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Sport, 1927

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Cricket

Ariah Park News · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 6
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

On Thursday, February 10, a team from Grenfell will visit Ariah Park, and play a ditrict team…

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Swimming. Weekly Carnivals Wagga Club Championships

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

A movement is on foot among members of the Wagga Swimming Club to hold a number of week-end Carnivals. The proposal is to conduct club…

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Albury Racing Club Cup Programme

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 3

At a meeting of the Albury Racing. Club on Tuesday night it was decided to allot £3050 for the Albury Gold Cup programme, the meeting for which will…

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Boxing

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

On Thursday night next Reuben Brown of Marrar , and "Paddy" Longmore , of Coolamon , meet in a 16 -round boxing contest in Furner's Hall…

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Coursing Scandals Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

At the Central police court today, Pierce Daly, 34, laborer, and Thomas Forham, 34, motor driver, were charged with having conspired with…

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Motor Cycle Football

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 3

Motor cycle football seems to have attained an extraordinary degree of popularity, at any rate, for the time (says a writer in the London "Daily…

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Charge Of Conspiracy Bathurst Coursing Incident Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day [?] Daly, aged 34 years, laborer, and Thomas Fordham, aged 34 years, motor driver, were charged with having…

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Boxing M'grath and Tosh at Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

Fresh from successive victories over Reuben Brown and Charlic Reynolds, [?] M'Grath, [?] champion of [?] will attempt to-morrow night…

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SWIMMING Charlton to be Invited to Honolulu HONOLULU

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 1

Androw Charlton is to be invited to participate in the National outdoor championships here in August. According to the Japanese Amateur…

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Swimming. Events at Honolulu Charlton to Be Invited Honolulu

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

"Boy" Charlton is to be invited to participate in the National outdoor championships here in August. According to the Japanese Amateur…

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Public Opinion. Jugiong Cricket Match. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 2

Sir,—I noticed a paragraph in a recent issue of your valuable paper commenting on a "thoughitessly arranged cricket match at Jugioung,"…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Wagga District Soccer Football Association will be held in the School of Arts at 6.30 to-night. All interested in the…

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Swimming. Albury Carnival Wagga Championships

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

Many Wagga swimmers are training bard for the Albury swimming carnival, which is to be held about the end of the mouth…

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Cricket Hendren As Coach Gives Up Football to Come to Australia London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 3

Hendren, the Middlesex and international cricketer, is definitely terminating his soccer football career so that he can be free to go as cricket coach to…

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Topical Turf Notes Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

From present indications it may be taken for granted that there will not be a big field for the Australian Cup this year. It is indeed doubtgul if…

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Cricket Hendren As Coach South Austrian Engagement. London, Feb 3

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

Hendren is definitely finished with big association football career so he will be free as a cricket coach for South Australian during the English…

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Tennis Mdlle Lenglen's Tour Taxes Take Big Part of Profits Washington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1927 · page 8

A Treasury official has declared that Mddle. Suzanne Lengleu will probably have to pay between 10,000 and .15,000 dollars (about £2000 and £3000) United…

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Scotland Beats Wales at Rugby Football London, Feb. 5

The Daily Express · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 2

At Car[?] in ragger football before [?]000 spectators including the price of Wales and in dull weather with the grand [?] heavy after [?]…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 7 February 1927 · page 3

A team from the following players is to be selected to pay Jugiong for Citizens' Cup on Sunday next:—G. O. Doyle, W. Campbell, C. McKenzie,…

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