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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1934

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Our Racing Letter Melbourne Carnival Newmarket Prospects Sydney's Minor Meetings

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 6

Multudo ran a great race, in the Oakleigh Plate on Saturday to finish third to First Money and Heros, and he will prove particularly hard to beat…

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Tumut Races Faronga's John Elliott Handicap Hurdle to Canon Ray

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 6

The Tumut racecourse, looking as it usually does, most picturesque, again attracted a splendid attendance for the opening of the club's annual meeting…

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Cricket Women Cricketers English Team to Be Invited New Zealand Team Also Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 6

The All Australian Women's Cricket Association decided to invite an English association to send a women's cricket team to Australia in December…

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Big Crowd at M O T Races Faronga Downs Assai in John Elliot Handicape Elorita Backed and Beaten

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 February 1934 · page 5

A large crowd attended the opening of the Tumut Turf Club's annual meeting" yesterday, when a splendid day's racing was witnessed. The…

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Football Country Rugby League Definitely Established Coaches and Paid Players

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The Country Rugby Football League is now definitely established and the new constitution has been endorsed by the head body which considered…

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Football Rugby Union to Be Made Popular Nazi Plans Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

The Nazis have undertaken an energetic campaign to popularise Rugby Union among German schoolboys. "This is a splendid fighting sport,"…

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Yanco Swimming Carnival

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The splendid array of cups and ribands now on show in Mr. Melit's window at Yanco, has attracted satisfactory entries for the Yanco…

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Remarkable Swimming Performance

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

One of the most remarkable swims ever recorded by an Australian boy was that of Robin Biddulph, a 13 year old member of the Rose Bay…

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Cycle Racing

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Owing to the unsettled weather on Wednesday there was not as many spectators as usual to witness the races held by the Cycle Club in the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

The association team picked, to go to Junes will go to Young instead, on Sunday…

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Tumut High School Swimming Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The local High School held its annual swimming carnival on Wednesday last. Several excellent races were witnessed and competition…

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L.i.h.s. Notes Swimming

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

A point score competition has been inaugurated to give encouragement and practice to a number of promising young swimmers in the school…

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Swimming Remarkable Performance by 13-Year-old Boy

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

One of the most remarkable swims ever recorded by an Australian boy was that of Robin Biddulph, a 12-year-old member of the Rose Bay club…

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Cricket Tumut District Cricket Association Last Round for "B" Division

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

The last round in the "B" Division takes place on Sunday, when Lacmalac play Blowering, Wyangle play Batlow and Gilmore are at home to…

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Rosebery Races Acceptances for

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

FLYING WELTER HANDICAP, 6[?] furlongs; first division (1 p.m.)—Royal Tune, Babill, Golden Flash, Some Hero, Red Shadow, Utterer, Burwood…

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Local and General Mishap at Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 5

One of Messrs: Dalgety and Co's staff Keith Shipard whilst playing on Wednesday on the Presbyterian tennis courts slipped along the back…

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Bowls Country Carnival No Play Yesterday Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 3

There was no play to-day in the country bowls matches. Heavy rain fell all night and to-day made play impossible. It was decided to eliminate…

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Cricket Tests to Be Broadcast

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

Realising the tremendous interest taken in test cricket in Australia the Vacuum Oil Company in conjunction with the five other advertisers have…

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Cricket Newtown v. Friendly Societies

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 2

A cricket match between the Newtown and Friendly Societies teams has been arranged to take place on the post office wicket on Sunday…

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Cricket. Coolamon a District Assn. Position of Clubs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 23 February 1934 · page 4

W. W. L. L. O. [?] in 1st O. D. [?] Town [?]…

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