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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 2

Gundagai goes to Brungle on Sunday to fulfil their fixture there in the competition. The following team has been selected, and all players are to…

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Football Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

When is Cootamundra going to hold its anual meeting? Tumut have already engaged a coach and look forward to a successful season…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

Vic. Hunt the Junee player, has been selected to represent the. New South Wales Railways against Queensland…

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Bowls Presentation to Mr. E. Hughes Wednesday Rink Competitions

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

A pleasant function took place on the Wagga Bowling Club's green yesterday, when the club members made a presentation to Mr.. Enbeh Hughes in…

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Menangle Races Comedy Farriers' Picnic Interferes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 3

Because the blacksmiths are going picnicking to-day, the Menangle races will not be held until to-morrow. The meeting was to have taken place…

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Boxing Monson Issues Writ Sequel to Championship Fiasco Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

Ted Monson, Australian middleweight championship, has caused a writ to be issued against Leichhardt Stadiums Ltd. claiming £120, his share…

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Sporting Turf Melbourne Racing Autumn Double Karuma Frim in the Market

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

Straight-out speculation is now be coming a regular feature of the discussion on the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup…

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Cricket Tasmania v. Victoria Visitors in Good Position Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 4

The match between Tasmania and Victoria was continued to-day. Tasmania scored 250 in the first innings, after having dismissed the…

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Tumut's Record Biggest Crowd Ever at an Annual Meeting Best Racing Ever Seen on the Course Punters Have a Bad Time

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 2

The crowd at yesterday's Tumut Races was the biggest ever at an annual meeting. Certainly it was behind the attendance at last Boxing…

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Football Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 8

"Bluey" Freestone, Gundagai's In ternational representative, has thrown in his lot with Eastern Suburbs this senson…

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Marrar News. Golf

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

The Marrar Golf Club held as annual meeting in Winter’s Halt on Tuesday night. There was a good attendance and a lot of business was…

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Football at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Football is expected to receive strong support in Junee this season. The club which has a credit balance of more than £120, will hold its…

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Melbourne Racing Newmarket Discussion

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

One of the latest moves in connection, with the Newmarket Handicap was in favor of Aga Khan, but most of the operations appeared to be in…

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Rosehill Races. SELECTIONS

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 2

Hurdle Race: Bagpipes or Bush Scribe. Duddas Handicap: Sion, or Hertids. Nursery Handicap: Exact or Accept…

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Boxing. Ex-champion Retires Lithgow

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 3

Les Jackson, ex-flyweight and bantam-weight champion of Australia, has announced his retirement from boxing. He won the flyweight title…

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Boxing Pat Clayton and Dusty Evans

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

Mr. A. Dalgleish has been successful in matching the popular light weight, rivals, Pat Clayton, of Yanco, and Dusty Evans of Narandera…

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Cricket Federals v Welfare Farm

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

The following will represent Federals against Riverina Welfare Farm on Associated wicket on Saturday next, commencing at 2.15 p.m…

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The V.a.t.c. Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 5

The Futurity which will be run at Caulfield to-morrow, is one of the important races in the racing calendar and the [?] and allowances…

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CRICKET Building Trades v. Town Team

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 6

A team representing the Building Traces Cricket Club played a match against a team representing the Town Team on the brewery wicket on…

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Football Wagga Rugby League Annual Report

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1929 · page 8

The following details ar from the annual report and balance sheet to be presented at the annual meeting of the Wagga Rugby Football League…

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