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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 157

Tennis. Changes in American Ranking Davis Cup Dates. New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 4

The wholesale changes amongst the first twenty players on the ranking list for 1924 announced two weeks ago, was made at the annual meeting of…

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Hat Trick in Big Cricket England's Score Against Victoria Hearne Nearly Reaches Double Century

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

England scored an even 500 against Victoria, Hearne coming out of his batting shell for the first time in big cricket during the tour. On the other side the big feature was the bowling of Ironmonger, who took five…

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Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

Attendance gate money, puppy nominations, number of courses—all records. That was the achievement of the N.S.W. National Coursing Association last year…

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Golf Club

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

A special general mooting of the above club was held at Mr. Care's Office. The attendance was good and the business carried through with…

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Boxing Dempsey Married

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Jack Dempsey (World's champion Heavyweight) was married to Estelle Taylor on Saturday. Dempsey's manager states that Jack may have…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Cecil Parkin, the English professional cricketer, who visited Australia with Douglas's team, lias been advised not to write any more articles on…

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Murrumburrah Races

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

Results of Murrumburrah Turf Club's meeting last Wednesday and Thursday:— FIRST DAY…

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Boxing. Death Follows Bout. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

There was a tragic close to the boxing programmes at Premierland. Edward Shepherd collapsed and died after the sixth round of a bout with William…

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Weights for Saturday's Races at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

HACK HANDICAP, Four Furlongs. Lady Merrowie 9 stone 2 lbs., Royal Kerman 8.5 Barbosthenes 7.12, Miss Lack 7.10, Sir Rayland 7.7, Miss…

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Football Rugby League. Changes and Retirements R.S.W. and Victorian Players Go to Queensland

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

Lawton, the Queensland Rhodes scholar, who is on his way to Australia from Oxford University, will most probably wear the Past Grammar…

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Boxing. Pugilist's Hand Fractured Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

An X-ray examination has disclosed that Merv Williams's right hand was badly fractured in his bout with Algie Daniels on Saturday. William may…

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Boxing Pugilist's Hand Fractured Brisbane

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 4

An X-ray examination has disclosed that Merv. Williams's right hand was badly fractured in his bout with Algie Daniels on Saturday. Williams may…

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Swimming Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

The Wagga Swimming up Club championships, swimming and diving, will be contested on Saturday, the first event being at 2.30 p.m. A splendid…

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Cricket

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

Tumut cricketers play Brungle at Brungle on Sunday next, 15th, in the second round of the Stabback Cup Competition. Chosen players are:—…

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Swimming. "Boy" Charlton's Head. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

"Boy" Charlton's father strongly resents the, statement attributed to the secretary of the Victorian Swimming Association that his son is suffering…

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Boxing. Dempsey and Gibbons. St. Paul

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

Tommy Gibbons, one of the candidates for the world's heavyweight boxing championship has announced that he has not signed a contract with Tex…

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Tennis. Twenty-two Courts for Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 3

Members of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club are reminded that a meeting will be held at the Wagga School of Arts at 8 tonight. In order to permit the…

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Tennis. Wagga Lawn Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

There was a meeting of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club in the School of Arts last night. Mr. Harrison, the president being in the chair. The…

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Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7
Also in Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post

A [?] will visit Coo[?] Sunday and meet the [?] on kind[?] wicket. England severely trounced Victoria in…

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