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Sport, 1929

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Swimming Instructor Needed at Yanco Weir

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

Swimming is a wonderful exercise, and one which many people would delight in patronising were it not for the fact that they wove afraid of…

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Cootamundra Races Representative Nominations

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 4

With the few points of rain last night the course should be in excellent condition for to-morrow's races, and some fast times should result…

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Boxing Local Lads Good Preliminaries Stall Too Good for Dale

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

Boxing received a great uplift in Leeton on Saturday night last, as a result of the painstaking management of Mr. Alex Dalgleish…

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Prince of Wales Abandons Horse Racing LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

The "Daily Express" says the Frince of Wales has decided to abandon hunting and point to point racing, and will dispose of all his hunters…

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Moonee Valley Races Selections for To-day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

Hurdle Race: Tirade or Lord Markhope. Two Year Old: Hauteur or Sartaress. Highweight Handicap: Arctic Fox or Parsee…

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Big Cricket English XI and Sheffield Shield

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 1

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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Dangerous Driving Racing on Albury Road Bus Drivers' Fined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 3

Two Wagga bus drivers, Leo Lees, in the employ of Messrs. Brock and Holloway, and Aubrey Shadforth, employed by Messrs. W. Fearne and Son,…

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Point to Point Racing Prince of Wales to Abandon Will Sell Hunters London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1929 · page 2

The "Daily Express" says that the Prince of Wales has decided to abandon his hobby of point-to-point racing. and will dispose of all his hunters…

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Golf in America Pensacola

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 1

Smith won the 3500 dollar open golf tournament to-day, with a total of 274. Kirkwood was thirteenth, with 202. STOP-PRESS…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

It is now fairly certain that the inter-State team for the autumn campaign on this side will not be a large one. It may indeed fall rather below…

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Country Racing Mudgee Chairman's Statement Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 3

The attention of Mr. Colin Stephen Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, was drawn to-day, to a statement made by Mr. M. W. Evans,…

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Boxing Grime and La Barba to Meet on March 2

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 3

Originally fixed for February 23, the match between Fre[?] La Barba and Billy Grime has been put back till March 2. Grime last week…

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Golf Smith's Big Win Pensacola (U.s.a.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 6

Macdonald Smith (U.S.A.) won the 3500 dollars open golf competition this afternoon with a score of 274. Joe Kirkwood (Australia) wts 13th,…

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Cricket Webb Shield Competition Junes and Marrar Lead

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 3

In the Webb Shield cricket competition, Junee and Marrar are in the leading position with 31 points each. Nangus has 29 points, and St…

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Swimming Baths

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

The late Government Medical Officer had considered the water from the Warrens Sub well good enough to swim in; yet, with that…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. Tom. O'Brien, for years dashing player and captain of Tumut Football Club, and president of last season's committee, told a meeting of…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

In the Fitzroy v. Richmond match played in Melbourne last Saturday, Scaife, who had just returned from the Queensland tour, fielded as…

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Tumut Football Club

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 4

There was a large gathering at a general meeting of members of the Tumut Rugby League Football CLub held at the Oddfellows' Hall on…

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Bowls Country Carnival Concluded Wagga's Blue Ribbon

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 7

The week's country carnival (says the Sydney "Morning Herald") was brought to a conclusion at Burwood green on Saturday afternoon. when a…

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Football Wagga Players for Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

The two clever Wagga Australian Rules footballers and cyclists, Jack and Withur [?] have gone to Melbourne, their services having been…

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