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Sport, 1929

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Real Races Next Month Will Tell

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

All of the Racing Clubs in this neck of the woods appear to be experiencing the greatest difficulty in holding, their meetings. Whitton was…

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Cricket English Team Unaltered Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

The English team for the fourth Test match to commence in Adelaide to-morrow was chosen this morning. It is the same as that which played in…

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The M.c.r. Cricket Competition

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 6

The draw of matches for the season, is as follows:— February 3rd.—Corobimilla v. Merundah, at Corobimilla…

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Australian Football Proposal to Form Country Council

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

Some months ago a meeting of representatives of country football leagues was held at Wagga with a view to forming a council in the…

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Oxford Boat Races Australians Compete London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

Two students from Sydney, M'Culloch and Bloomfield, and Ingles (Tasmania) competed in the Oxford boat races. Morphett (Sydney) was…

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Cricket. South-western District Association. Tierney Cup

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 3

The above competition was advanced a further stage on Sunday last, when Coolamon secured a four-paints win over Marrar German defeated…

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Australian Rules Football Jimmy Alexander After N.s.w. Team

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Alexander, late of Leeton, but now of the [?] Club Hotel, Wagga, still gives much of his [?] time to the advancing of…

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Till the Dykes Burst Australia's Peril Menace of the Colored Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 1 February 1929 · page 4

The result of the Australian labour movement has been lo produce a type working-man who but for protection its ex-tremest for and prohibition…

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Bowls Country Week in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

The Wagga Bowling Club will be represented by [?] players at the Country Week bowling carnival which opens on the Sydney rinks on…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 7

Even before the first acceptances, it is plain that there will not be a big field for the Australian Cup. Several of the candidates have all along been…

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Boxing Middleweight Championship "No Fight" Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

The bout between Ted Monson 11.4 holder), and Merv Williams 11.41 challenger), for the middleweight championship of Australia ended…

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Cricket Hapman's Judgment Praised London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1929 · page 6

The "Morning Post" in a featuring art[?] applauds the action of the English captain, in discarding the foolish advice to drop Hobbs and give some…

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Swimming Baths

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

Mr. B.B. Nolan the boring engineer and contrctor, writes with reference to the corner opposite the entrance to the sports ground. "I feel quite…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

Tennis has set in. A team of players went to Cootamundra West to open the season against the Railway team there. The Railway Club are to…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

Stockinbingal lost the Tunney Cup to Morangorell. The visitors made 20. Jepson, 43; V. Callan, 6 for 26. Stockinbingal collapsed, and…

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Boxing Roberts Surprises Johnston Stopped in First Round Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 2

Jack Roberts (9.7), of Newcastle, knocked out "Kid" Johnston (9.0), of the Philippine Islands, in the first round of a 15 round bout at the…

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Sydney Racing Letter Saturday's Rosehill Meeting Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 4

Saturday at Rosehill proved a good day for punters, of three favorites got home, and all but one of the others were heavily backed. The…

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Cricket Gundagai Beats the Creek. a Close Finish

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 4 February 1929 · page 3

It was a day of small scores yesterday, in Anzac Park, when Gundagai met Back Creek in the District Competition match. Gundagai were…

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Boxing Next

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 2

Very keen interest is being taken in next Saturday's boxing match a Leeton, when Dale meets Stall in a 15 round match…

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Cricket Webb Shield Junee

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 February 1929 · page 4

Sunday's cricket matches for the Webb shield leave Marrar and Town equal, first, with Nangus third, and Institute or St. Joseph's fourth…

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