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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Football Rugby League Kangaroos Defeat Wales Win "Daily Mail" Cup London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

The Kangaroos played fine football to-day to defeat Wales at Wembly by 51 points to 19 and win the "Daily Mail" Cup. London's few adherents…

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Speedboat and Swimming Carnival To-day

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 2

The stage is set for the big speed-boat and swimming carnival at Lake Albert to-day. Everything points to a perfect day's outing. Boats were…

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Indore Cricket Wickets Too Fast London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

Endeavoring to meet the feelings of cricketers that one of the disadvantages of indoor practice is that, after batting on fast indoor pitches, they…

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Boxing Carnera and Stribling Faked Contests Remarkable Alegations New York

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

What appears to be another of those gigantic hoaxes, perpetrated as part of the trickery that seems to cling to boxing in the United States, is…

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Jumbo Sharland to Broadcast Races at Flemington Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

Mr Eric Welch terminated his service with the Australian Broadcasting Commission to-day. His place at the microphone at Flemington on Monday…

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Tennis Test Close Contest Two Rubbers Each the Scores Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 4

H. Hopman (Australia) d. F. H. D. Wlide (Great Britain), 6/1, 6/3. V. M'Grath (Australia) d H. G. N. Lee (Great Britain),6/0,6/1…

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Cricket N.S.W. V. Queensland Visitors Six Out for 254 Thompson Nearly Reaches Century SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1934 · page 3

Slow batting marked the play in the opening stages of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Queensland at the Sydney Cricket…

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Swimming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

50yds. championship Townend (Vic.); relay race (teams of four), Victoria; men's handicap, 50yds., Allen (Vic.); diving championship…

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Golf

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

A foursome was played on the links on Sunday. The players were Stewart and Sallery (N.S.W.) and Cullen and Owens (Vic.). The…

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Tennis

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2
Also in The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser

A tennis tournament was held on the town courts on Sunday. The teams consisted of four men and two ladies, and N.S.W. were victorious…

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Football Rugby League the Kangaroos Defeat England in France Enthusiastic Scenes Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

The Kangaroos defeated England by 63 points to 13 in an exhibition match at the Stade Pershing to-day. The Kangaroos…

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Swimming Claire Dennis' Record Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Claire Dennis established a new Australian back stroke record for 110 yards while competing in an event at Mittagong this afternoon. Her time…

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Throwing Cricket Ball

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 3

A novelty in the veteran's cricket match in Melbourne was a contest of throwing the cricket ball. E. H, Bromley, the Victorian, won with a throw…

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Cricket Riverina Notes

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

Cricket booms at Coolamon and Junee. At the former place eight teams compete in the local competition. At Junee there are four competitions…

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Bowls Wagga Carnival Concluding Stages Croaker Wins Handicap Singles

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 5

The concluding stages of the Bolton Park and Wagga club carnival were reached yesterday. F. H. Croaker won the handicap singles from Dalgleish…

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Ambulance Carnival Thrilling Speedboat Races Large Crowd Enjoys Good Programme

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

A large number of people attended the Wagga District Ambulance and Wagga Speedboat Club aquatic carnival which was held at Lake Albert…

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Tennis Test M'grath Defeats Perry Hopman Downs Hughes Australia Wins Doubles Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 1

The Australians again played sparkling tennis in the third Test against England today. Hopman had a fine win over the English captain, Hughes,…

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Racing at Tumut Adelong New Year Meeting Dead Heat in Flying Handicap to Nelson Trafalgar

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 6

The third day of the four days' Christmas and New Year racing carnival at Tumut was held yesterday. The attendance was again much larger than the corresponding day last year…

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Cricket Bradman Again Fine Partnership With Kippax N.S.W. in Strong Position Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1934 · page 2

Giving one of the finest exhibitions of hard and accurate hitting seen on the Sydney Cricket Ground for some time Bradman and Kippax placed New…

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