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Sport, 1908

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Athletics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 April 1908 · page 23

A sports meeting will be held under the auspices of the Walla Walla oddfellows on Easter Monday. The programme, which is published in the advertising columns of the…

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Sporting. Coursing. Howlong, Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 6

The Howling Coursing Club has been registered with the Parent Association Sydney, A meeting will take palce shortly to arrange date of fixtures…

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Albury Junior Cricket Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

On Saturday evening the Albury Junior Cricket Association held a dinner at Treloar's Cafe. There was a splendid attendance of the Enthusiasts Grammer School…

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Review of the Cricket Season. Rutherglen District Association

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 3

The season has now gone as all things must go--into the realms of the past--and without appearing to be unduly optimistic I think it…

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Lawn Tennis. the Amateur Championship. Retained by Jay Gould. Immense Interest in New Your. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 14 April 1908 · page 4

Jay Gould, the young American Million aire, has succeeded in retaining the amateur covered court tennis championship of the world, which he wrested from Eustace…

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The Game of Football

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 April 1908 · page 3

There is hardly a place mentionable on the race of the globe where the [?] Bru[?] pene[?]tes but [?] now find the glorous. mants…

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Chiltern Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

A general committees meeting of above club was held on Tuesday evening. Present: Messrs. F. F. Woodward (in the chair), P. Travis, R. Daglish, J. Tanner,…

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Albury Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 April 1908 · page 4

A special committee meeting of the Albury Racing Club was held last evening at Tattersall's (the Albury Hotel). Mr. J. Campbell (president) was in the chair, and…

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Racing

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 3

How often in discussing a horse's chance in a race have we heard the remark "Oh he can win easy enough, but, what about the man…

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Golf Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 7

At a general meeting of the members on Monday last it was decided to raise the subscription for gentlemen from 10to £11 and…

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Wangaratta Golf Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 23

The following is the copy of a letter received by the secretary of the Wangaratta Golf Club from the Victorian Golf Association :—…

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Albury Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 22

A meeting of the committee of the above club was held at the Albury Hotel on Wednesday night. Mr. J. Campbell (president) was in the chair, and there were also…

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Football. Riverina Association

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 April 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of this Association was held at the Tuppal Hotel, Finley, on Friday evening last (April 10). Present:—Mr F. Hoyle…

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Boxing. Championship of the World Squires to Meet Burns. Tendon

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

The challenge given by "Hill" squires, the Australian heavy weight, to "Tommy" Burns, the worlds champion heavy weight hoxer, at the recent contest in Dublin…

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Cricket. Triangular International Contests. the Springnoks Are Willing. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1908 · page 6

The scheme for a series of trianguler cricket contests between tennis representing Australia England and South Africa, has now made a distinct practical…

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Boxing. Burns Defeats Smith. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4

"Tommy" Burns, champion heavyweight boxer of the world, has added one mere to his long list of victories. He defeated "Jowey" Smith, a leading south African…

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Steamer Races a Train

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 3

The Canadian mail steamer [?] from Vaucouver, vin Brisbane, arrived in Sydney this morning several hours ahead of the Brisbane mail train on…

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Football. Ovens and District Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 April 1908 · page 4

The Ovens and District Football Association promises to be stronger than ever this season. Wangaradin, Beechworth, and Moyhu are applying for admittance…

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Cricket. Culcairn v. WAGGA

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 April 1908 · page 6

At Culcairn on Monday a cricket match was played between the above teams, which resulted in a win for the visitors by 23 runs. Wagga turned' up with 9 men…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 April 1908 · page 8

The Ovens and District Football Association promises to to stronger than ever this season. Wangaratta, Beechworth, and Moyhu are…

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