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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1929

3,527 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 177

Tennis

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

On Tuesday last the Binalong tennis club met and defeated the visiting Tasmanian Interstate team, on the Binalong courts, which were in…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

Everybody else is "doin' it"- or ganising for the football season. What of Gundagai? Wagga Football Club had its…

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BOXING Heeney Defeated MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

Fidel la Barba, ex-flyweight champion of the world, scored an easy victory over Billy Grime, before a large crowd at the Melbourne Stadium on…

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Swimming Another Record Broken Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

Another Australian swimming record went by the board at Balmoral yesterday afternoon when the Bondi champion, Miss Jean Cocks,…

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Sydney Racing Notes SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 3

Saturday last saw the downfell of some wonderful favorites which had looked very much like certainties— Mollison in the Newmarket, the…

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Cootamundra Football Club Annual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Cootamundra Rugby League Football Club was held in the Assembly Room on Friday night. The…

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Albury Races Preparations for Cup

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 6

Preparations for the Albury Gold Cup meeting to be held on April 10 and 11, 1929, are well in hand, and everything points to a most successful…

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Football Men Elected Will They Accept?

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 4

At Friday night's football meeting, prominent business men were nominated to positions when it appeared doubful if they would accept them…

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Boxing Crime Defeated Mediocre Display Against La Barba Both Boxers Hooted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 1

Fidel la Barba, ex-flyweight champion of the world, scored an easy victory over Billy Grime before a large crowd at the Melbourne Stadium…

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Cricket New South Wales v South Australia Visitors' Moderate Score Harris Tops Century Hooker's Three Wickets SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

When the Sheffield Shield match was continued yesterday South Australia opened its first innings. Fairfax opened the attack to Harris and that…

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Boxing Hector Melville to Referee

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

Promoter A. Dalglish, is very pleased with the matches he has arranged for Saturday night, march 16. Leeton boxing fans will be delighted…

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Tumut Football Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

A committee meeting of the Tumut Rugby League Football Club was held at O'Brien's Hall on Monday night, 20th February. Present:…

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Sport and Pastime Football

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

"Bluey" Freestone, Gundagai's solid winger, will play football for St. George Club during the 1929 season. He is to be married in the…

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Narandera Golf Club Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Narandera Golf Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last. Mr. O. O.H. Dangar I. Annnal Report…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 3

Another Australian Cup will be decided at Flemington this afternoon. It is 66 years since Barwon carried 7.8 to victory in the first Cup…

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Live Hare Coursing Betting Test-case Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 3

At the Redfern Police Court to-day the case in which Eric Joseph Kirkton, bookmaker, was charged with betting on live hares was begun. The…

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Wagga Golf Club Meeting of Committee

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 5

A committee meeting of the Wagga Golf Club was held at the M.P. and A.A. office last night, the president, Mr. G. M. Cox, residing. The…

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Rovers' Football Club Annual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Rovers' Football Club was held at the Literary institute last night. The president Mr. Herb. Schofield, occupied the…

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Military Encampment, Races and Sports

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 7

Tumut is to have a whole week of military carnival starting the week after next, when the 7th Light Horse Regiment, which embraces the troups…

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Golf Wagga Country Club Course Nearing Completion

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 5

The works committee of the Wagga Country Golf Club, was extremely busy last month attending to the many finishing touches required for the…

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