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Sport, 1933

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Tennis Fourth Test Quist and M'grath Win U.S.A. Wins Doubtes Watch SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 6

The fourth tennis Test between Australia and the United States was begun at the Rushcutter Bay courts today…

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Cricket Third Test Regarded As Decisive Teams to be Chosen To-day Ponsford Likely to Play Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 2

The third Test is regarded as probably the decisive match of the series. If the Australians win England's moral will suffer, and the Englishmen…

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Bowls New Junee Green

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

Good progress has been made with the bowling green in Belmore street, Junee. Three carpenters are now placing the necessary woodwork…

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BOXING McGrath Defeats Roberts

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 16

The Wagga boxer, Royce McGrath, cleverly and clearly outpointed Alby Roberts at the Leichhardt Stadium on Tuesday night…

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Cricket Pastoral Cup

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 7

The following players will represent the Wagga Reserve team for the Pastoral Cup against the Junee Cosmopolitans on the Cricket Ground…

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Golf in Rlverina Clubs Preparing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 11

Riverina golf clubs experienced a very successful season last year, out so popular is the game becoming that the coming season is being…

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Famous Tennis Player Daphne Akhurst

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 16

Sydney tennis circles received a shock on Tuesday when it was known that one of their most successful and popular tennis players, in…

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Country Week Tennis Commences on

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 16

The Country Week Tennis Carnival will commence at the White City courts, Sydney, on Monday. Large teams entries totalling nearly 100…

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Boxing M'grath's Misfortune Injured in Gymnasium Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 8

While engaged in a training bout at Brown's gymnasium in the city today Royce M'Grath, the well known Wagga boxer, was injured by a blow…

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Holiday Races Wagga on Anniversary Day

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 15

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club will held their next meeting at Wagga, on Thursday, January 29. A six event programme has been provided,…

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Won by a Nose Bookmakers At Cricket Stock Agents Have to Dub Up

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 9

Unable to beat the books over the holiday racing, the Stock Agents essayed to get square at cricket, but they only added to their liability,…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Arising out of the incident at the Young Cricket Ground when a number of the Kingsvale Cricket Club created a disturbance which led to…

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Boxing Palmer Defeats Freeman Points Decision Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Ambrose Palmer (12.2½), heavyweight champion of Australia, defeated Johnny Freeman, 12.13½, on points over 15 rounds at the West…

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Wagga Races Entries Close To-night

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 4

Owners and trainers are finally reminded that nominations for all events at the Anniversary Say meeting of the Murrumbidgee…

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Tennis Fourth Test America's Narrow Win Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 3

When the fourth and final lawn tennis Test between Australia and the United States of America resumed to-day at the White City courts…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

In the final of the Dalgety's White Horse Cup singles handicap, F. C. Garner defeated W. A. Scoles 31 to 30…

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Golf Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 2

The annual meeting of Adelong Golf Club as held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening last, there being present:—Messrs. W. W…

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Cycle Racing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 3

A meeting of members of the Narandera Cycle Club was held on Thursday last. Minutes were confirmed and…

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Bowls Riverina Pennant Match

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 6

Wagga and Bolton Park will meet at 2.15 o'clock to-morrow at the Wagga bowling green, in a Riverina B grade pennant match. Wagga's…

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Competition Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1933 · page 3

The concluding series of the second round of Austin cup matches was finished on Saturday, when the Town team defeated the Banks team by 17…

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