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Sport, 1931

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Cricket Notes. Blank Cup Final

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 2

Well, Nangus is famous! It has won the Blank Cup in a splendid manner, defeating Coolac (holders for the past two years) by ten…

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Cricket Stabback "B" Grade Competition for Countuy Readers

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 24 February 1931 · page 5

Matches played on Sunday last in the aboveuamed competition resulted as follows:—Tomorroma defeated Golmore on the first innings; Billiard…

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Cootamundra Coursing Club Committee Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the about was held at Mr. Dud Doldge's residence last night, with the president Mr. J. Reardon, in…

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Melbourne Sporting Interesting Racing News

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

There was an animated discussion an Flemington recently regarding the merits of the past and present sprinters. If the question had to be decided…

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Boxing Saturday Night's Contest Lawson v. SMITH

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

Many who saw Bert Smith's performance against Gil M'Grath recently consider that if he reproduces that form, Keith Lawson will find him a…

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Tennis South Wagga Club Year's Splendid Work Large Attendance at Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 5

The annual meeting of the South Wagga Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night, Mr. W. F. Day (vice-president) presiding…

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Cricket N.S.W. v. West Indies Visitors in Good Position SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 February 1931 · page 3

Requiring 553 Turns to win when its second innings began the position of New South Wales in the match against West Indies is far from bright. In…

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Boxing

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 6

Inclement weather, which was cold and unseasonable, militated against the attendance at the Strand Stadium on Saturday last. The short notice…

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Boxing Notes

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 2

Contrary to expectations, the crowd at the Strand Theatre Stadium on Saturday night was disappointing, and so was the boxing, and so was…

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Boxing Wonderland Stadium

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 6

A large crowd attended the free exhibitions of boxing which were presented at the Wonderland Stadium last night. A. splendid programme was…

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Golf Wagga Club's Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1931 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Wagga Golf Club will be held in the M.P. and A.A. offices on Monday night. Included in the business will be the…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

The meeting of Bert Smith (Urana) and Keith Lawson (Wagga) at the Wonderland Stadium to-morrow night promises provided one of the finest…

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Gundagai Annual Races. Good Racing—Poor Attendance

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above opened on Wednesday in warm neither. The fields were good, and the racing interesting. The…

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Tumut Swimming Carnival

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

The Tumut Swimming Carnival on Wednesday was a huge success, many visitors being present from Gundagai and neighbouring towns…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

The "West Indies" team will not be visiting Bethungra on Sunday as[?]arranged. The latter cannot get a team together…

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Boxing LAWSON v. SMITH

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 3

The meeting of Bert Smith (Urana) and Keith Lawson (Wagga) at the Wonderland Stadium to-morrow night promises to provide one of the finest…

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Challenge Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 5

The member of the Narandera Cricket Association who played in the match against Leeton on Sunday last have accepted the challenge…

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Minnie Golf at Yanco

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. Bob Cooper is now engaged laying down a minnie golf course ad­joining the Hotel Yanco…

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Leeton Coursing Club Opening Meeting, 6th MAY

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Cook and Mr. R. M. Gillman (president and hon. secre­tary respectively, of the Leeton Coursing Club, attended the Annual…

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Saturday Afternoon Cricket

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 February 1931 · page 4

To-morrow afternoon Methul will [?] Coolamon to play the Saturday afternoon team. The Coolamon team will be chosen from the following:…

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