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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 69 of 157

Bowls. State Championship. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

The final of the State single-handed bowls championship resulted: S. Marks (Sydney) beat M. Ross (Cessnock), 31 to 18…

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Saturday's Racing at Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

Pildin won the Grand National Hurdle just as easily as he won the big A.J.C. event. He was always handy to the leaders, and went to the front…

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Boxing Week-end Contests Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

At the Stadium last night, 20 rounds between Charile. Purdy, the New Zealand land lightweight, and Jimmy Aken, of Sydney, resulted in a draw. The…

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Football Coota. V. Queanbeyan

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

A Queanbeyan junior combination visited Cootamundra yesterday, and after a rather easy game, succeeded in wresting the Junee Junior…

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Sporting Turf Murrumburrah Races

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

Weights for next Wednesday (first day):— Maiden Plate, w.f.a., 4½ furlongs.—Little Talk 9.0, Murillo king, Miss…

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Football Australian Rules Stars Beat Ganmain

The Daily Express · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

The Wagga Australian Rules Association was unlucky In having wet yesterday for their first intertwine match of this season. The…

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Football Australian Rules Two Victories to Royal Stars

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 4

For the third week-end In succession rain seriously interfered with the Wagga football programme, yesterday's match…

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Motor Speed Contests. Racing at Pen[?]th Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 2

The [?] at [?] [?] day when a rec[?] a tyre but continued in the race until the officials…

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At a Football Match a Violent Brawl. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 1

Four men were injured in a [?] during a football match at Moore Park yesterday, and all are now in hospital…

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Tennis Lacoste and Mlle. Lengle[?] Win Championships King at Wimbledon London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 3

There was a large attendance at Wimbledon to-day. The King was present. Lacoste and Mlle. Lenglen, both of France, won the singles…

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Big Tennis Lacoste Beats Borotra Mme Lenglen's Easy Win. (Reuters Service.) LONDON, July 4

The Daily Express · Monday 6 July 1925 · page 1

The principal events of the Wimbledon tournament were concluded to-day, when Lacoste won the Men's Singles and Mme. Lenglen won the…

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Rugby League Football. Griffith Again Defeats Hillston

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 3

On Sunday, Hillston again made an attempt to win the Lyeaual Cup from Griffith, but failed by 9 to 14. Early in the match Hillston outelassed…

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Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 8

The Wagga Coursing Club will hold its Cup meeting on July 22 and 23. Programmes can be had from the secretary, Mr. E. Sullivan…

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Cup Coursing

The Daily Express · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 2

The Cup [?] the Wagga C[?] with [?] held on July 32 and [?] being arranged…

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Football

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 5

Queanbeyan went to Cootamundra on Sunday and played the home Juniors for the Tumut Cup, and defeated them. The cup wag handed over…

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Football Chatter

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 4

Next draw for Maher Cup matches it Cootamundra:—July 15 Tumut: July 22, Junee: July 29, Young. Results of Wednesday's "B" grade…

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Football Soccer

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 4

On Sunday last a team from Coolamon tried conclusions in a friendly game with the Cootamundra combination, at Fisher Park. Despite a…

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Rugby Wagga Defeated at Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 8

After a long and slow journey over slippery Toads, the Wagga Rugby League footballers arrived safely at Gundagai on Sunday, where they…

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Next Saturday Afternoon Coursing at Leeton

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 3

The Leeton Coursing Club have availed themselves of the first opportunity to provide the Saturday afternoon public with a good afternoon's…

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Sport and Pastime Football

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 2

Humula visited Tarcutta last Sunday week to compete for the Egan Cup. There was no score until the last 15 minutes, when Tarcutta…

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