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Sport, 1909

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Boxing Championship. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 4

In certain boxing circles Jim Jeffrics, ex-champion boxer of the world, has come to be regarded as a light of other days. Consequently, the cabled news of the…

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Australian Rugby Foothallers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The Australian League (professional) Rugby team were to have played a match against a team representing Wales on Saturday. The bitter weather belong expert…

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Sporting. Royal Tennis

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

Twina an English player, has succeeded in turning the table on W. Stone. of Melbourne, who defeated him at Royal Tennis last month. Twina's victory was a clear…

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Cricket Marylebones v. Combined Juniors

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The long talked of match between the above team, which is causing a deal of interest amongst the players and supporters of the respective [?], will be…

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Cricket. Rutherglen District Association . Next Saturday's Matches

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Lake V. Wabgunyah. Rutherglen V. Children valloy. Christmasdown V. Corowa Springhurst v. Children…

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Boxing Championship. Jeffries and Johnson. The Ex-Champion Will Train. London

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

Although Jim Jeffries, the retired champion boxer, has refused offers of £10,000 and £15,000 to re-enter the ring and fight Jack Johnson, the…

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Cricket Notes. Rutherglen District Association. Rutherglen V. Freehold

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 4

The above match was played at Barkly Park, Rutherglen, on Saturday, and although the totals were small, the finish was interesting…

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Rugby Football Unsuccessful Australian Tour London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 6

The British tour of the Australian League (professional)Rugby team has concluded. In tis later stages the team was repeatedly defeated, and at no period did…

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At the Football Match

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 4

An Englishman and Scotchman chanced to meet at a football match, the Englishman, contrary to tradition, possessing the "bottle."…

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Old Buffers' Cricket Match

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

A meeting of the committee appointed to make arrangements for holding the annual old buffers' cricket match in old of the Albury Hospital…

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Albury Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 4

The usual meeting was held last evening at Tattersall's at eight o'clock. Mr. J. Campbell presided, there were also presents Messrs. J. Wilks, C. A. Paynter,…

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Old Buffers' Cricket Match. Albury v. WAGGA

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

The Wagga "Old Buffers" visited Albury yesterday to play the annual cricket match in [?] of the Albury Hospital. The Wagga [?] were met by Mr. N. H…

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Rugby Football. League Team Returning. London, March 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 23

The majority of the Australian Rugby League football team, which has been playing in England since the beginning of October, leave on the return to Australia by the s.s…

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Wagga St. Patrick's Day Races

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

The following are the weights allotted to horses entered for the handicap events to be run on March 17, at the St. Patrick's Day racing carnival:—…

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The Old Buffers' Cricket Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 23

The annual match between Wagga and Albury in aid of the Hospital took place on Wednesday. The visitors were received at the station by Mr. N. H. Skinner, hon…

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Boxing Championship. Will Jeffries Fight Johnson? a Popular Clamour. London, March 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 23

The boxing boom in the United States created by the Burns-Johnson fight in Sydney, has drawn "Jim" Jeffries, the retired world's champion, from his farm at Los…

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Control of Racing. Association Formed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

At a conference at Goulburn, presided over by Mr J. J. McGrath, chairman of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, it was decided to from a Southern Districts Racing…

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Boxing Championship. Jeffries and Johnson. the Ex-champion Will Train. London

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

Although Jim, Jeffries, the retired champion boxer, has refused offers of £10,000 and £15,000 to re-enter the ring and fight Jack Johnson, the colored…

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Boxing. Jeffries and Johnson What Macintosh Thinks. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 15 March 1909 · page 4

H. D. Macintosh, who engineered the recent pride fights in Sydney for the Boxing Championship of the World, has been interviewed at New York…

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Swimming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 16 March 1909 · page 4

A swimming carnival has been arranged to take lace in the and Wednesday evening, a March 30 and 31, under the…

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