Berrigan Coursing Club Second Meeting
The elements were not altogether favorable for coursing last Tuesday. Heavy rain fell on Monday night, and well on to Tuesday morning, the…
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Swimming in England. the Amateur Championship of the World. Percy Cavill's Victory. London, July 19
In the swimming contest which took place on the Thames on Saturday for the five-mile amateur championship of the world 16 swimmers started. The course…
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The first descriptive report of a prize fight is attributed to Homer, who in the twe[?]-third book of the Iliad refers in cumstantial detail to the Cestus fight,…
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The following are the result of Saturday's matches: League matches -- Geelong beat South Melbourne, 6.8 to 5.2; Collingwood beat Fitzroy, 3.17 (35 points) to 4.4…
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To-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon the Rutherglen half-holiday team meet their Corowa rivals in a return match on the local ground. The Corowa team will be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football. Rutherglen v. ALBURY
Had Saturday afternoon been made to order it could not have been more suitable to the purpose to which it was devoted by the Rutherglen folks. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming. Australians Successful. London, July 26
An international shimming contest took place at Brussels on Saturday and yesterday. Percy Cavill, of Sydney, who won the five mile amateur championship on the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Football. Berrigan v. FINLEY
Finley journeyed into Berrigan with a very weak team, and it was hardly, expected they would uphold their laurels, as they did in the opening match this season. When…
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A GAME was played on the Corowa ground on Wednesday afternoon between teams representing the Corowa and Rutherglen Half-holiday Associations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FOOTBALL. Hay v. Half-Holiday
These clubs met for the fourth time this season in the premiership competition on the park oval on Wednesday. The day was all that could be desired, and the ground…
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From latest English advices we gather the following :—Tyler, playing for Somerest v Surrey, materially assisted his side in securing a splendid victory by 225 runs. His batting figures were 18…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. Border v. CHILTERN
This match was played on the Chiltern ground on Saturday, the game resulting in a win for the home team by 6 goals 14 behinds to 3 goals 10 behinds…
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The first desc[?] report of a prise fight is attributed to Homer, who in the twenty. third book of the Iliad refers in circ[?] detail to the Ce[?] fight between…
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Joseph Jenkins, aged 24, laborer lately residing at Newcastle, and who was seriously injured during a match on the Union football ground on…
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The first meeting of the season passed off on Tuesday [?] with success. The Toppal Stakes for an unlimited number of [?] was run…
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A swimming tournament was held yesterday at Southport. Percy Cavill, of New South Wales, and eight others entered for the Half-mile…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Berrigan Coursing Club. Next Meeting on August 26Th
A meeting of the above club was held at Corcoran’s Berrigan Hotel on Wednesday evening last, when there were present—Messrs E.D. O’Dwyer (chairman), Morison, Patten,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football. Border V. Beechworth
THE above clubs met on the Corowa ground on Saturday afternoon, and although the visitors won, the game was anything but a one-sided contest--as the…
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A meeting of footballers to arrange for the Narrandera football match look place at the Calede[?] Hotel on Friday evening last. About fifty footballers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Costly Salad Bowls
No article of the table adds more to the prettiness of its appearance than the dish or bowl containing the salad, and for this reason large sums are often paid for them. One of…
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