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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1929

3,527 stories in Riverina's papers · page 21 of 177

Cricket Farm Defeats Federals

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 2

In the Trethewey competition matches last Saturday, the lads from Welfare Farm defeated Federals by 228 runs on the first…

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Tennis Florida Tournament Palm Beach, (Fa.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

Hunter defeated Mercury 6-l, 6-4, in the quarter finals of the Florida tennis tournament to-day. Hennessey defeated Shafer, 75-, 10-8. Van Byn defeated…

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Australian Rules Football Leeton Club's Annual Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 1

The annua meeting of tha Leator Australian Rules Club takes place on Tuesday night next, at the training shed. A large atendance of members…

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Big Cricket English XI and Sheffield Shield

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 6

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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Cricket Shield Match Wagga Player's Impressions a Wonderful Education W. Lampe Enthusiastic

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1929 · page 3

W. Lampe, the Wagga cricketer who played for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia,…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 2

Albury's annual Easter tennis tournament will be held on Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday. Entries close on March 21…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 7

Autumn Sacs opened here on Monday. The result was hardly encouraging enough to indicate that price of the last few years will be maintained…

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Hospital Carnival Interesting Programme Last Night Boxing and Wrestling To-night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 4

The two nights' carnival in aid of the Wagga District Hospital was opened at the Wagga Cricket Ground last night in the presence of a large…

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Wagga Hospital Benefit Races Good Fields and Finishes Lartonio's Last Minute Dash for the Handicap Lalbert's Easy Victory Surprise in the Highweight Handicap

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1929 · page 2

The weather was fine for the annual Wagga District Hospital Benefit Racing Club's meeting, which was held yesterday on Murrumbidgee Turf Club…

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Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

The Wagga Coursing Club held a working bee at the plumpton yesterday, when 27 workers turned up and cleared the thistles off the track…

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Football Soccer

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

The anual meeting of the Wagga Soccer Clubz will be held at Hillier's Cafe to-morrow night at 8 o'clock. It is hoped that as many old members…

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Swimming Another Record Broken Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

Jean Cocks registered another phenomenal swim at the Bondi Baths yesterday afternoon breaking the Australian record for [?] 125…

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Sydney Racing Letter SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 3

The Meeting at Rosehill on Saturday had a special interest, as the opening of the A.J.C. meeting is approaching, and this meeting was…

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Boxing Lawson Defeats Smith Easy Points Victory

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

Too much clinching marred what would otherwise have been a splendid fight at the cricket ground on Saturday night, when Keith Lawson…

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Cricket Trip to Grenfell Cancelled

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 4

The Cootamundra Association had to cancel the match at Grenfell yesterday [?]owing to the lack of motor transport…

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Rosehill Races Patadawn's Handicap Dead Beat in Mile Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

The March meeting of the Roachill Club was held to-day in fine weather. There were nine races down for decision…

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Tennis Gundagai Courts Opened for Season Presentation to Mr and Mrs Tout

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 2

Gundagai Tennis Club courts were officially opened for the 1929 season on Sunday afternoon, a mixed doubles tournament being run off to mark…

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St. Patrick's Day Races Successful Saturday Meeting Protector Wins Handicap M'namara Rides Double

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 6

The Wagga St. Patrick's Day Racing Club held a successful meeting on Saturday. Favored with fine weather there was an excellent attendance…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 2

On the tennis courts on Sunday afternoon the members of the local club presented Mr. and Mrs E. A. Tout with a handsome silver tea and coffee…

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Tennis Tournament

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1929 · page 4

St. Aidan's Tennis Club—which is a live wire—will hold an attractive tournament during Easter. Entries close on the 25th inst. with the Hon…

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