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Sport, 1930

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Tour of England Cricket Selectors Announce Australian Team Selected Men Must Undergo Examination a Formidable Team to Seek Recovery of Ashes Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 1

The Australian Test team to visit England was announced to-day by Mr R. A. Oxlade, Chairman of tho Board of Cricket Control…

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Football Rugby League Jack Kingston Appointed Coach at Cootamundra

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

Jack Kingston, the crack Cootamundra football forward, now on his way to Australia' from England, has been appointed coach to the…

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Golf

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Country golfers, members of the ex-service forces, who will be holidaying in Sydney, next month, are eligible to take part in the A.L.F. Service…

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Junee Cricket

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

There is every possibility that a team or Junee cricketers will go to [?]eeton shortly to play for the Cup recently donated by Mr. P. Z. creete,…

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Ladies at Cricket

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Great interest is being shown in the novel,cricket match which is to take place next Wednesday at the Cricket Ground between ehe Curra…

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Woodend Racing Twelve Months' Disqualification

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

At Woodend on Thursday, the stewards questioned the running of Propaganda in the Flying Handicap, in which race the former New Zealand horse…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

At the beginning of the betting on autumn events it is plain that New South Wales is expected to piny a strong part in the Newmarket…

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Tennis Tourney Crawford Out of Form Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

J. Crawford was the only N.S.W. player to be beaten in the Men's Singles matches, when the annual Interstate tennis tournament between…

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Boxing M'alister Defeats White Loser Taken to Hospital Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 8

After being defeated by Billy M'Alister (8.3½) for the bantam weight title of Australia at the Leiehard Stadium to-night. Vic White (7.41½),…

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Tennis Crawford Loses to Fitchett Dunlop Defeats Moon Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 7

J. Crawford, the young New South Wales player, was defeated in the singles matches when the annual interstate tennis tournament began to-day…

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O'farrell Cup Leeton Match Cricket Ground To-morrow

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

To-morrow watch between Wagga and Leeton For the O'Farrell cup should be a cricket treat. Arthur AFsopp, who knocked so hard at…

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Close Cricket Finish One Run, Two Minutes to Go

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 4

An exciting game of cricket was witnessed at Leeton, when Cootamundra dismissed Kamarah for 246, and lost three wickets for about 30, when…

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Cricket Test Team Batting Strength Bowling Doubtful Part English Criticism LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

"Australia does not need to [?]ear about the batting strength of the team," says Mr. Sid Sutherton, who toured Australia with the last…

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Wives Debarred Our Cricketers' Tour of England Victorians Incensed at Ryder's Exclusion Feeling of Cricket Veterans Is That Allsopp Had Earned a Place Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

W. M. Woodfull was delighted when he learnt late yesterday afternoon that the Board of Control had unanimously appointed him captain…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 2

The two week-end boxing contests in Sydney had sensational endings. In the McAlister-Whyte bout the latter was so badly bumped that he had…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

" The, ANNUAL MEETING of the Gundagai Tennis Club -will be held at the Literary Institute on THURSDAY, 6th,,at 8 p.m. Sharp…

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Boxing Newcastle

The Daily Express · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

In a 15-round fight at the focal stadium last night Billy Edwards, 11.12, ex-middleweight champion of Australia, knocked out Billy Harms,…

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Boxing Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

At the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night Jack Carroll (10:4½) former welter weight champion of Australia, gained a decision over Billy Richards…

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Financing Golf Teams Levy Unpopular in Victoria

The Daily Express · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 2

The Victorian Golf Association is confronted with many difficulties concerning the visit to New Zealand of a Kirk-Windeye[?] cup team. As…

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Boxing Carroll Defeats Richards Police Stop Contest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 6

At the Sydney Stadium last night Jack Carroll, 10.4½, the former welter weight champion of Australia, defeated Billy Richards, 10.3. Richards was…

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