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Sport, 1929

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Cricket Competition Rain Stops Play

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

The rain on Saturday afternoon stopped play in the Sparre Cup competition. There was no play in any match…

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CRICKET Play Delayed SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

It was not possible to resume play at the usual into in the match between N.S.W. and England at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. An…

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Sydney Racing Letter Outsiders at Warwick Farm Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 4

The track at Warwick Farm on Saturday was soft, and punters felt similarly when three rank outsiders got home—Poitilers(33's), Gurrana…

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Cricket New South Wales v. England Sodden Wicket Small Score By Home Team SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 5

Owing to the rain the cricket match between New South Wales and the English team, in which a start should have been made on Friday, did not…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

The cricketers did not mind being unable to play on Saturday. Everybody wanted to see it rain. The mathches will be started next Saturday…

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Boxing in Aid of Hospital

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

It was unfortunate that Mr Shelton should have lected the second. Show night for the Hospital .Boxing Contest, because there were toe…

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Boxing La Babba v. Grime Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 3

Fidel al Barba (U.S.A.) and Billy Grime (Australia) who were to have met on March 2, will box at the Melbourne Stadium on Saturday night…

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Narandera Golf Co. Ltd. Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the Narandera Golf Co. Ltd., was held was Friday evening last, when there was a fair attendance…

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Melbourne Racing Flemington Double MOLLISON—MONDIAGA

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

When discussions on the Newmar­ket Handicap and the Australian Cup were resumed the double of Mollison and Mondiaga was again in strong…

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Albury Swimming Jacobs Atones for Wagga Defeat ALBURY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

The Albury Amateur Swimming Club staged a most successful carnival at the local baths on Saturday evening, when a large attendance…

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Tennis South Wagga Club Annual Meeting Held

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 3

The annual meeting of the South Wagga Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts last night, Mr. V. Hyde presiding. There was an…

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Big Cricket Play Abandoned SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 4

It was decided to-day to abandon the England N.S.W. match. The wicket was in a very bad state this morning…

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No Races on Easter Monday Bowna Forfbits Date

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 3

Members of the Bowna Turf Club on Friday evening decided not to hold a race meeting at the Albury racecourse on Easter Monday. There…

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Alligator in River Swimming Ceases Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

A report from Innisfail states that an alligator, 15 feet in length, was seen swimming in the Johnson River near the Adelaide Steamship Coy's…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 2

It would be difficult to say just yet how the Austrailna Cup field will be constituted, but the hope is that it will prove a contest worthy of the…

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Tennis Selector Resigns Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

Mr. Norman Peach has resigned his position as a member of the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association selection committee…

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BOXING Heeney May Meet Dempsey CHICAGO

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

James Mullen, boxing promotor, announced that he had completed negotiations for Tom Heeney to meet Otto Vanporat here on March 12…

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Boxing American Contests Heeney May Meet Dempsey Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

James Mullen, boxing promoter, announced that he had completed negotiations for Tom Heeney to meet Otto Vanporat here on March 12…

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CRICKET Southern Team Bradman Cannot Play GOULBURN

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

The Goulburn Cricket Association was notified by the Board of Control yesterday, that Don Bradman would not be available to play for the…

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Cricket England v New South Wales Match Abandoned Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 3

When the captains of the English and New South Wales teams inspected the wicket at the Sydney Cricket Ground this morning they found that…

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