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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Boxing. Middle-weight Championship

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 19

The middle-weight championship was contested on Tuesday night at the National Sporting Club, Sydney, between "Snowy " Sturgeon and "Soldier " Jack Thompson…

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Cricket Dinner

The Independent · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

At a meeting of ladies held at the School of Arts on Wednesday, it was decided to hold a Cricket Dinner in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening…

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Berrigan Cricket Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Friday evening last, at which there was a good attendance…

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CRICKET. Hay v. Waradgery

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

The Waradgery team's reply to the modest score of 167 set them by the Hay eleven the previous week, on Wednesday, was a very ineffective one…

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Football Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Associat[?] held on Tuesday evening at the Globe [?] Messrs Fordham (chairman), Emry, P. W. [?] Wyse and Gillespie (hon. secretary) were [?]…

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Golf

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

A handicap match against bogey (30 holes) was completed on Saturday by members of the Hay Golf Club for a trophy presented by Mr. R. A…

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Half-Holiday Cricket

The Independent · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 4

A general meeting of the above Club was held at the Court Home Hotel on Friday evening last. Mr H. L. Jones (President) occupied the chair, and there…

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Half-holiday Cricket Association

The Independent · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 2

A meeting of the above Association was held at Mr Whitelock's residence, on Tuesday evening last. Mr H. L. Jones presided, and all the other…

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A Girl’s Tennis Frock

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 2

Holland, linen and batiste are the era[?] day materials par excellence for gir[?] wear, and as a change light Tussore [?] is useful and pretty. Holland be[?]…

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Cricket. Half-holiday Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 October 1903 · page 2

The delegates of the above Associa[?] Tuesday evening. The chairman (Mr [?] stated that the trustees had granted [?] cricket ground on the same terms [?]…

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CRICKET. Hay v. Gymnasium C.C.

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 2

The newly-formed Gymnastum C.C. got their baptism of fire—if one may put it that way—on Wednesday, when they met the now redoubtable Hay…

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The District. Oxley Cricket Club Ball

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 12 October 1903 · page 2

A plain and fancy dress ball was held in Mr Trevena's hall on the 7th inst. in aid of the Oxley Cricket Club, and proved a great social and financial…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 14 October 1903 · page 2

Minutes of a Committee meeting of the Balranald Racing Club held at Tattersall's Commercial Hotel on Friday. 9th October, 1903, at 8 p.m. Present—Messrs. S. King…

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Birganbigil Races

The Independent · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

Notwithstanding that the laying of the foundation stone of the new Hospital deterred many persons from attending the Birganbigil races, a goodly number wended their…

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The Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 35

His Excellency and party went to the races in the afternoon. There was an attendance of fully 6000 people. The coarse was in good condition, and its surroundings were…

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Cricket Social

The Independent · Friday 16 October 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday evening last a smoke social was held at the Federal Hotel. The social was managed by a sub-committee of the Half-Holiday Cricket Club,…

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Birganbigil Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 October 1903 · page 2

The Birganbigil annual race meeting [?] Wednesday. The weather was perfect [?] was a large attendance, including [?] from Deniliquin. An excellent lunche[?]…

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Golf

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 19 October 1903 · page 2

A handicap stroke competition was played on the golf links on Saturday for the bulger driver presented to the club as a trophy by Mr R. A…

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CRICKET. Hay v. Gymnasium C.C.

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 19 October 1903 · page 2

The match between these clubs was continued and concluded on Wednesday, when the Hay team scored another easy win by 78 runs. There was…

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Cricket. Savernake V. Berrigan

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

Savernake journeyed to Berrigan on Saturday last to open the season against the "Champions of Riverina," and great was their joy when…

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