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Sport, 1931

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Wagga Golf Club Preparations for Season

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 16

The Wagga Golf club is making preparations for an early opening of the golf season, the groundsman recently appointed having…

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Cricket Wagga Association Executive Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 12

The Executive of the Wagga Association met on Monday night, the president (Mr. E. Sullivan) presiding…

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Swimming Baths Proposal Before Wagga Council Work for 40 Men

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. H. J. Chaston (municipal engineer) in a report presented at last night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council, stated that Messrs…

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Football in England Association Cup, Fifth Round

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 7

Played on Saturday: Birmingham v. Watford, 3-0; Chelsea v Blackham Rovers, 3-0; Barneley v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 1-3; Portsmouth v. West…

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Big Acceptances May Divide Races on Course

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 7

When acceptances for to-day's racing at Caulfield were declared on Thursday there were 22 horses in the Alma Stakes and 24 in the Hawksburn…

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Athletics Carlton's Good Win Wellington, N.Z.

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 2

In a 100 yards test race. J. Carlton (Australia) beat George Simpson (U.S.A.) by two yards and a half in 10 2-5secs…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

For the annual meeting of the Wagga Golf Club, on March 2, Mr. A. H. Raleigh (vice-president) has given notice of his intention to move a motion…

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Boxing Lawson v. SMITH

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

Since he was narrowly defeated on points by Keith Lawson a couple of years ago, Bert Smith, of Urana, has been very anxious for a return match…

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Minnie Golf Inter-town Competition

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

Cootamundra beat Harden, on the "Baby Dunker" course, last Wednesday, by 29 games to 9…

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Wild Scene at Coursing Meeting Constable Holds Mob Off Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

There was a wild scene at Harold Park coursing ground last night, when two men were arrested on charges of betting after sunset. An angry mob…

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Tennis Kozeluh Defeated Tilden Brilliant Baltimore (Ohio)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

W. T. Tilden defeated Karel Kozoluh of Czecho-Slovakia, 6/2, 6/1, 6/1, in the second leg of a ninematch series for the indoor professional tennis title…

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Bowls Country Championship Won by Bolton Park Vains, Brilliant Skipper SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

Brilliantly skippered by T. Vains, Bolton Park won the Country Rinks bowls title from Parkes by 34 points to 15 at Waverley Green yesterday…

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Athletics Carlton in Form Simpson Defeated in 100 Yards and 200 Yards Events Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 February 1931 · page 4

Jim Carlton, the noted Sydney Olympic sprinter, won both international sprints—the 100 yards and 220 yards—defeating the American…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

Stan Sparge won the final of the men's tennis handicap in connection with the Junee Railway Institute Tennis Club. This tournament had been…

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Golf Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee of the Golf Club was held on Wednesday evening at the offices of Messrs. Mathews and Dangar. Those present…

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Football Poaching Players

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 6

With the football season approaching, the authorities are becoming active with regard to poaching of prominent players. In view of the…

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Tennis South Wagga Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

The annual meeting of the South Wagga Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts last night, over 50 members attending. A detailed report…

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Bowls Grasshopper Invasion at Bolton Park

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 3

Wagga was invaded by grasshoppers yesterday the insects flying through the town, from west to east throughout the greater part of the day find doing…

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Minnie Golf on Ibis Links

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

The teams competition was ad­vanced the third and fourth rounds on Friday, Sunday and last night, the results being as follows:—…

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New Golf Links Full Championship Length Golf Architect Lays Out Admirable Course

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 4

The Leeton-Yanco Golf Club was certainly fortunate in securing the services of Mr. W. Corry, Golf Pre and Golf Architect, of Sydney, to lay…

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