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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1925

3,124 stories in Riverina's papers · page 75 of 157

Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

The final of the Associate Championship of the Wagga Club was played yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mrs. O'Rielly by 1 up at the 18th…

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Football Chatter

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

Tumut was making another attempt this afternoon to capture the Maher Cup back from Cootamundra. Junee did not go to Gundagai on…

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Albury Golf Tournament

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

The Albury golf programme has adopted a big programme of 22 events for their tournament' on August 12 to 15. Besides the Riverina District…

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Rugby League. To-night's Dance

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

The dance and church party in aid of injured Rugby League footballers, to be held in Wonderland to-night, promises to be a great success. The…

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Boxing Ring Defeats Magill London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

In a 15 rounds cruiser-weight contest the Australian, Charlie Ring, outpointed Dave Magill, the Irish champion Ring weighted 11.12 and Magill 12.6…

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Boxing Cruiserweight Contest London, July 18

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

In a fifteen-rounds contest, the Australian cruiserweight, Charles Ring outpointed Dave Magill, the Irish Champion…

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TENNIS Irish Championships DUBLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 1

In the Irish tennis championships, first round, singles, Miss Boyd beat Mrs. Pratt, 6-0, 6-1: Miss St. George beat Mrs. Scroope, 6-0, 6-2; Misses…

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Football Australian Rules. Wagga United Association

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

Tootool visited Mangoplah on Saturday in the Wagga United Football Association competition and, although the weather condition were not favorable,…

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Golf Associate Champion Close Contest to Last Green

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

The final of the Associate championship of the Wagga Club was played yesterday, and resulted in a win for Mrs. O’Reilly by 1 up at…

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Tennis Davis Cup France Defeats Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

In the semi-final of the Davis Cup, European zone at Eastborne, Lacoste and Brugnon (France) beat Godfree and Wheatley (Britain), 6-4, 6-3…

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GOLF Associate Championship Mrs. O'reilly Four Times Champion

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

The size of the "gallery" yesterday afternoon when the fina of the Associate Championship of the Wagga Golf Club was played afforded striking…

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Big Tennis Patterson and Hawkes Tournament Play in America (Austral Press) New York, July 13

The Daily Express · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 2

At Brooklin, Massachusetts in the first day's play at Longwood Bowl Tournament Patterson de[?]cated Peabody Gardner Jnr. 10-8, 62, 76 in the…

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Sporting Football That £1,000 Challenge Temora Officials Deny Authorship Temora and Cootamundra in Conference

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 July 1925 · page 4

In the recent issue of one of the City papers appeared a football challenge from Temora to play Cootamundra a challenge match for £1,000…

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Golf

Ariah Park News · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 3

On Thursday July 23, an inter-club competition will be held at Ardlethan, when it is expected that representatives from Ariah…

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Football Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 4

Coota retains the Maher Cup. What yesterday's game lacked in brilliance was made up by hard tackling and excitement at the closeness…

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Races at Adelong

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

The Adelong Amateur Race Club will hold a race meeting and ball on the 10th August, in aid of the funds of the R.C. Presbytery building fund…

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Rugby League New Zealanders Defeated Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 3

The combined Sydney and Brisbane Universities' team defeated the New Zealand Rugby [?]eague players by 15 points to 13 points. The play was…

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Football. MERRIWAGGA v. WLLLAMA

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 8

On Sunday last Willama footballers journeyed to Merriwagga to try and prove their superiority over the local boys, who had accepted the challenge…

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Tennis Davis Cup London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

At Eastbourne, in the Davis Cup competition, France beat Britain by four matches to one. In the final singles Lacoste beat Croler-Rees. 6-2,…

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Boxing Pancho Villa Dead. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1925 · page 2

Pancho Villa (24), flyweight champion of the world, died during an operation for an abscess infected throat which developed on July 2, preceding…

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