The Big Boxing Contest. Burns Has Narrow Escape. Squires at Home
Although the wet weather retarded operations at the stadium at Rushcutter’s Bay in which the battle for the championship of the world will be…
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Sport, 1908
427 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 16 of 22
Football
A match was played at Parramatta on Saturday afternoon between a Goulburn team and a Granville team. The Goulburn players were principally Warrigal juniors. The visitors were…
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The benefit match in aid of Mr. G. Downes, played on Saturday between Pioneers and St. Patrick's College, was unfortunately fought out in wet weather. The attendance was very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Reuter's.] London, Wednesday. SWIMMING
In the international scratch races at Paris in the hundred metres Meyboom, the Belgian champion, beat Tartakover by six inches in one minute 6 2-5 seconds. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →[Reuter's.] London, Tuesday. the Cricket Championship
The Yorkshire eleven is still undefeated, and is assured of the championship. AFTER MANY YEARS. Excavations at Fort Hancock, Ner[?]…
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The Associates will play the August round for the Club Trophy on Saturday 29th. The drawings are :— Mrs. O’Brien v. Miss Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →World's Boxing Championship. Burns Again Victorious
Tommy Barns retained the boxing championship of the world on Monday, when he knocked out Bill Squires, the champion of Australia, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. HARDEN v. BINALONG
The match which caused a great deal of interest in football circles, was played at Binalong on Saturday (says the "Murrmnburrab Signal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Events to Come. RACES
Cootamundra Turf Club Spring Meeting, September 17th & 18th. ; Murrumburrah Turf Club's Spring Meeting, October 21st…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Reuter's.] London, Thursday. County Cricket
Kent scored second place for the cricket championship by a sensational victory over Middlesex, Woolley taking six wickets for eight runs. Gloucester beat Surrey, which…
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There was a very fair attendance at the Deanery on Saturday, when the final for the senior competition was played in good football weather. Warrigals and Wallaroos were…
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The usual committee meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening. The president (Mr. Campbell) occupied the chair. Three players were in football parlance "sent out"—…
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The South African board of control has decided that it is unable to entertain the invitation of Australia to send a cricket team to tour the Commonwealth in the…
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Melbourne, Thursday.—The boxing contest for the championship of the world, between Tommy Burns and Bill Lang, took place to-day, Burns won…
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THE Show meeting of the Murrambidgee Turf Club took place at Wagga, on Friday and Saturday last. Following are the result…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Football. HARDEN v. MURRUMBURRAH
The Murrumburrah "Signal " says: —The final match of the Harden Centre Rugby Competition took place on the Racecourse, last Saturday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World's Boxing Championship. BURNS v. Lang. Burns Again Victorious
The first world's championship boxed in Melbourne took place at the Stadium, City-road, South Melbourne, on Thursday, when Tommy Burns…
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There were about 8000 at the contest in Melbourne between Burns and Lang. The referee announced to both boxers that the match would be under strict Marquis of Queensberry rules…
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The semi-final of the Friday Football Competition was played on Friday afternoon between Waratahs and Rivals. The former team won by 3 to nil after a very willing game. One of the Waratahs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swimming Feats in the Thames
The Thames (says the "Westminster Gazette") has witnessed many remarkable feats, in which ladies as well as men have played prominent parts. In…
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