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Sport, 1926

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Bowls

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

The victory of Wagga over Corowa wasn’t an easy one by any means, as the Wagga coves were scratching gravel all the time. Joe Anderson,…

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Swimming Baths

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

A correspondent sends us a cutting from an English newspaper and thinks that therein is offered a solution of the difficulty experienced at…

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Boxing British-american Boxing London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

Cook is returning from America to resume training immediately to box Scott, at Edinburgh, on ,January 27. After the contest he proposes to…

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Golf. A.i.f. Service Golf Cup

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

Golfers who saw war service lake a great interest in the annual competition for the A.I.F. Service Cup, and Jest year over three hundred golfers…

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Adelong Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The Adelong annual races were held on Friday and Saturday when the racing resulted as under:—FIRST DAY…

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Bowls Notes on the Game

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

The great match, Newtown v Oldtown, was played on the green on New Year's Day, and resulted in an easy win by the men living on the heights…

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Sport and Pastime TENNIS

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The Waratah Tennis Club journeyed to Adjungbilly for the opening of the new year to engage the local team. The match was particularly…

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Tennis the Country Week Carnival

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

Much interest is being taken by tennis enthusiasts in the forthcoming Country Week carnival, to be commenced at the White City Courts…

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Topical Turf Notes Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

In these days important turf events follow each other in such quick succession that no sooner is one disposed of than the ball rings (so to say) to…

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Tennis National Rankings New York

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

The United States Lawn Tennis Association announces the official national rankings for the first tennis singles as: Tilden, Johnston, Richards,…

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Boxing Cook and Scott to Meet London, January 3

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 4

Cook has returned from America to resume his training immediately to box Scott in Edinburgh, on January 27. After he proposes to return so…

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The Turf. Adelong Jockey-club. Annual Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Adelong Jockey Club were held on New Year's Day and Saturday in very hot weather. The attendance was good the…

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Stop Press News Cricket Unlikely Players SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

J. Gregory has notified the Cricket Association that he will not be available for the match N.S.W. v. South Australia, fixed to commence…

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Racing Stock Sales 1700 Guineas Refused for Broadcaster Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 3

At the sale of racing stock at William Inglis and Sons' yards to-day a number of well-known performers were sold. Lord Lonsdale, imported from…

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Maroubra Speedway Unsafe for Car Racing. Chief Secretary’s Opinion. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

The Chief Secretary, who was present at the Maroubra Speedway on Saturday, expressed the opinion today that the racing track is absolutely…

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Bowls

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The Championship Mrs competition the Wagga [?] Club [?]ned yesterday when L[?]din and McCalg beat [?] and J. C…

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Swimming Classes

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The swimming classes conducted annually at Wagga under the supervision of the Department of Education commenced on Monday at the Sandy…

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Vacation Swimming School

The Daily Express · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 2

The vacation swimming classes held under the auspices of the Department of Education, and conducted by Mr Swanson and Miss Kingston…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

Young met Canowindra for the "Beaucaire" Cup and were defeated by 108 runs. The following players will represent…

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Swimming Carnival

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 6

On New Years Day a swimming carnival organised by the members of the M.U.I.O.O. F., eventuated at the Hillston Beach (the dam). A goodly…

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