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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 17, 1933
Page
8
Brisbane hosts a selection night as selectors pick England tour squad amid uncertainty over two forwards. The evening aims to finalize 25 selections though some positions remain undecided before the team is named.
Weissel, not ruled out for selection, remains available but has kept himself fit by playing for Teworn in Group IX. Australia faced a hard fought test with 22,000 spectators as Queensland led at halftime and a late penalty nearly equalised.
In Wagga Wagga the Binge Cup clash between Wag and Magpies finished 48 with five positives recorded. Wag scored a try and conversion in the early war stages, Magpies replied with a score before halftime. McDonald crossed the line and Bly added a penalty, but the teams traded late pressure as scoring slowed. A key incident saw a man emerge from the ground after a late scrum, with Richards noted in the forward line.
Newtown won the Rugby League final beating St George while Randwick and Wests drew. Sydney teams dominated with Newtown and Easts scoring in Australian Rules action and a second Test between Australia and New Zealand planned for Sydney.
Fragmentary text references addresses and a bye lecture or election note. Readable elements include a 615 west Nerauttere Folls address and a mention of Grong Grong. The passage lacks full context and details for a clear event or action.
Tomorrow's fixtures include Lil Boys vs Magpies and Wore vs Bysasihol with peer teams aiming to climb the competition table. Woolf sustains a shoulder injury, while Boranibula seeks to avenge a prior defeat of Wagge. Mr S Ay Pinksone to coach the games.
Cootamundra and Wyelong played Wednesday before a crowd amid tensions in the Maher Cup dispute. Faulkiner set a try and three penalties for Coltmund ara while West Wyong's players King and North scored, with Noonan converting twice. NSW team selections and administrative notes dominated the aftermath, including Frank McMillan receiving a gift and speculation about Mettilian as Australian captain at a Board of Control meeting in Sydney. Ceci Field to return from England, with plans to move Junee and Fifield awaiting clearance for IWmy noazoor.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Charles Wilmot Dunstan and Pulls Express Newamper Company Limited in Rexle works Johnston Wazes. No clear event or outcome. Entities appear disjointed. text seems damaged.
The report notes a lowquality OCR style summary claiming both sides scored evenly with 11 points each behinds and mentions players like Mangor. It reflects a tilted season recap with unclear team names and mismatched figures, requiring clarification for exact teams and scores.
The Bolton Park clash between Wagga and Newtown looms as the season’s most interesting match with early-season results shaping expectations. Newtown and North Wagga squads travel, with key players listed, and both sides urged to be on ground by 7:30 pm, bring guernseys for the midweek contest.
Partial OCR readout lists multiple teams and scores with fractions and errors. Contains Melbourne Geelong, North Melbourne, Carlton, Richmond, South Melbourne, and others with various score figures and misread team names. Difficult to parse fully, but reflects a league round scoreboard snippet with many inconsistent entries.
The Evening Edition becomes a local institution in Wagga with a growing daily circulation. It is on sale in the Wagga streets, at news agents and other shops at 8 o'clock.
The listing compiles Wagga News Agencies and several traders on Fitzmaurice Street Baylis and Edward Streets. It names Express availability and stores including Partridge and Jones E Sullivan D Coyne Blake’s Book Bazaar Simpson Yates Wright McDonald Peacock and Wright among others.
Regular delivery for subscribers takes place every Saturday night. The note suggests deliveries to the post office prior to 4 p.m. but text is fragmented.
A fragmented tennis item lists Waega Hibernians players and substitutes including Nugent Horsley Muir Par nel Coady Thomason Orrell Dup. The half holiday game against Mailway is noted with scattered names and unclear positions.
Following the draw for the tennis events, matches are scheduled for June 25 at South Warsay Wagga and Tris Railway, with St-Michael's vy Kinoray North Waxeay also listed. St-Michael's 41 matches are set for the midweek at the clubs' courts.
Davis Cup reports Australia defeating Africa with matches featuring McGrath and Kirby. The article notes Crawford facing McGrath, Kirby and Farquharson vs Crawford, and Augie and Japa starting their Paris match. Doubles to be played. pairings not yet announced.
In Paris the Doubles lineup will be announced after today’s singles. Australia likely relies on Crawfond and Quist with Crawford pairing, as Crawford is favored to win singles. The Sunday start at 8 am aims to exploit continental crowds and boost turnout at Round Garros.
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