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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1926

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The following will represent the Federals against Australian Rules on the showground next Saturday, commencing at 2.30 p.m.:—Trethewey…

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Swimming Classes Successful Session Concludes

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

The swimming classes conducted at Wagga by the Education Department for the past 10 days came to a close yesterday morning…

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Gundagai Racing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Monday night. There were present: Messrs J. O. Robertson (chair…

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Shefield Shield Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The Sheffield Shield match between N.S.W. and South Australia was [?] on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday . The home [?] [?] first…

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Boxing English Featherweight Champion. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

The English featherweight champion, Johnny, Cureley, beat Bugler Lake the referee intervening in the fourth round. Lake was distressed after a right to…

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Summer Swimming School Eighty Per Cent. Efficiency

The Daily Express · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

Yesterday the ten-days Summer Vacation Swimming School at Wagga ended with an 80 per cent. efficiency…

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Tumbarumba Turf Club Annual Races

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The Turf Club's annual race meeting was a big attraction on 7th and 8th inst. From an attendance and racing show point if can safety be…

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Cricket Competition. Easts v. Wests

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 3

The match between the Easts and the Wests wes continued on Saturday last, when the Wests had a lead of 30 runs on the first innings. F…

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Big Melbourne Horse. Sfor Griffith Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 1

Nominations in connection with the Griffith Race club meeting continue to arrive. On Tuesday evening last, Mr. M…

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Cricket. the Coming Tests English Comment London [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

[?] the English [?] [?] of the Australian Board. [?] that member of the [?]…

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Cricket. the Iv[?]rach Cup . COOLAMON Y. MARRAR

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

The opening match for the that [?] cup [?] by Mr. W. A. french took place [?] park wicket on Sunday last , the context…

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CRICKET Sheffield Shield South Australia 475 Macartney's Faultless Innings SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

South Australia easily avoided a follow in the match against New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. Grimmett and Arthur…

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Athletic Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Athletic Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening last, there being present…

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Athletics Hatwell's Fine Run

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 6

Jack Hatwell, by his excellent runs in both the heat and final of the two-twenty on Wednesday night, proved to his critics that he is running as well as…

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Bowls Wagga v NARANDERA

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

The team to represent Wagga Bowling Club at and against Narandera on Wednesday, January 20, will comprise:— Williamson, Tonkin…

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V.a.t.c, Races

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 3

The acceptances for the Cau[?]field Meeting to-day are not numerous, but there is suff[?]lent material to provide interesting racing. An interesting race…

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Local and General Half Holiday Tennis Club

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Half Holiday Tennis Club will be held in the School of Arts on Thursday evening next…

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To-day’s Anticipations Rosehill Races

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 3

At Rosebill to-day the acceptances are very good and two events will be run in divisions, making eight races for the day. The teak of…

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Cycling and Motor Cycling Match Races

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 6

The Wagga Night Carnivals have repeatedly included match races on their programme many of which have been popular, but the average onlooker is…

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Australian Cricket Solidity of the BATTlNG Matches Should Be Limited

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 8

Colossal scoring match after [?]tch, and not too fast at that in the [?]as two months of first-class cricket. has converted many followers of the game…

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