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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

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Swimming Baths for Junee

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Junee Municipal Council the question of constructing swimming baths for the town was raised by Alderman W…

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Fatal Boxing Bout. Death the Victor. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 2

In a boxing contest at the Stadium last night Reg Anderson, who was matched against Tibby Watson in a fifteen rounds bout, received a heavy…

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Boxing. Gibbons and Firpo. St. Paul (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1925 · page 3

Gibbons. announces an offer to fight. Firpo before the National Sporting Club, London…

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Swimming. Wagga Club Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

Yesterday the Wagga Amateur Swimming Club held its annual Hew Year's Day carnival at the rear of Church Hill. The day was an ideal one for…

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Tumut Turf Club. Boxing Day Meeting

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

The ominous weather outlook on Boxing Day morning did not deter many people in neighboring centres who intended coming to the Tumut…

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Boxing. Gibbons and Firpo. St. Paul

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 3

Tommy Gibbons is undecided whether to accept the terms to meet Firpo in London. He has declared that before he accepts be must be sure…

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Sport and Pastime Cricket

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

Australia won the first test match against England by 193 runs. The game, in its seventh day, ended on Saturday morning. It was a match…

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Football. Soccer Matches. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

In the British Association Football cup re-play Barrow beat Gillingham by two goals to one at Newcross. United v. Corinthi[?]…

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Boxing. Green v. Whiting. Whiting Outed in Second Round. Preliminary Spars

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

Prior to the fight arranged between Jackie Green (Sydney) and Billy Whiting (Tumut), two lightweights, at the People's Pictures…

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Indoor Cricket Ground. "Plum" Warner Optimistic. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

Hendren's indoor winter cricket ground at Acton has been officially opened, Mann bowling the first ball and "Plum" Warner batting…

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Tennis. Singles Championship. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 7

In the final of the tennis singles championship tournament at South Yarra, Hawkes defeated M'Innes, 6/1, 6/4…

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Sudden Immersion. Platform Collapses at Regatta. 40 People in Water. Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 6

To the horror of thousands of spectators gathered alone the banks of the Huon at Shipwright's Point yesterday, on the occasion of the local regatta,…

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Football. Will All Blacks Beat England? London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

The greatest interest and excitement is being manifested all over the country Hi tie international Rugby Union match between the All Blacks and England,…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

Stan. Love has entirely recovered from his long and serious bout of illness, and has been holidaying for some time in his native town…

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Boxing. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

Last night at the Brisbane Stadium Gene Fernandez knocked but Harry Gordon in the eight round…

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Tennis. Cumberland Championship. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

The County of Cumberland tennis championship, which concluded ester day, was won by J. O. Anderson, who beat Norman Peach in the final 6-1, 6-4…

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BOXING Week-end Contests a Man From Noumea Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

At the Stadium last night. Dick Eimour (10.3½) and Bill Smith (10.7½) provided the main event in a programme of six contests. Eimour is…

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Electric Light Speeds Up Grass Growth. New Improvement on Golf Course

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

To perfect the turf on the greens in one fourth of the usual time, electric lights were used to grow grass at the new million dollar Bradley Beach…

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Fire at Cricket. the Only Thing Put Out at Test on Saturday. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

A fire broke out in the stand at the Cricket Ground yesterday, while the test match was in progress. There was much excitement and the fire…

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Those Swimming Baths!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

During the holidays the young folk got away to where they could enjoy they a swim, and, now that they are back, there is borne home to them, more…

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