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Sport, 1935

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Athletic Association Meeting of Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1935 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Athletic Association was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday evening last, when there were present…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 4

A team from Gundagai will visit Cootamundra on Sunday next, and one from Tumut on Monday. Inspector Carney is to take up…

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Charity Social at Tennis Courts

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 2

St. Michael's Tennis Club's courts are booked to-night for a 'Night in Wonderland," Night tennis, dancing and cards will be conducted, and the…

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Cricket Don Bradman Home Not to Play Cricket This Season Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 8

Don Bradman returned to Australia by the R.M.S. Otranto which arrived this morning. He said that though he felt quite fit, he definitely would not…

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Swimming Displays Men Attired in Trunks Caretaker Declines to Inferfere Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1935 · page 1

When a party of 100 Y.A.L. girls visited the Manly baths to-day to witness exhibitions by leading swimmers, the majority of the men were attired…

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Bowls Riverina District Association

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

A meeting of the delegates of the R.D.B.A. voe held at the board room of the Wagga Bowling Club yesterday. The president (Mr A. B…

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Wagga Races

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

The Anniversary meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will be held on the picturesque Wagga racecourse on Saturday and Monday next. As all…

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FOOTBALL Australian Rules

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

The object of the meeting which is advertised to take place to-night is she fenmation of a Wednesday half holiday competition. The Wagga…

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Fast Cricket Scoring

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Playing against a team from Temora, known as the Mustard Club, on Sunday, C. ("Babe") Forbes, of Morangorell, scored 46 runs off one over…

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Tennis Boree Creek v FAITHFULL

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

The Boree Crock and Faithfull tennis clubs played a match on the Boree Creek courts last week. The scores were: Faithfull 118 games, Boree…

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Stolen Golf Balls "One of the Regualrs" Fined £1 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 6

"Men stamp golf balls into the ground and then sell them when the player has given up looking for them," declared a witness at the Redfern…

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Tennis Amateurs Appearing in Films French Association Disagrees With Britain LONDON

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

“It would upset the traditions of the game, and surely it would be very un-British, when the only person to benefit would be Perry, and the…

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CRICKET V. W. C. Jupp Faces Manslaughter Charge Car and Cycle Collision London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 8

V. W. C. Jupp, the Northamptonshire county and international cricketer, who on Saturday was charged with the manslaughter of Denis…

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Our Racing Letter Bred to Go Like the Wind Emily Rose Has All the Credentials for Saturday’s Big Sprint at Randwick

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 7

Why shouldn’t Emily Rose be a brilliant galloper? She is by Rampion, who, at two years, was invincible except when on one occasion he…

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Athletics Empire Title Won Bt Robinson Tolan Defeats Banner Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1935 · page 4

Austin Robinson (Aust.) won by five yards the British championship over a distance of 130, yards before a crowd of 10,000 people here to-night. His…

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Bowls

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 2

In the third round of the pair handicap L. H. Sherriff and H. S. Robinson (4) d. W. Miller and P. C. Pearson (4) 27—19…

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Swimming Club Dances

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

The final of the series of Swimming Club dances takes place on Monday evening next (Anniversary night) at the Glideaway. Music will…

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Swimming Tumut Carnival

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 1

The Tumut Swimming Club are already doing the spadework for their carnival on February 23, and details as regards the visitors, etc.,…

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Swimming Baths Closed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 7

The Leeton Swimming Baths will be closed at 12 noon to-day (Friday) for emptying and cleaning purposes, and will be reopened for Saturday…

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Cricket

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 January 1935 · page 5

THE Sunday Competition, after last Sunday's play resulted in the three leading positions being occupied by…

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