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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1928

2,837 stories in Riverina's papers · page 12 of 142

Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Dick Vest, the Rugby League centre three-quarter, is almost certain to be coaching Tumut next season (says the " Sunday News "),…

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Sporting Notes Boxing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

"Dusty" Evane, Narandera's light-weight pugilist, fought Dick Flint at Deniliquin on Thursday night, but was compelled to take the count…

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Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The last Sheffield Shield cricket match for the season was commenced in Brisbane last Friday when the Victoria XI opposed the…

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The Coursing Club. Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Narandera Coursing Club was held at the Shire Office on Friday evening last, there being present Messrs. J. T. Tully…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 4

Playing with Temora against Wyalong on Sunday, Eric Weissel made 179. Besides being a good footballer…

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Boxing General Ring Gossip Riverina Topics

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 6

Boxing enthusiasts who like to see hard knocks given and taken may look forward to a good contest on Friday night at the Wonderland open…

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Narandera Swimming and Life Saving Club's Carnival (To the Editor.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 2

Dear Sir,—In reference to a paragraph in your last issue about the Tooth Cup competition, I can hardly believe that such unfair criticism…

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Racing Suspension R Adams for Month Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1928 · page 3

The A.J.C. stipendiary stewards to-day inquired into the incident which happened during the running of the Juvenile Handicap at Canterbury…

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Football Chatter

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 4

Much interest is centred around the annual meeting of the Young F.C. Club next Friday. The meeting will take place in the Strand Theatre…

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Goat Racing Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 2

Recent police action under the Dog and Goal Act will be discussed by the State Cabinet at its next meeting. It is possible that it mill be decided to…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 6

Usually at this stage fielders doing business on the big Autumn handicaps have something interesting to report but most of them declare that…

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Goat Racing Sydney Prosecutions Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 3

Twelve summonses have been handed to the organiser of the Coo-ce Carnival, charging him with having aided i and abetted a breach of the Dog and…

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CRICKET England v. South Africa DURBAN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 1

In the test match South Africa has a lead on the first innings of 50. The innings was declared closed with 7 down for 332. England was 282, in…

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Tennis Australia v France Hawkes Cannot Play Melboubne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 February 1928 · page 3

J. B: Hawkes has informed the selectors that he will be unable to play in the Australia v France match at Kooyong this week. O'Hara Wood…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 3

General message of football enthusiasts and supporters at the Literary Institute February next. Friday, February 17[?]…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 3
Also in Cootamundra Herald, Ariah Park News

Young Billy Boyton's 6 wickets for 10 runs stands as a bowling record for the present competition. Five of the batsmen were…

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Hillston Tennis Club

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 6

After a long vacation members of the Hillston v Tennis Club are now making preparations for resuming the game at an early date…

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CRICKET England v. South Africa Fifth Test to S.A. DURBAN

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 9 February 1928 · page 1

South Africa won the fifth test by eight wickets. It was a dramatic race against threatened rain, which fell in torrents just afterwards…

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