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Sport, 1927

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Tumut Swimming Classes

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

As a result of the representations of Mr. Harold Hardwick, Supervisor of Swimming for the Department of Education, the Tumut Parents and…

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Should Teach Swimming Coroner’s Comments

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

In recording a finding of drowning by accident after an accident of Percy Samuel Schwab, of Blackburn, Vic., the Coroner suggested that it was a…

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Swimming Carnival. National Park Officially Opened

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 5

The swimming carnival which was held at the artificial lake on Monday afternoon last was the most successful fixture of its kind yet held in…

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CRICKET. Holiday Matches

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 8

Teams representing the Narandera Cricket Association spent the holidays playing cricket. On Saturday a team visited Leeton and defeated a…

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Boxing Cameron Defeats Paul Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 2

At the Melbourne Stadium last night, Jack Cameron, 10.8½, knocked out Frankie Paul, 10.2, in the eleventh round…

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Boxing in France Paris, Jan. 5

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 3

Plandner, the French flyweight Champion, defeated B[?]ly Clark in the third round. Clark was floored in each round and the referee stopped…

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Country Week Tennis to Commence on

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

The annual Country Week Tennis carnival will commence at the White City courts on Tuesday next. Wagga will be represented by two teams,…

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Racing Disqualification A.J.C. Reduces Penalties Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 4

The Committee of the Austral an Jockey Club to-day reconsidered the [?]e of W. R. Johnson, who is under disqualification, on conduct with his…

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For the Hospital. Dormitory Girls in Costume Cricket Match. Dance at Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 January 1927 · page 1

In no way disconcerted by an early cessation of work at the Leeton Cannery for some weeks, the girls at the dormitories conceived a novel…

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Tennis Country Week Wagga Teams

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

Wagga is being represented in the Sydney Country Week tennis tournament at Sydney by two teams — a ladies' team from the Wagga Lawn…

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Topical Turf Notes Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 7

If the result of the December Stakes is to be accepted as proving the point, there can no longer be any doubt regarding Greenline's right to rank as…

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Moorefield Races Nine Events To-day

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

There will be a long programme at Moorefield this afternoon division in three events accounting for nine races. The first event will start at…

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Golf Championships British and American. London, Jan. 6

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

The golf championship committee announces that the dates [?] year’s American and Bri[?] open championship have been [?]…

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Cricket in India Best M.C.C. Averages. Calcutta, Wed

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

By his brilliantly–made, 97 not cut against All India. R. E. S. Wyatt, of, the M.C.C. team completed his 1000 runs for the tonr. His average was…

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Cricket in England Bid for Ponsford Parkin Joins Blackpool London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 3

The Ponsford imbroglio is agitating cricketing circles of England. Replying to a report cabled from [?], Sir Lindsay Parkinson, denies that…

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Cricket Board of Control Bonus to Test Players. Amount Not Divulged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

The Australian Board of Cricket Controll decided to-nighi on the amount of the bonus to be paid to the players who toured England last year, but they…

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CRICKET S.A. v. N.S.W. Will Start To-day Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 January 1927 · page 2

It has been decided that the Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales will start in Sydney at 2 o’clock…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 8

Mr. J. Deal, jun., of Cootamundra, will play with the Young team in the Country Week games, which commence next Wednesday on the White…

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Boxing Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 3

Last night Ivan Laffineur, of France, 11-2 1/2, outpointed Ted Monson, of South Australia, 1 1-2, in a twenty rounds contest. Monson was…

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Broken Bottles Swimming Beach Danger

The Daily Express · Monday 10 January 1927 · page 2

The dangerous practice of throwing broken bottes into the sand at the Wagga bathing beach was the cause of two nasty accidents during the…

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