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Sport, 1928

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Football S.w.d.f.l. Prospects

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 1

The football season is again near at hand, and football clubs are making preparations to organise their teams. The S.W.D.P.L. will hold…

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Bowls Wagga Championship Pairs

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 3

A large number of bowling enthusiasts met on the Wagga Bowling Club's green yesterday when the second semifinal of the Wagga championship…

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Cootamundra District Tennis Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

Mr. H. L. Mc. Marsh (president) occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Cootamundra Tennis Club at the Lodge Room…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 3

With the Caulfield results to guide them, backers are now tackling the Newmarket problem in earnest, but they are forced to admit that the task…

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Boxing Paul v M'grath Contest on

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 6

Followers of boxing should be more than satisfied with the programme on Friday night at the Wonderland open air stadium. On that evening Jack…

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Cricket Ryan, Inson, Ltd., Cup Draw

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 4

Two challenges were lodged for the above, and the draw was made last night as follows: Grenfell, March 4; Cootamundra, March 11…

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Boxing "Tiger" Payne to Be Asked to Leave Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 February 1928 · page 3

The Secretary of the Home and Territories Department informed the acting manager of the Stadium to-day that the colored boxer "Tiger" Payne…

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Cricket

Ariah Park News · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 7

Owing to the withdrawal of Mahda from tho competition, the draw for the remaining matches will have to be re arranged. On…

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Tennis Gundagai v. MUTTAMA

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 4

Muttama won the match by 15 sets to 13 sets…

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Football Caledonian Soccer Club Meets

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 1

Early in the year it was stated that the Wagga Caledonian Soccer Club would not re-form for the 1928 football season. However, a few of the…

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Boxing Grime in U.S.A. Another Bout with Garcia New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

Billy Grime, the Australian boxer, will meet Gurcia in a return bout at Baltimore on March 12. Grime's manager states that the bout on February…

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Football Rugby League English Team for Australia London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

The Rugby League meeting to-day selected 23 players to tour Australia. Three others will be selected later. The team leaves on April 20. So far…

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Narandera Coursing Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Narandera Coursing Club held on Monday evening last. It was resolved to held a here drive…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 2
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For the position of coach to the Cootamundra Football Club eleven applications were received, with payment ranging from £18/10/-…

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Golf Junee Club Committee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 3

The committee of the Junee Golf Club held its first meeting on Monday night in the Junee Council Chambers. The president, Mr. J. A. Weir,…

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English Rugby Team for Australia London

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 1

THE RUGBY League meeting yesterday selected twenty-three players to tour Australia. Three others will be selected later. The team…

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Racing Notes the Newmarket Handicap

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

The V.R.C. will open their autumn meeting to-morrow when three important races will be decided, viz. The St. Leger, Sires Produce Stakes and the Newmarket Handicap. The…

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Coolamon Tennis Club. General Meeting

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 March 1928 · page 5

At the School of Arts on Tuesday night, the above club held a very successful meeting. In spite of the fact that a large number of members had…

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