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Sport, 1934

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Third Tennis Test Australia Wins Rubber

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 13

Australia on Monday in the Third Test won all four rubbers. Hopman after leading off with three games to love, won the first set…

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Tennis Exhibition Matches Englishmen at Hobart Hobart

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

In exhibition tennis matches to-day perry and Wilde d Hopman and Tenkin, 9/7, 6/3; Perry d Hopmaa, 9/7, in a single set match…

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Orange Races Douele to Boomey Orange

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 15

Flying: Boomey 1; Iron Sands 2; Knightsbrook 3; 31 Encourage: Sir Wirral 1; Poi Bounce 2; Bett Lor 3; 41…

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Adelaide Races Leading Jockey Out Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 15

At the S.A.J.C. meeting to-day the leading South Australian hurdle rider G. Daley, was suspended for two months for careless riding…

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Tennis Stars the World's Best in Tilden's View New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 3

William Tilden to-day ranked Henri Cochet (France) and Norman Brookes (Australia) as all time number one and number two tennis…

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Football Bugby League Enthusiasm in France Famous Amateur to Promote Code Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

Sensational developments are expected in connection with the resignation to-day of the famous amateur, Jean Gallia, from the French Rugby…

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Cricket Sheffield Shield Nitschke's Century Chilvers and O'Reilly Bowl Well SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 6

The Sheffield Shield match between South Australia and New South Wales was began at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day in fine but dull weather…

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Football Rugby League Praise for Kangaroos "Bickering and Bitterness" London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

Mr. Trevor Wignall's praise of the Kangaroos for their display against Wales at Wembley, together with the overwhelming of England in Paris,…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

The following team will represent Cootamundra Golf Club against Young on Sunday, 14th January, at 10 o'clock: Mesdames Jewell, R. Cohen…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

De La Salle team against the Centrals on Wednesday next: T. Faulkner, F. Davis, J. Lloyd, J. Ewen, R. Mangan, R. Faulkner, T. Nicholson…

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Orange Races Three Races Abandoned Orange

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

The Orange I.O.O.F. annual race, meeting was held to-day on a heavy track, following a severe storm, which held an adverse effect on the…

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Boxing M'alister v Eagle Newcastle

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

At the Newcastle Stadium last night Billy M'Alister (8,6) and "Young" Eagle (8,6) fought a…

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Racing Inquiries V.R.C. Investigations Almost Complete

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4
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A message from Melbourne states that the investigations into the identity of Chrybean which won a Kilmore on November 28 have been…

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Adelaide Races Gift to Mellion Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

The South Australian Jockey Club's summer meeting was concluded at Morphettville to-day, G. Daily, leading South Australian hurdle rider, was…

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Tennis City v Country Rain Delays Play Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

The annual city v county tennis matches appear to be ill-fated as each year rain interferes. Yesterday, after a start had been made at the…

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Cricket Shield Game Kippax and Bill Splendid Partnership SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

A partnership of 113 Kippar and Bill yesterday did much to change the Sheffeld Shield outlook for New South Wales in the…

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Cootamundra Athletic Assn. Carnival on February 14

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 4

The Cootamundra Athletic Association met at the Globe hotel on Friday night to discuss the advisability of running a night…

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Athletics Centenary Road Sydney, Through Wagga, to Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1934 · page 3

Members of the Footseray Harriers' Club will run a centenary relay race from Sydney to Melbourne in October, in conjunction with the Melbourne…

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Swimming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 9 January 1934 · page 3

Subject to the approval and support of the Wagga public, it is practically certain that Miss Joyce Cooper, the famous English…

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