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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Boxing Henneberry Defeats Walker Albury

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 4

At the Albury Stadium to-night "Yank" Henneberry, of Albury, before a good house, defeated Wally Walker of Sydney, on points in a 13…

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Rugby Union Welcoming the Waratahs Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 2

Vancouver sportsmen will be aut to-night to greet the Waratahs on their arrival. The members of the Vancouver Rugby Union, the…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 7

Today will witness the conclusion of the V.A.T.C. meeting at Caulfield. Then the decks will be cleared for the cattle at Flemington. At this time of…

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Golf Junee Club Holds Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 8

The annual meeting of Junee Golf Links Ltd., incorporating the Junee Golf Club, was held at Junee on Wednesday night. The president, Mr. J…

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Boxing General Gossip News and Notes From All Parts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1928 · page 7

Those who witnessed the bout between Keath Lawson and Mick For[?]er last week were enthusiastic over the showing of the Wagga man…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Gundagai Rugby Football League held at the President's surgery on February 24th, at 8 p.m…

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Sporting Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 3

Mr. Steve-Loiterton, of Cootamundra, is bringing a team to Stockinbingal on Sunday week…

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Ireland Also Wins at Rugby London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

At Twickenham, in fine weather, before a crowd of 50,000, including the King, England defeated Franco by 18 points to 8 points…

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Rugby League Waratahs Win in Canada Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

The Waratahs defeated Vancouver by 9 points to 6 points. The attendance was 2000. It was a gruelling struggle struggle throughout, the…

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Football. Soccer International Ireland Defeats Scotland London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1928 · page 4

At Glasgow this afternoon, in glorious weather and before 50,000 spectators, the international soccer match, Scotland v Ireland, was played. The…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. Tom Popplewell, the pro., will be at Young for a fortnight from next Monday, giving lessons…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3
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The annual general meeting of the Wagga Australian Rules Football Association will be held in the M.P. and A.A. office on Monday night. All…

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Sporting. Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

A committee meeting of the local Football League was held on Friday night, when Messrs. D. P. Turner (chair), T. Lindley, E…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

The Cricket Association meeting will now be held on Monday next. The preliminary arrangement for the visit of Arthur Malley's eleven will be made…

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Sporting Notes Football

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

With the approach of the football season interest is being aroused in the activities of the Imperial Football Club. The officials who bore…

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Golf Associates Rifle Shooting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

A general meeting of the Associates of the Golf Club was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening last. The second shoot for the Waterson Challenge Shield was fired from the 500 yards range on February 19th and 26th. There being nine challenges, the…

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Boxing Amateur Tournament Some Good Fights

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 4

The first stage of the amateur boxing tournament, organised in aid of the Wagga District Ambulance, was fought out in the Wonderland…

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Cricket Old Buffers' Challenge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 3

The Wagga Old Buffers, age limit 45 years, are looking for a challenge from any part of the district to play a match to raise money for the Wagga…

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"Ned" Anxious to Kick Football Along

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 2

The members of "Ned" Shelton's old buffer football team are kicking against the traces, anxious to don the football togs and try…

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