Bowls Wagga Club
In the semi-finals of the Raleigh Memorial Cup, played on the Wagga Bowling Club's green, Croydon, 25, d. Brunskill, 19, and Barrand, 25, d. C…
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Swimming Gundagai Successes at Adelong
At Adelong last Sunday, Gundagai competition who were successful in some of the carnival events were Miss I. North, who won the girls under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Races
The Murrumbidgee Turf Club will stage its Anniversary Day race meeting on the popular Wagga racecourse on Monday next. Monday being a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women's Night Tennis
The women's night tennis competition was continued on Thursday night, but matches were uncompleted owing to the heavy rainstorm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing Melbourne Programme Cancelled Melbourne
On account of injury sustained in training, Claude Vainer has withdrawn from his contest with Irving Eldridge at the West Melbourne Stadium…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Golf Club Preparing for Season
Although weather conditions have hot been like golf in any shape or form, the Wagga Club is preparing for an early opening. The course is…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Riverina Golf Rain Will Help Clubs
The rain on Thursday night will be welcomed by golf club committees in connection with the preparation work for the season. Owing…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Limiting Power Of Golf Ball Divergent Views
A concerted move to restrict the power of golf balls in England has led to a lively controversy. Consideration of the problem by the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Cricket Gundagai Go to Junee
A Gundagai eleven will journey to Junes on Monday, where a game has been arranged. The local team will be led by Jack Howard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Greyhound Racing Meeting At Wagga Brown Ace Brilliant Heavy Rain Only Delays the Racing Lesray Brilliant in Hurdle
The Wagga Greyhound Racing Club held its usual meeting on Thursday night, and with pleasant weather conditions the attendance was good…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Louis Retains Boxing Title Knockout in First Round New York
Detroit's Brown Bomber, Joe Louis retained his world heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden to-night. He technically knocked out his…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Country Tennis Champion Fine Play by Mrs C. WALKER
Mrs. C. Walker, of Orange, who won the country women's singles championship for the second time on Saturday last, played in her first…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wagga Races Anniversary Meeting at Wagga on
The Murrumbidgee Turf Club will hold its first race meeting this year on Monday, when the Anniversary Day fixture will be held. It…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Races-abandoned Too Hard and Dry at Murrumburrah
The Murrumburrah Turf Club committee deemed it inadvisable, to carry on with the annual race meeting set down for Wednesday and Thursday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lord Nuffield's Gift South African Cricket Assn. Benefits
Lord Nuffield, speaking at the Durban Country Club announced that he intended to give £10,000 to the South Cricket Association, because he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Grand Stand Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney
A new covered stand 400 feet long is foreshadowed for hill patrons at the Sydney cricket ground. It is hoped to complete the stand by 1940,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis Australian Championships Quist and Bromwich for Final Fine Play by Ladies Melbourne
Demonstrating his claims for selection in this year's Davis Cup team, V. M'Grath closely pressed J. Bromwich during the latter stages of their…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Cricket Wagga Competitions Seventh Round Ends To-day South's Challenge to Sportsmen Lake and Oil Companies' Dour Straggle
The seventh round of matches in the Wagga competitions will be concluded to-day, the position of the games at present being:—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Swimming Namaka's Successes Melbourne
K. Namaka, the Hawaiian swimmer, won the 330 yards medley swimming championship by 15 yards from R Bassingthwaite (N.S.W.) and R…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming at Leeton Popular Olympic Pool
After being in the doldrums for several seasons in succession, swimming has boomed at the Leeton baths this summer as it has seldom boomed…
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