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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 157

At the Races, &c

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 3

The most excited man at Sydney Cup meeting was the one who had at the last minute backed Solidity at 100 to 1. to win…

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Tennis. St. Michael's Club Opening

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 2

The Rev. Father Ryan, Administrator of the Cathedral, yesterday opened the courts of St. Michael's Tennis Club for the coning season. There was a good…

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Saturday's Racing at Randwick Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

The Victorian trained horses continued their run of success at Randwick yesterday and won five of the seven races on the programme. Horses…

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GOLF Wagga Club Opening Brilliant Social Success

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 2

On Saturday three or four hundred golfers and their friends attended the opening of the Wagga Golf Club's 1920 season. The afternoon was a…

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Boxing. Lightweight Championship. Grime Retains with a Draw. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium last night Billy Grime (9.1¼) fought a draw with Tommy Fairhall (9.8½), and therefore retained his title of…

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Cricket in Butter Strange Exhibit at Wembley London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 April 1925 · page 2

The Overseas Farmers' Co-operative Federation has signed an agreement for the display and sale of butter in the Australian pavilion at Wembley…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

It was recently rumored that on account of ill health Stan Love (Holder of the State lightweight championship) was compelled to relinguish…

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Griffith Races. Good Attendance and Interesting Racing First Day

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

The Eatser meeting of the Griffith Race Club's two days' racing opened on Saturday last in beautiful autumn weather and in the presence of a…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

Miss Mollie Morton of Cootamundra created somewhat of a sensation at the big Border Tennis Tournament recently held at Albury. In the…

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Soccer Football

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

A delegate meeting of the Murrumbidgee Soccer Association will be held at Yenda on Thursday, 30 inst., when the draw for the competition…

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Football Soccer

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

The English Soccer team is to visit Cootamundra. Cootamundra lovers of the winter pastime saw the first soccer match on…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

Burra has suffered a couple of defeats at cricket in recent matches against Back Station Creek and Dudauman In the former match…

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Boxing. Stan Love v Johnny Mayne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

On Friday of next week the great title battle between Stan Love, hotter of the State lightweight championship, and Johnny Mayne, the Tasmanian…

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Press Photos Tennis Ladies Object

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 2

Press photographers who went to the Torquay National Hardcourt tournament were refused permission to enter the grounds…

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S.w.d. Football League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 1

A meeting of the S.W.D Football League was held at the Star Hotel on Wednesday last, there being present Messrs. G. Seton and Harris (Grong…

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Soccer Football. Griffith V. Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

A friendly game was played on the Nursery Paddock, Leeton, on Sunday last between Leeton and Griffith The teams were:…

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Tennis Objectionable Photographs Resented. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

At the Torquay national hard court tennis championships press photographers have been refused permission to enter the grounds. This is…

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Lake View Golf Club. Opening of Season

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 3

A very pleasant and enjoyable afternoon was the unanimous opinion of all those present at the opening of the second season of the Lake View…

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Football. International "Soccer." Wales Draws with Ireland. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 5

The international "Soccer" match between Wales and Ireland resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. Wales had rather the better of the…

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Topical Turf Notes a Budget of Interesting News on Current Racing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 April 1925 · page 4

These Notes will be published each week in Tuesday's and Saturday's Issues In the hope of attracting inter-State competition of the best class the Onka…

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