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Sport, 1928

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Boxing International Contest Squires and Lewis Box Draw Record Crowd Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

Thousands were unable to enter the Johannesburg Town Hall where a record crowd saw Johnny Squires, 12.4 (South Africa) and Ted ("Kid")…

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Football Notes the Englishmen's Visit Cootamundra's Inclusion in Itinerary First Match in Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 4

The following notes appeared on November 19, 1927, in an English paper, known as "Tho Football Echo": The programme of matches to be…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield N.S.W. Compiles 368 South Australia's Task Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1928 · page 3

The weather was perfect when the Sheffield Shield patch between New South wales and South Australia was continued on the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

For the "Grinsted" Cup Grenfell Juniors defeated Parkes during the week-end. Mr. C. Clemenger, well-known in…

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Bowls Wagga v NARANDERA

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 2

A team of Wagga bowlers will leave this morning by car to play at Narandera to-day, as follows: Cunningham, M'Donough, Scutter, Bellair, Hughes,…

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Junee Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

The Junee B grade cricket Competition was resumed on Sunday after an interval of some weeks. The Junee Railway team defeated the Good Sheds…

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SPORTING Turf Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 4

It will be definitely known on Wednesday If "Chook" Fraser will go to Gundagai for next football season…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

So Rampion has struck trouble again. It is serious enough to cease his trainer to think that this brilliant galloper has run his last race. When…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield Victory for N.S.W. Outright Win by 118 Runs Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 January 1928 · page 3

New South Wales scored an outright win by 118 runs over South Australia in the Sheffield Shield match which was concluded at the Sydney…

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Newcastle Bookmakers Races v COURSING

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

At a meeting of the Newcastle Registration Board held on Tuesday afternoon. It was decided that registered bookmakers would not be allowed to operate at greyhound…

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"Tin Hare" Coursing Licensed to Continue Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 6

The State Cabinet decided to-day that eight licenses for [?] which were issued by the Labor Government would not be interfered with at present…

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Cricket COLTS v. Coota West

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 4

The following will represent the the Colts against Coota West on Albert Park on Saturday. H. Ward. R. Ward. H. Pinkstone, O. Brottell, J…

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Cricket Former Wagga Player Does Well

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

George Smith, the former Hay batsman, who has played for Wagga, made a nicely compiled 87 last week, for Flinders Cricket Club (Melbourne) v Visitors. The attack…

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Tennis Country Week Finals Barraba and Tamworth Win Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1928 · page 3

The teams matches were concluded at the Country Week tennis carnival to-day. The men's event was won by Barraba, which defeated Mudgee by 5…

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The Swimming Baths. Seem Assured

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

According to a notification made at the meeting of the Progress Association on Friday evening, there is no doubt that the Griffith swimming…

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BOWLS. Wagga Again Defeats Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 7

On Wednesday afternoon a team of six rinks from the Wagga Bowling Club visited Narandera and played a match of 26 ends against the local…

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Football Special Meeting Kelly Accepted

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 4

The Cootamundra Football Club held a special meeting last night to further consider Kollya[?] application. Mr. W. Flannigan…

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Tennis Davis Cup Entries Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 6

The French Lawn Tennis Federation has received South Africa's entry for the European zone of the Davis Cup competition, and China's entry in the…

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CRICKET. Last—but not Least

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 2

In a cricket match at Cootamundra last week, the old veteran player, Albert Last, retired after making a score of lO5— a great…

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Football Victory for England. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1928 · page 5

In a Rugby League match played at Wigan, England defeated Wales by 20 points to 12…

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