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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 18 of 157

Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

Goulburn footballers have re-organised for the season, and hope to send a team to play at Gundagai this year. The…

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Henty Football Dispute

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 4

An effort is being made to heal the breach between the two football clubs at Henty and a delegation of prominent business men and supporters has been…

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Swimming. Championships in Melbourne. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 4

At the Australian championship Swimming carnival yesterday the 100 yards back stroke women's Championship was won by Miss Mealing (N.S.W.)…

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Boxing. Collins Defeats Darton. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 4

There was a big crowd at the Sydney Stadium last night when the return match between Harry Collins and Darton was fought. Both boxers turned…

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Boxing World's Heavyweight Dempsey to Fight or Retire

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 3

The Boxing Commission instructed Jack Dempsey, world's heavyweight champion, on Friday night, that be must agree within 24 hours to fight…

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Tennis

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The Hardcourts Tennis Club has decided to hold its annual ball on Tuesday evening, 2nd June. The Club had previously decided to hold the ball on…

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Racing Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

On Wednesday last The Hawk repeated his Essendon Stakes success by defeating Heroic by two lengths in the C.M. Lloyd Stakes, and in doing…

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Cricket

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

In the schools cricket match—C. of E; Grammar School V. Sydney High School—the former scored 804 to the latter's 79. For the former young…

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Bowls. Wagga Club Championship

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 3

The Wagga Bowling Club championship competition is now nearing competitions. The semi-final of the A section was played yesterday and resulted…

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Coolamon Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 1

The Coolamon Turf Club will held their Autumn meeting on Wednesday, March 25th, when a programme of five events, carrying £110 prize money,…

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Cricket. Yanco v. IBIS

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The above match was played at Yanco and created somewhat of a small sensation in the local cricket circles. Yanco batted first and…

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Topical Turf Noes a Budget of Interesting News on Current Racing These Notes will be published' each week in Tuesday's and Saturday's Issues

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

Saturday witnessed the conclusion of the big Autumn meeting at Flemington. All round the fixture was fairly successful, though the scarcity of high…

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Athletic Nurmi Again Another Record Broken

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

Paavo Nurmi clipped a second off the world's record when he ran a mile in 4.12. Willie Ritola failed to smash the three quarter mile record…

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Bowls. Wagga Championship

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 3

The A section of the Wagga Bowling Club's championship tournament finished yesterday afternoon, with Cunningham as the winner from Ogilvle in…

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Tennis Notes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 4

The Wagga Half Holiday Tennis Club courts have been open for practice since March 1, and a number of members have already availed…

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Boxing. Brother Challenges Brother Rome

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 4

Brotherly love is not allowed to interfere with the question who is the best heavyweight boxer in Europe. Ermillo Spallo holds both the Italian…

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A Preaching Jockey. Objects to Sunday Racing. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

Jack Jennings, who headed the winning jockeys' list in France in 1924 and rode the second horse in the Ascot Gold Cop, appeared in a new role…

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Cricket Do Australians Control the Weather? London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 4

The "Athletic News" reviewing the cricket tour emphasis England's immediate need of young men with the big match temperament. It deplo[?]s…

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Dominion Students. Form Athletic Union. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

Mr, Porritt has been elected president and Mr. Sholl secretary of the Dominion Students' Athletic Union formed at a conference at Oxford on…

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Golf Club Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 3

Last night the annual meeting of the Wagga Golf Club was held at the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association's rooms. A satisfactory…

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