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Sport, 1909

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The Boxing Championship. Jeffries v. Johnson. Jeffries Puts Up [?]1000. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 6

Rueter's Agency [?]carns that James J. Jolfries, the retired Champion of the World, has deposited [?]1000 with the promoters who are trying to arrange a…

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Cricket. Australia V. Yorkshire and Lancashire. Combined Team Scores Heavily. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 5

The combined Lancashire York hire team made a good [?] again a the Australian. in the play before lunches. at Hull to-day [?] for it [?] Spooring…

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Cricket. Australia V. YORKSHIRE [?] Rain Prevents Play. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 3

Rain prevented any chances play to day at Hall in the math between combined Yorkshire and [?] hire team and the Australian Eleven. The wicket was…

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A Blackguardly Football Scene Crowd Rushes the Referee Five Thousand Barrackers Ramping. Maoris Seize Their Cup. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 August 1909 · page 2

The defeat at [?] at Rugby by the Maoris team at the Agricultural Ground yesterday afternoon was the signed for one of the most dregateful scene…

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Albury Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the A.R.C. was hold last evening at Tattersall's (Squires' George Hotel) Owing to the absence of the president (Mr. J. Compbell)…

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Corowa Tennis Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the members of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Friday night last, 29th nit., hat owing to the [?]scttled state of…

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Tennis. Corowa Club Challenged

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 3

A match of grant interest line been arranged to take place on the local court, on Saturday next, August 7, between the, Chiltern and Corowa "crack teams…

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Football. Tallangatta v. DREADNOUGHTS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

A football match was played between Tallangatta and Dreadnoughts at Sandy Creek last Saturday. It was won by the latter by seven points, after a very fair…

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School Boys at Football

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

Bethanga journeyed to Wodonga on Saturday and a friendly game resulted in a win for Wodonga State School by two points, the scores being; Wodonga, 2 goals…

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Football Notes. Wahgunyah V, Lake

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

Wahgunyah journeyed to Lake last Saturday and suffered their second defeat this season. The ground was nothing but a sheet of water, and football was…

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CRICKET. The Australians in England

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

The match between the Australians and the combined counties of York and Lancaster at Hull was abandoned on account of rain, after one day's play. The…

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Boxing Championship of the World Jeffries v. Johnson. Negro's Deposit Lodged. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 6

"Jack" Johnson colored, the Boxing Champion of the World. has put up the sum of 5000 dollars (£1000) to cover the deposit ledged by "Jim" Jeffries, retired…

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Cricket. Jstralia V. South Wales Macartney Bowis Well. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 5

The Australian crickets opened a [?]tch against South Wales to-day at [?] The weather was line and a crowd [?]mhering 7000 people [?] the…

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Football. Ovens & Murray Association. Albury v. EXCELSIOR

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 4

Another great battle promises to eveninate on the Albury Sports Ground on Saturday next, when the locals will meet the Excelsior, These teams have met…

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Cricket. Australia V. South Wales London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 3

Another fine attendance watched the second day's play at Curdiff in the match between the Australian Eleven and South Wales, By this afternoon the [?]…

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Boxing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 4

Mr. "Pat" M'Aulitfe, manager for Joe Lees, writers as follows: "I would like to make a match on behalf of Joe Lee with the Albury middle-weight champion, Brillo,…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 23

Albury will meet Excelsior again on the sports ground on Saturday (to-morrow) in connection with the O. and M. Association premiership. These teams met twice…

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

A match will take place to-morrow at Ringwood between the Redlands and Ringwood teams. Great interest is evinced in the match…

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Boxing. UNHOLZ v. WHITELAW

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 23

A boxing contest between Rudolph Unholz (America) and Bob Whitelaw (Newcastle), for a purse of £150, took place at West Maitland on Friday night, and…

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St Patrick's Tennis Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 23

The annual meeting of the above club was held recently in the C.Y.M. Hall, when the officebearers for the ensuing 12 months were elected, namely:—President…

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