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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1933

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Speedway Racing World's Championship Won by Whitfield Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 4

Harry Whitfield, of England, won the world's championship at the Speedway Royal at the Royal Agricultural Show Ground last night. He won each…

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SPORTING Cricket. Spare Cup Competition. Fisher's Century Dudauman Scores Well

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 4

Playing for the Cooramundry Club against the Diggers, Sam Fisher reached, the coveted three figures before being dismissed. He scored the neat…

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Football No Paid Players for Tumu[?] Sergeant Stewart Will Chase Dogs Again

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 3

Tumuties have had enough of the imported player racket, and have decided to do away with the importing idea this season. They have gone…

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Grade Cricket Hill and O'eeilly Bowl Well Century by Bradman Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1933 · page 3

Hill and O'Reilly bowled sensationally for North Sydney against Western Suburbs in grade cricket yesterday, and dismissed their opponents…

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Sport & Pastime Football Tumut Rugby League Football Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

At the committee meeting on Friday night a letter was received from Young inviting the President and Secretary to a ball to be held in aid…

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Narandera Coursing Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

A general meeting of the Conning Club was held at Mr. W. Kelly's residence on Saturday night, when the following officers were appointed for…

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Cricket

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 4

Results of Sunday's matches. Wyangle defeated Blowering outright, Tumut Plains d Gilmore 1st innings, Lacmalac d Adelong 2 1st innings,…

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Davies "B" Grade Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

A meeting of representatives of the various clubs in the Davies "B" grade night tennis competition, decided on Monday night, to cancel…

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Narandera Tennis Club Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Narandera Tennis Club was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last, there being present Messrs…

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Rugby Getting Wriggle on Annual Meeting on

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

The Leeton Rugby League are preparing for a bumper season, and with a good team in process of mobilisation, and the ground being worked…

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Show Society Goes Fifty-fifty in Rugby Ground Improvements

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

At a joint meeting of the Leeton Show Society and the Rugby League, both bodies agreed to go fifty-fifty on the improvements being carried…

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Australian Football Victoria to Control South West

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 1

According to an article in the "Labor Daily" the Australian National Football League has decided to comply with the request of the…

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Boxing Cook to Meet Gains Empire Heavyweight Title London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 6

After a long dispute over terms, the Australian, George Gook, will meet the Canadian negro, Larry. Gains, holder of the title for the Empire…

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Senior Superiority Complex in Rugby Code How Juniors Are Eclipsed by Senior Imports

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

As 'B' Grade Rugby players are not indented there is a tendency for the Junior 'stars' to so completely eclipse these younger players as to put them…

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Olympic Swimmers in Leeton Wonderful Display of Swimming At Record Carnival New Records Created

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

Leeton took the Olympic swimmers to its collective heart. They were feted, presented with trophies to commemorate their visit…

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Night Tennis. Davies' "B" Grade Cup. St. Aidan's v. BROOKONG [?]

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

This match was played on Friday night last, and resulted in a win for St. Aidan's by 39 games. The scores (St. Aidan's players…

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Melbourne Sporting Notes Saturday's Racing at Flemington Cup Prospects Newmarket Review

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 6

In winning the Newmarket Handicap as a three-year-old with 8.9 Waltzing Lily put up a splendid performance and one that is not likely to be beaten for…

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Wagga Rugby League Annual Meeting Scheme for Improvement of Play Club Coaches to Be Appointed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Wagga Rugby League was held at the M.P. and A.A. rooms last night. The president (Mr. W. T. Madden) presided…

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Competition Cricket Austin Cup Final Good Scores by Hutchings and Dangar

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1933 · page 3

The final match of the Austin Cup cricket competition was commenced in the park on Saturday afternoon. Ron Hutchins won the toss and sent…

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Football Rugby League Weissel May Retire From Big Football Temora

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1933 · page 3

Eric Weissel will probably not be seen in big football again. He will captain and coach the Temora team during the forthcoming season, but he…

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