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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 157

Boxing

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

The boxing contest at Leeton School of Arts on Saturday evening drew a very moderate attendance. It proved an easy victory for licit Homo, who…

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Football Soccer Football. Proposed Association for Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

There are some fifteen old players really to start this game in Cootamundra next season, if it can be organised. Mr. Forbes, as one of them…

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Swimming J. L. Small, Riverina Champion

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 4

At Wagga yesterday J. L. Small, of Albury, won the Riverine. 100 yards Championship by about three lengths, with D. Weir (Narandera) second and…

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Tennis. Australasian Championships. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

The Australasian tennis championship matches were continued in Sydney to-day. One of the closest ties was between Gemmell, of West…

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Cricket. the District "Test." How the Game Is Progressing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

The district cricket "test" between teams representing the Coolac and Gundagai centres commenced on the local oval on Sunday afternoon and…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket New South Wales' Big Score Two Double Centuries Rock's Remarkable Record

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 January 1925 · page 2

The New South Wales score, satisfactory as it was from one point of view, was not so pleasing from another, since out of 587 got from the bat, eight men, all out contributed but 53, and seven of those eight only 22, while…

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Swimming. Beach Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

The horizontal bar, greeted by the Wagga Life Saving Club near the dressing shed at the bathing beach, was ready for use yesterday and it is…

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Boxing Another Wing for Stan Love

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 1

The lightweight champion's match came off with Mayne last night at Cooma. There had been doubt about the fixture. Love wired us:…

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Coursing. Wagga Club's Annual Meeting. a Good Season

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

About 30 members attended the annual meeting of the Wagga Coursing Club, held at the M.P. and A.A. offices in Gurwood street last night. The…

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Boxing. Love Knocks Out Mayne. Cooma

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 4

Last night Stan Love, holder of the lightweight championship of the State, met "Bunkus" Mayne, the Tasmanian holder of the title. Two years ago…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket Victoria Batting Hard Century by Liddicut Scott's Wickets and No Balls

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 January 1925 · page 2

Though yesterday's cricket lasted six hours, beginning at 11 a.m., the Victorians scored only 307 for the day, or at the rate of a shade over 51 runs per hour. The chief batsmen were Liddicut, Hartkopf and Woodfull,…

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Boxing. Lightweight Championship. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 6

Entries for the lightweight boxing championship elimination tournament have been received from England and France, the boxing associations of each…

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Football English Eleven to Tour Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 4

An English soccer team will leave for Australia on April 4, to tour Australia…

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TENNIS Australasian Championships Hone Outed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 3

The heat was terrific at the White City courts this afternoon when the Australasian championship tournament entered on its fourth day…

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Sheffield Shield Cricket New South Wales Collapse a Wretched Display Victoria's Easy Task

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 2

After their extraordinary first innings score, New South Wales gave a shocking exhibition yesterday, the whole side being out for 152. This left Victoria only 265 to get to win. Rock and Kippax were again the…

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Athletic Records Another by Nurmi. Osborn's Wonderful Jump. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1925 · page 2

At the international indoor track meet, the Finnish runner Nurmi won the three-quarter mile race, shattering the world's record. The distance…

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Boxing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 3

[?] stan [?] and B [?] and [?] Cooma on with…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 4

The final of the championship pairs will be played this afternoon at 3.30. the contestants are: Messrs T. Dobney and R. J. Cunningham v. A. Raleign…

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Wagga Swimming Carnival

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 2

The annual big carnival promotes by the Wagga Swimming Club eventuated most successfully at Wagga on Anniversary Day, and attracted about…

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Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 3

Let there be on [?] [?] Tests having [?] [?] in the Manchester [?] afford [?]…

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