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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1928

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The Cricket Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent the Easts, Wests, and Country teams on Saturday. The Wests and Country will play…

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Cricket Johannesburg

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

South Africa had a four wickets win in the Fourth Test match against the M.C.C., scoring the required number of runs for the loss of six wickets…

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Boxing. Dempsey Retires Miami (Florida)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

Tox Rickard announced to-day that Dempsey had permanently retired and that Tunney would defend his title in June against the winner of…

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Cootamundra Races Record Entries

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 4

The number of nominations received for the Annual Meeting of the Cootamundra Turf Club next week, constitutes a record for a…

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Cricket Narandera Defeats Griffith

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

Griffith's return match at Narandera was looked upon as a rather open game, but contrary to expectations, resulted in more or less of a debacle…

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Cricket. MARRAR v. the Rock

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

A combined team from Marrar and district met a team representing The Rock Association at U[?] on Thursday The Marrar team won…

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Sporting. Football. Heard on the Corner

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 2

That the Gundagai League should be up and doing ! That the retention of the Maher Cup means hundreds of pounds…

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Football. Soccer Association Holds Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

The president, Mr. J. T. Short, presided at the annual general meeting of the Wagga Soceep Association held last night…

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Tennis Crawford Defeated Borotra's Narrow Victory a Thrilling Struggle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1928 · page 6

Jean Borotra defeated J. Crawford by three sets to two in a homeric struggle in the Australian tennis championship singles at Rushcutter's…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 7

Double event fielders doing doing business on the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup do not seem disposed to take any great risks just now. They…

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Goat Racing Prohibition Possible Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 7

There is a possibility that the Chief Secretary's Department will prohibit goat races, which it is intended to hold at the opening of the Coo-ee Carnival…

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Boxing Uren's Comeback. Defeated in Six Rounds Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

Tommy Uren attempted to stage a comeback at Leichhardt Stadium to night, when he met Ted Monson, of South Australia in a scheduled 12…

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Football Waratahs' Farewell to Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 8

Mr. Shaw, manager of the New South Wales Rugby Union team, the Waratahs in a farewell message on behalf of the team, to "the sporting…

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Cricket. Sheffield Shield Victoria v QUEENSLAND Visitors' Moderate Display

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

The Victorian batsmen gave a poor exhibition to-day when the Sheffield Shield match with Queensland (the last of the season) was begun. Bright…

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Tennis Australian Titles Cummings in Final Plays Borotra To-day. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 February 1928 · page 6

There was another large crowd at Rushcutters Bay courts to-day, when the semi-finals of the Australian championships were to have been played…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 3

The local League will meet in a few days, when a lot of business will be gone through. Marsh, Tumut's coach, is a very…

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Boxing Saturday Night's Routs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night "Tiger" Payne 12.5) American negro, knocked out Bruno Frattini (12.2) of Italy in the third round…

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Tennis Championship Play Frenchmen in Action Brilliant Brugnon Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 2

The tennis championships were continued yesterday. In the singles final Jean Borotra (France) d R. O. Cummings (N.S.W.)…

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Goat Races Huge Crush at Sports Ground Police Close Gates Drivers' Names Taken SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 February 1928 · page 4

A tremendous crowd endeavored, to gain entrance to the Sydney Sports Ground lost night when the Cooiee Carnival was opened, the principal at…

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Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Leeton District Tennis Association is called for February 17, in the Masonic Hall…

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