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Sport, 1934

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Bowls a Pennant Match at Arlah Park

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

The following players have been selected to represent Bolton Park against Ariah Park, at Ariah Park, tomorrow: Benjam, Selff, Bellair,…

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Riverina Swimming Championships Leo Ridge Breaks the Minute New Records Established

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 5

Leeton, Yanco and Griffith swimmers attended the Riverina Carnival held at the Lake, Narandora, on Friday last (Anniversary Day). Except…

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Boxing Henneberry v Shade Australian Wins on Points Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

Although Fred Henneberry (11.2) received a boxing lesson for the major portion of the 15 rounds, he was awarded a points decision over the…

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Football Country League to Control Own Affairs Important Conference

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

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

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Championship Swimming Carnival Ridge Retains Riverina 100 Yards Championship E. Malcolm Wins Ladies' Championship

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 1

The Narandera Swimming Club's championship carnival which was held at the Lake on Friday last (Anniversary Day) was probably the most…

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Tennis Perry Apologises "Talking" on Court in Match with Grawford Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 6

F. J. Perry, who won the Australian tennis title on Saturday, to-day expressed regret for his "talking" during the match against Crawford. He…

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Darlington Point Races Golden Barque and Comedy March Each Win a Double

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

The Darlington Point Race Club held its summer meeting on Anniversary Day, in the presence of a fair attendance of spectators…

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Cricket Victoria Follows on Score of 407 Scaife's Fine Century SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 2

The weather was fine and hot when the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria was resumed at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 4

Crawford, McGrath, Quist, and Turnbull are chosen for the Davis Cup matches. Hopman is fifth ma[?] They will leave Melbourne on 20th March…

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Gundagai's Swimming Pool

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 2

The people of Gundagai and district have shown much enthusiasm and patronage towards the swimming movement there, and particularly…

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Swimming Joyce Cooper Also Australian Champions to Appear at Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

Arrangements have been completed by the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club with the New South Wales Ladies' Amateur Swimming Association, for…

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SWIMMING Joyce Cooper and Australian Champions to Visit Wagga WAGGA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

Arrangements have been completed by Wagga for Miss Joyce Copper, the English champion, and the women members of the New South Wales…

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Tumbarumba Races Cup Meeting Opens To-day

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

The Cup meeting of the Tumbarumba Turf Club is to be held to-day and to-morrow. Practically all the visiting horses have arrived, and there is every…

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Soldiers' Cricket Match (The Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

Sir,—The scores in the returned soldiers' cricket match, Newtown v. Oldtown, on Friday last were not correct. Through some unforeseen…

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Stabbed Man in Back Cricket Ground Incident Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 1

At the Central Court to-day, William Charles Holden aged 49 years salesman, was charged with having maliciously wounded Thomas…

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Tennis Davis Cup Team Announced Same As Last Year Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

The Australian Lawn Tennis Council announced to-night that J. Crawford, V. M'Grath, D. Turnbull, and A. Quist had been chosen as the Davis Cup team…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield Won by Victoria N.S.W. Fails to Obtain Outright Win Tame Finish to Exciting Match SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1934 · page 6

New South Wales scored a first innings victory over Victoria in the last Sheffield Shield match of the season at the Sydney Cricket…

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Cricket Strategy in Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 8

Up to a few years ago, all our Sheffield Shield matches were played to a finish, but as this system involved the players' absence from their vocations…

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Rugby League Country Control New Organisation

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 5

Arrangements for country week and a tour of country districts by an official were decided upon at the meeting of the general committee of…

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Boxing Good Wagga Contests in Adequately Supported

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 8

One of the features of the minor contests tit the Wonderland Stadium on Friday night was the return to form of Jim Harriett. Harriett was one of…

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