Paris. The purpose of his mission is to impress upon the…

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Boxing. Fox Coming to Australia. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

Joe Fox has relinquished the Londale feather weight belt, having accepted an offer from Australia for five contests. Thus the belts of every…

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Sport and Pastime CRICKET

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 6

Gundagai will play Brungle on 27th inst., at Brungle. Gundagai team : L. Craig, W. Stribley, Geo. Hammond, H. Carberry, R. Hopper, E…

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Interstate Cricket N.s.w. and Victorian Doubts About the Wicket

The Daily Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 4

It is stills [?] cricket match [?] New South [?] e the ground [?]…

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Narandera Athletic Association. Easter Monday Sports

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Narandora Athletic Association was held on Tuesday evening last, there being present Messrs. H. S. Lincoln (chair), H…

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Swimming To-day's Carnival

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 2

All arrangements for the annual C.Y.M. Swimming Club's carnival to held at' the rear of the gasworks, to-day, have been completed…

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Griffith Races

The Daily Express · Saturday 26 January 1924 · page 5

The Griffith Club has had a record entry for its meeting to be held to-day and Monday [?] representing 75 horses having…

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