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Sport, 1935

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Darlington Point CRICKET

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 2

On Sunday last the Kooba Station employees played a cricket match against the Darlington Point team. The match resulted in a win for the…

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Swimming Wagga Beach Carnival Sunday Afternoon and Evening Attractive Programme

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

The annual carnival of the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club will be held at the bathing beach on Sunday afternoon and again at night. Entries…

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Cricket Coolamon & District Assn. Function of Clubs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 4

W. W. L. L. Clubs O. [?] In [?] O. D. B. Pts. Ganmain .. 1 3 1 6 4 3 34 Coolamon .. 0 5 1 0 4 2 32…

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Cricket Friendly Societies' Team Going to Sandigo

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 5

The Friendly Societies team has made arrangements to play a return natch with the Sandigo team on the latter's ground to-morrow (Saturday)…

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Our Racing Letter Autumn Carnival at Hand. Sydney Horses for Melbourne Stakes. Best Juvenlles in or Out of Work

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 6

Both the horses that didn't run and those who competed at Rosehill on Saturday showed that Summer and day trucks are here. Many of the…

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Swimming Carnival at Wagga Beach

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 14

The annual carnival of the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club will be held to-morrow afternoon and evening. A splendid programme of events has…

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Albury Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 15

At a meeting of the committee of the Albury Racing Club, the resignation of Dr. Grant was received. Officers elected were: Patron. Dr…

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Tennis Racquet Construction

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

Selecting a tennis racket has always been a matter for [?] choice. Every player favours some particular balance, which is not…

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Junee Cricket Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

At a meeting of the Junee Cricket Association a statement of the recent cricket match with the English women's cricket team showed a profit of…

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Boxing Keith Lawson Defeated on Points

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 14

The Wagga boxer, Keith Lawson, who was matched at the Fitzroy Stadium last night against Red Maloney, was narrowly defeated on…

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TENNIS Church of England Courts

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 14

The newly formed Church of England Tennis Club is making good progress with the forming of three new tennis courts on the Church…

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Tennis Tactics Hints for the Backhand

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 14

It is safe to say that nearly every young tennis player finds the backhand drive the most difficult of all shots in the game. The curious…

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Boxing. Keith Lawson in Melbourne Narrow Victory for Maloney Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Bursts of heavy punching made amends for a good deal of scrambling in the contest between Red Maloney 10.12 (Melbourne), and Keith Lawson,…

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Tennis New Church Courts to Be Opened on February 27

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Splendid progress is being with the new Church of England tennis courts. Only a short time has elapsed since it was decided to build…

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Football Rugby League Wagga League's Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 6

The animal meeting of the Wagga Rugby League will be held at the M.P. and A.A. rooms on February 25. The constitution provides for the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 4

Rain stopped play in the Sparre Cup games on Saturday, in the most important match, the Cooramundry are 1 for 78 against the Whizz…

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Rugby Union England Defeats Ireland London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 6

In international Rugby at Twickenham, before a crowd of 50,000 people England defeated Ireland by 14 points to three. It was a great struggle,…

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Boxing Lawson in Melbourne Makes Good Impressing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 6

Keith Lawson and his mentor (Dick O'Farrell) returned yesterday from Melbourne. Mr. O'Farrell, in an interview, spoke highly of the…

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Albury Races Programme for March 2

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 6

For its meeting to be held on Saturday, March 2, the committee of the Albury Racing Club has drawn up an attractive programme of six events…

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Swimming Wagga Carnival Fine Performance by Wagga Relay Team Gaffney Scores Again

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1935 · page 6

The Wagga Beach Life Saving Club held its annual swimming carnival at the Wagga beach yesterday. Despite the adverse weather conditions, the…

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