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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1929

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Tennis Crawford Defeats Hone Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

In the South Australian tennis championships to-day. J. Crawford (New South Wales) defeated G. Home (South Australia) by three sets to two in the…

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Motor Racing Campbell to Attempt Record Cape Town

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 1

Captain Maleo[?]m Campbell is pleased that Major Segrave was able to uphold Great Britain's supremacy in the motor field. Captain Campbell will not,…

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Boxing Heeney Defeated Close Bout with Von Porat Heavy Punching Boston

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 3

Von Porat (13.12) defeated Tom Heeney (14.9½) on points at Boston to-night in a 10 round bout. A long bout to take place late in the evening…

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Football Australian Rules Wagga Association's Annual Meeting Proposed Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Wagga Australian National Football Association was held in the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association's…

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Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

A meeting of the Wagga Coursing. Club will be held at 8 o'clock to-night at Mr. W.H. Parr's, 30 Baylis street. As the business is important a large…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Waggn Wagga Golf club, held last night Mr. G. E Dunstan was elected president. He had previously held the…

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Junior Rugby League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a junior rugby team for season 1929, will be held in Mr. J. Baillio's room, Kurrajong…

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Coolamon Golf Club

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above club was held in the office of A. W. Stinson and Son on Thursday, 7th March, when the following were…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 4

Tomorrow will, see the commencement of the last round of the Sparre Sup compettion. Wallendbeen play the colts, while Cootamundra C.C…

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Rosehill Races. SELECTIONS

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

Railway Handicap: Ston or Ascaion. Rawson Stakes: Limerick Nursery Handicap: Exact or Peacemaker Second division: Violin Solo…

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Boxing Clayton v Evans To-morrow Night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

To-morrow night, in the Gaiety Theatre, the lightweiglit champion, Pat Clayton, of Yanco, and Dusty Evans of "Narandera will meet, in a…

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Cootamundra St. Patrick's Day Races

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 1

The following are the weights for the first day of the St. patricks Day Race Club meeting, to be held on march 19 and 20:—…

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Football Albury Club Disbands Local Competition Favored

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

At a general meeting of the Albury Football Club, last season's premier team of the Ovens and Murry League, held last night the club decided to…

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Tennis Annual Meeting of Wagga Club Successful Year

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

In presenting his report to the annual meeting of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, held at the School of Arts last night, the retiring president, Mr…

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Rosehill Races Final Acceptors for To-morrow

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

RAILWAY HANDICAP— Starts one twenty: Rionscup, Sion Oorangi, Raasay Kitty Paddington Ascalon Ha balison, Bravado, Wedding Eve, Uuah…

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Dreary Cricket Butt of English Cartoonists London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 3

The slowness of the fifth Test match is now the butt of English cartoonists. Mr. Lance Mattison. an Australian. depicts the players with [?]…

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Diggers' Races Abandoned Paucity of Nominations. a Future Date to Be Applied For

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 15 March 1929 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Tumbarumba Digger's [?] Club, held at Lucas' Tatter[?] Hotel on Wednesday night, it was decided to abandon…

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Coursing Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 2

A meeting of members of the Wagga Coursing Club was held at the White Australia Cafe last night. Mr. T. Hart presided. The following were…

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Swimming High School Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1929 · page 2

The annual swimming carnival of the Wagga High School will be held at the springboard on Wednesday. For some time the students have geen…

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