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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1936

4,488 stories in Riverina's papers · page 20 of 225

Unusual Motion Life Insurance of Tennis Club Members Lismore

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 1

There was up support for a motion put before the meeting of the Lismore Tennis Club that, in order to pay the debt of £190 owing to debenture…

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Railway Tennis Club Night Tournament Draw for a Grade First Round

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 7

February 12.—Mrs. Styman's team v. J. Shannon's team. February 13.—H. Beggs' team v. J. Maguire's team…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions Teams Sorting Themselves Out Hardy's Unbeaten Season

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 6

The Wagga competitions have reached a stage when the teams likely to win the premierships are becoming easier to pick. In the A-grade,…

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Cricket Competition Austin Cup Competition Hatches Still to Be Played

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

Saturday, February 15 Country-Banks v. Midgeon, on park oval. Town v. Friendly Societies, on…

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Competition Cricket Howell Cup Railway and Corobimilla to Play Find on

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 2

The Railway and Corobimilla teams witt on Sunday next commence the final match of the Howell cup cricket competition, and an interesting game…

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The Athletic Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

About a dozen delegates, representing clubs out as far as Barellan and down to Narandera, met in Junee on Monday week to take steps to guard…

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Football Rugby League Visit of English Team

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 10

At a meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League held in Sydney on Monday night, Mr. Thrussell, representative of the southern area,…

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BOWLS Narandera Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 13
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The semi finals of the Narandera division of the Riverina singles championship were played on Sunday. L. Sherriff d. C. H. Edwards 3115…

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"The Crawl" Stroke Improve Your Swimming

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 11

The most popular swimming stroke today is the crawl, which has been featured by the Japanese swimmers and who have brought it to a high…

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Greyhound Racing Southern Association Formed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 16

A meeting of delegates connected with mechanical hare dog racing was held at Cootamundra over the weekend for the purpose of…

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Municipal Council Aerodrome For Wagga Swimming Baths Mentioned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 5

The Wagga Municipal Council met on Thursday night, the Mayor (Aid. H. McDcnough) presiding. Others present were: Aid. E. J. McGrath…

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Flag Bridge Evening for Wagga Golf Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 13

The associates of the Wagga Golf Club organised a very successful flag bridge evening at the Australian Hotel last evening, 120 being present…

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Wagga Again "Dumped" Englishmen's Football Tour

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 11

Hearing that the fixtures for the Englishmen's games in this State were to be reviewed by the New South Wales League on Monday…

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Newcastle Racing Club Loss on Horses, Profit on Dogs

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 14

The Newcastle Jockey Club is in a bad way financially. Following losses of 1933 of £1489, 1934, £2892, the loss in 1934 was £3100. In 1935…

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Boxing Carroll v Barney Ross Charity Dividend Considered Too High Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 5

Mr. Charles Lucas, promoter of the Sportsground charity boxing contests, said to-day that he could organise a fight between Jack Carroll and Barney…

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Greyhound Racing Six Favorites At Wagga Bon Profit Wins A Double

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 12

The meeting of the Wagga Grey, hound Coursing Club -at the cricket ground on Thursday night was marked by a record run of successful…

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Cricket Wagga Competitions To-day's Matches Bearing on Premiership

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 10

To-day's matches in the A grade section of the Wagga competition will have an important bearing on the premiership position…

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Football Rugby League Ireland Defeats England London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 6

Ireland defeated England by 6 points to 3 in a Rugby match at Durbin…

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Greyhound Racing Cootamundra Coursing Club Noms for Wednesday Night

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

A special meeting of the above was held for the purpose of considering the alteration of the date for next meeting on a request from Gundagai…

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