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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1928

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Boxing Lawson Defeats Guest Darcy Outpointed by Evans

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 3

A large crowd attended the Wonderland Stadium last night, two ten round bouts being the principal attractions. Chief interest was centered in the…

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Football. Waratahs in France Victory in the South Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 6

At Toulouse the Waratags defeated Midi by 11 points to 3 points. Heavy rain throughout spoiled the game in which there was there was very little open play…

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Tennis Frenchmen for Australia Hard Courts for Davis Cup Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1928 · page 6

The French tennis players, Borotra, Brugnon and Boassas who are on the way to Australian, arrived from San Francisco to-day. In an interview…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 4

Mrs. C. S. Pitman and her sister, Miss Wakeford, both fine golfers, are leaving Junee. The latter won the Junee associates' championship…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 4

Borotra, the French player, considers that tennis is going off in England, owing to the grass courts, and coming on in France because of the…

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Bowls Wagga V. Henty

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 3

The first match of the season between Wagga and Henty will be played at Henty to-day. The wagga team is Mitchelmore, Lugsdin,…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 6

There are indications that summer steeplechasing about Melbourne is doomed. The matter, you will remember, was widely discussed last year,…

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Boxing Grime V. GORDON. Australian Defeated. Intends to Make Good. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 January 1928 · page 2

Gordon, of Phita delphia, gained a points decision over Billy Grime, of Australia. In the first round, after a sharp…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Snowy Breasley has been matched against Gil McGrath, of Wagga, for the middleweight championship of the Riverina, and the contest will…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Cootamundra is one of the few country places in which the golf course can be used at this time of the year. Thanks to the good work of the…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Jack Deal, of Cootamundra, and Grant Matthews, of Wagga, are competing in the junior events at the Australian championships, which will…

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Cricket

Ariah Park News · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 7

The local competition resumes on Saturday, Ariah Park travelling to Wallaroobie and West Mandamab, to mirrool, Mahda having the bye…

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Boxing M'grath and Breasley General Gossip

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 6

Although it has been definitely announced that M'Grath and Breasley will meet on Wednesday night, and a side-wager of £25 has been decided…

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Cricket. Mailey's Eleven Team to Visit Here

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 19 January 1928 · page 4

Malley's eleven which will visit Cootamundra at Easter will be made up of the following players:— Oldfield, Buckle, Ellis, Mayne,…

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Narandera Swimming Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 8

A meeting of the committee of the Naradera Swimming club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday evening last, there being…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

The president of the Gundagai Rugby League (Mr. D. P. Turner) received the following wire from Mr. George Woodbridge, who has been in…

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Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 2

The Narandera Cricket Association has arranged to play matches against a Leeton team, at Leeton, on Sunday next; against Griffith, on the…

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Broadcasting the Races

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 3

Evidence of the progress of broadcasting in New South Wales lies in the fact that the Australian Jockey Club now allows station 2BL to radio…

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The Narandera Cricket Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1928 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Narandera Cricket Association was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening last, tiers being…

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