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Sport, 1929

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Swimming Arne Borg for Australia

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 2

The honorary secretary of the Victorian Amateur Swimming Association (Mr. A. W. B. Fawcett) has received advice from the honorary…

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Towong Races Record Meeting Expected

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 6

The Towong annual race meeting, which is to be held on January 11 and 12 has made wonderful strides to popularity of late yeas, and is now…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

When the spring campaign started at Randwick the ranks of the three year olds looked rather strong. even without Strephon, who did not cross…

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English Criticism "Snail-pace" Scoring Harmful to Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 3

Clem Hild. in a cable message, considers that England wants 500 runs in the first innings to have a chance. He thinks that Bradman and a…

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Imported Geldings Recommendation to Prohibit Racing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 7

A recommendation of the South African select committee that might well engage the attendance of Australian authorities is in regard to the…

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Cricket

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

flaying for N.S.W. in the match against Victoria Second II, on Boxing Day, the Greufell coll, Stan McCabe, took 5 wickets for 65 and…

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CRICKET Narandera v. Leeton

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

A team of cricketers from Leeton visited Narandera on New Year's Day and engaged in a match with a team representing the Narandera…

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MR. W. A. Mills Drowned While Swimming a River

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

Further particulars of the drowning fatality at Hay, mentioned in the telegraphic news in our last issue, in which Mr. William Ainslie Mills,…

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Adelong Jockey Club. Annual Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

The annual race meeting opened in Adelong on New Year's Day, and notwithstanding the terrific beat it drew a big crawl of visitors. The…

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Sports at Urana Boxing and Wrestling for the Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 4

A boxing tournament in aid of tue funds of the Urana District Hospital was held in Urana on Boxing night. A very enjoyable entertainment was…

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Darlington Point Races Cletrac Wins Cup

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 8

The Darlington Point Race Club held a successful meeting on New Year's Day. There was a large attendance, and the club expects to…

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The M.c.r. Cricket Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 6

The draw of matches for the season is as follows:— January 6th.—Corobimilla v. Railway, at Corobimilla…

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Correspondence. Decentralisati[?] Tennis Mr. Killen’s Views (To [?])

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

Sir [?]…

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Big Cricket English XI and Sheffield Shield

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 5

Matches to be played during the forthcoming tour of the English cricketers, as well as the programmes of Sheffield Shield matches,…

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Swimming Carnival Albury Wins Riverina Championship and Teams' Race. D. Weir Wins South Western Championship

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 1

The annual swimming carnival organised by the Narandera Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club was held at the lake on Tuesday last, in…

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Swimming Borg's Programme Arranged Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 7

A programme is being [?] the Swedish swimming champion, Alne Borg, and his wife, during their stay in the city. They are due in Sydney…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1929 · page 2

There has been little or no news of Limerick lately. It is, however, understood that all goes well with him just now. That annoying foot trouble that…

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Swimming Baths

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Although the Murrumbidgee River provides splendid bathing facilities at its sandy beaches for Wagga residents, there is need of swimming baths for…

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Swimming Carnival on Anniversary Day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 4

The Wagga District Hospital should benefit considerably as the result of a swimming carnival that Mr. J. A. Tagett the organiser, is arranging for Anniversary day…

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Bush Fire Near Golf Links

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 2

Excitement was created yesterday by an outbreak of fire on the land beyond the golf links, when 30 acres were burnt. Many went out to help…

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