Tennis Country Week Condobolin Defeats Albury in Final Sydney
Albury and Condobolin yesterday earned the right to play in the final of the country B grade women's tennis teams competition at Rushcutters…
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Looking Backward The Adelong Goldfield When Handball Was Popular—a Lively Diversion—a Long-standing Debt—a Sound Drubbing—old-time Cricket—in the Eighties—matting and Concrete—a Big Hit—holders of Three Cups—a Century (Copyright) When Handball Was Popular
It was in the early eighties that the game of handball caught, on in old Adelong town. [?] fancy it was "Toddy" O'Dea, the genial draper at…
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There was no play today in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia owning to rain…
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The lul owing have been selected to represent the Narandera Club against Leeton in the A pennant match to be played at Narandera to-morrow…
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Work on the erection of the Lockhart Night Tennis Courts has been unexpectedly held up, and opening night previously advertised for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Tumut District Cricket Association
As far as can be gleaned, only one match in the Association's Competition was played on Sunday last. Upper Gilmore forfeited to Gocup…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Items of News Junee Swimming Pool
Owing to the excessive heat in the evenings, the Junee swimming pool has been well patronised. On Thursday night—railway pay day—there were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swimming Lessons Coaching Classes Start Next
Following on the success of the coaching classes of the past two seasons, the Tumut Swimming Club are again getting competent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Wagga Beach Life Saving Club Archer's Fine Form
The races conducted by the Wagga Beach Life Saving Club on Sunday last were final swims for the Adelong carnival, to be held next Sunday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Championship Swimming Carnival Moderate Attendance Narandera Competitors Win Three Championships
The annual championship swimming carnival was conducted at the Lake Sunday last, when there was a moderate attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls E.d.s.w.b.a. "B" Pennants
Tumut "B" Pennant teams went to Cootamundra during the week-end to complete the final of the Eastern Division of the South-West…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football Australian Rules Wagga Club Wind-up Social
The Wagga Australian Rules Football Club wound up a very successful season with a smoke social last Thursday at the Great Southern Hotel. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing Sabatino Defeats Stewart Negro Nearly Out in Fourth Round Sydney
With a display of right-hand punching seldom equalled for its speed and, technique, Antilio Sabatino (11.1 3/4), defeated over 12 rounds Ossie Stewart…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greyhound Racing Treble to Jim Molloy the Crow Eater Wins a Double
A feature of the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club's weekly meeting on Wednesday night last was the success of Mr. Jim Molloy's kenne's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diggers at Cricket Hay Diggers to Play Here on
A team of Hay diggers cricket match against the Narandera Diggers on sports ground wicket on Sunday next, commencing at 11 a.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis N.s.w. Hardcourt Championship Dubbo Again Chosen Wagga Must Take Action
It is not surprising to learn that, at the annual meeting of delegates of affiliated country clubs and associations, held in Sydney last week that a motion…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Swimming Nakama for Leeton
Kyoshi Nakama, the Hawaiian swimming champion, will visit Leeton on February 19…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gosford Races Postponed Sydney
Gosford races, which were to have been held to-day, were postponed indefinitely owing to rain…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tumbarumba Races Nominations Close To-night
Owners and trainers are finally reminded that nominations for the Tumbarumba Cup meeting on Wednesday and Thursday of next…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bowls Platers, and Where They Play Adventurous Journey From Culcairn
Wednesday last, what a day! and the brave Wagga bowlers travelled to Culcairn to play a pennant match. The thermometer said 117 in the shade of…
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