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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Wangaratta Races

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The Wangaratta Racing Club held a successful day's races on Wednesday. Results:--Trial Stakes, five furlongs: M. O'Meara's Louie I, W…

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Bull in a Football Field

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 4

A football match in which one side wore red had not long been in progress at Finney-gardens, Hanley, recently, when a bull grazing in a neighbouring…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

Benalla--January 26. Springhurst--February 18. Albury--April 1 and 2. Sweet Rose has joined Paroo and…

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Inter-state Cricket. London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

The match between New South Wales and South Australia was resumed to-day. The scores now stand:--South Australia, 412: New…

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Interstate Cricket. South Australia V. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. South Australia

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

First Innings... 412 New South Wales made 545 in their first innings. South Australia have none down for 60 in…

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Mr. Joe Thompson. An Interesting Australian Sporting: Celebrity. Racing in England. (Tuesday's Age.) Adelaide

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

A bookmaker who had risen from very small beginnings once remarked to the editor of the "Blue Ribbon of the English Turf," "Only fools back…

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Lawn Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

The return match between team representing the up-river and down river squatters was played on the Yarrawonga courts last Saturday…

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Birthday Racing Club

The Independent · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

Before receiving the entries for the meeting of tho Birthday Racing Club, to be held on January 26, it was decided that the time for closing of…

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A Horar Racing Switchback

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

The ordinary switchback, wonderful enough in its time, has given place to the horseracing switchback. This is now [?] of the favorite diversions in England, which…

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Deniliquin Cricket Assocition

The Independent · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

A meeting of members of the above Association was held at the School of Arts on Tuesday evening, to make arrangements for the match to be…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 2

Benalle--January 26. Springhurst--February 18. Chiltern--March 25. Albury--April 1 and 2…

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Cricket Notes. DENILIQUIN v. Natives. (By Duck-egg.)

The Independent · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

The local cricket premiership competition was advanced another stage on Saturday last, when the above clubs met on the local [?] groun[?] Deniliquin were strongly…

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Cricket. Natives v. DENILIQUIN

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 3

The above match was commenced on Saturday [?] and will be continued again this afternoon on [?]of the Natives being unable to complete [?] first innings…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

Benalla--January 26. Springhust--February 18. Chiltern--March 25. Albury--April 1 and 2…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

The Wahgunyah Tennis Club concluded a mixed doubles t[?]nament on Tuesday evening, the whethers being Mr. A. Parry and [?]…

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Narandera. Cricket

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 16

The following have been selected to represent the local juniors in the match to be played against the Hay juniors in the Narandera-park, on 26th January :—…

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A Mixture of Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 28

The Bishop of North Queensland preaching at Newcastle on Sunday night said those who had not travelled in the northern parts of Queensland could not…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 3

Benalla -- January 26. Springhurst -- February 18. Chiltern -- March 25. Albury -- April 1 and 2…

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Cricket Notes. DENILIQUIN v. NATIVES

The Independent · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 4

The match between the above clubs, which was commenced on the previous Saturday, was continued and concluded on Saturday last, and after a very…

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Cricket. Deniliquin v. NATIVES

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 2

The match in the premiership competition between the above teams was continued and concluded on Saturday. When play stopped the previous week Deniliquin’s first innings had closed for 127, and…

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