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Sport, 1934

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Aust. Tennis Championships Perry Has Decisive Victory Crawford Crawford's Disappointing Display McGrath Extends Perry in Semi-Final Match Perry Defeats McGRATH

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 1

McGrath and Perry had a great battle in the semi-final of the Australian singles championship yesterday. The youthful Australian in…

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Player Writers Banned in Athletics Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 14

It was decided at a meeting of the Australian Amateur Athletic Union that in future no official or athlete be permitted to write for the press…

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Athletics Australian Championships Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 16

The first surprise of the Australian Athletic Championships, which commenced here to-day, was the defeat of the N.S.W. runner, Hampson, in…

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Holiday Racing at Wagga Allugo Wins the Anniversary, Handicap Lady Dancer's 'Brilliant Course Record Torvin Completes Double--to-day's Handicap Threebees Scores in Amateur Picnic Race

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 14

The holiday race meeting of the Mur[?]umbidgee Turf Club, held at Wagga yesterday and to-day, was most popular. Usually this fixture…

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Tennis Golf Club Tournament

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

The Cootamundra Golf Club held a mixed foursomes American handicap tournament on the club courts on Friday. A very enjoyable day was spent…

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Local and General Swimming Caranival

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Says the Harden "Express": About 700 attended the swimming carnival at the Murrumburrah baths last Wednesday night. Besides the locals,…

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Gundagai Swimming Carnival Big Crowd Watch Good Events

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 1

The annual carnival under the a uspices of the Gundagai Swimming and Acquatic Club, which is affiliated with the Eastern Riverina Swimming Association, was held on Friday last, the 26th inst. The day was cloudy but not cool,…

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Association Cricket Cootamundra and Gundagai Draw

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 4

Cootamundra and Gundagai Cricket Associations played a drawn game on Albert Park on Friday (Anniversary Day). Detailed scores were not…

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Boxing What Causes Knock-out? Matter of Blood Supply and Shock

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 3

How many of those who sec a real knock-out know the actual cause When doctors differ is it any wonder that laymen cannot agree? While to…

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Football Country League To Control Own Affairs Important Conference Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 5

The first annual conference of the Country Rugby League was held in Sydney yesterday. Mr. Richardson, the chairman of the…

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Wagga Anniversary Races Flotella and Torvin Win Doubles Interesting Sport Provided

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 6

The Anniversary meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club was concluded on Saturday in fine, hot weather. The attendance was smaller than on the…

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Tennis Perry Defeats Crawford Three Straight Sets Miss Hartigan Defeats Mrs. Molesworth SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 5

F. J. Perry (England) defeated J. Crawford (Australia) in the final of the Australian singles championship at Rushcutter Bay courts yesterday,…

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Cricket Shield Game N.S.W. SCORES 672 and Declares Victoria's Hard Task Woodfull's Fine Sporting Action SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 2

Brown was dismissed with 205 to his credit when the match between New South Wales and Victoria was continued at the Sydney…

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Bowls

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

Play started last night in the Rink Handicap Tournament, but had to be postponed owing to rain interrupting play…

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Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

The Boree Creek tennis team were at home to Yuluma on Sunday and after an enjoyable afternoon's tennis defeated, the visitors, the…

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FOOTBALL N.S.W. Rugby League Accepts New Country Organisation Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

The full committee of the New South Wales Rugby League to-night unanimously granted the newly formed Country Rugby Football League of…

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Bowls (T.w.r.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

The Leeton Bowling Club will undergo its acid test when it meets Narandera, at Narandera, next week end in the A Grade Pennants. With…

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Proposed New Tennis

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

Tennis players, ex tennis players, would-be tennis players, townsmen, townswomen, country men, country women, are all asked to attend a…

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Late Sporting Tennis

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

At a committee meeting of the Tumut Tennis Club held last night complaints were ma[?]e against the Neon Light tourists for the way they…

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