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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Exhibition Tennis Anderson Goes Down Patterson Wins in Straight Set Melbourne

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 February 1926 · page 3

J. O. Anderson was convincingly defeated in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, by G. L. Patterson in the Exhibition Interstate match yesterday,…

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Bowls

The Daily Express · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

The Saturday rink games have progressed to the extent that [?] more [?]ame completes the competition Next Saturday will decide who…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

Mr. E. Duret, who is well known to many Wagga golfers, who regularly visits the Manly Golf Links, after nearly 20 years in the service as…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

Gundai public school boys returned from Nangus in high spirits on Saturday having regained the Boyton Cup, which Naugus…

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Tocumwal Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

The Featherstitch—Dainty mare, Seam, which is now on lease to her trainer. Mr. Chas Pearce, ran second in the Tocumwal cup (1 mile) last…

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Bowls Notes on the Game

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

On Wednesday last our players—or rather 12 of them—made a trip a Young to try conclusions with the braves of that historic town. It was a…

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Famous Racing Mare Dead LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

The famous racing mare Seeptre died at Lord Glanely's Newmarket stud at the age of 27. (Seeptre was a bay mare, bred in…

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Cricket Wagga's Week-end Tour

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 3

The team to represent Wagga at Narandera and Leeton at the week-end has been chosen as follows:—W. Fitzgerald (captain), W. Rowston, J. Willkins, B…

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Cricket Teams for the Week-end

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

The team to represent Dudauma[?] next Saturday, on Albert Park, against the Railway. Is:—H. Carberry, K. Leahy, J. Fuller, C…

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Tennis Miss Wills and Mlle. Lengle[?] Meet. Nice

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

In the mixed doubles final at the Nice tournament Demorpargo and Mile Lenglen beat Asschliman and Miss Wills 6-1, 6-2…

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Cricket. a Tumutite at the Wickets. Brilliant Scoring

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 2

Playing at cricket with Braidwood against Araluen last month, Gerald Clout, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clout, Tumut, put up a score of 75 runs…

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Cricket Wagga Going on Tour Narrandera and Leeton

The Daily Express · Tuesday 9 February 1926 · page 4

Next week-end the first grade matches will be dropped in the Wagga competition, to allow of a representative team making a trip to…

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Cootamundra's Swimming Baths

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

Yesterday the Land Board granted to W.W. Brunton, on behalf of a company, an acre of land in Parker street, below the bridge, at the…

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Topical Turf Notes Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

Having burned their fingers over; Valicare in the Newmarket, early backeres might have been expected to take a pull and await late developments…

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Cricket Wagga Association Executive Meeting

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 3

A meeting of the executive of the [?] Cricket Association was held [?] School of Arts last evening. [?] P. Hudson occupying the…

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Cricket Wagga Association. Executive Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 4

At the School of Arts last night the Wagga Cricket Association held an executive meeting: Mr. W. P. Hudson was in the chair…

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On Tour Bowls at Beechworth Wagga Party’s Visit

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

The bowlers of Beechworth apart from their close association with the Tourist Committee of that town were doubtless pro[?] by a certain…

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Big Tennis Match the Lenglen-wills Match Paris, Feby. 8

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 2

All newspapers are giving attention to the prospects of the Lenglen[?] tennis match on Saturday. Many quote current betting which is…

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The Nordic Races Migrants for Australia. Work of Salvation Army. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1926 · page 3

Speaking before the Millions Club to-day, Commissioner Lamb, of the Salvation Army, said the Salvation Army had already sent overseas 170,000 men,…

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Rugby's Price Reduced !

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 11 February 1926 · page 9

It will be in the nature of a surprise to the motor world to learn that the prce of he Rugby motor car is now reduced to…

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