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Sport, 1909

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Chiltern Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

A committee meeting of the above club was held in the Fire Brigade Hall, Chiltern, on Wednesday evening. Present: Messrs. H. O. Cannon (in the chair). S…

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Football. Truce in the Football Dispute. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 4

[?] further negotiations, a trace has been declared in the dispute between the Football Association and its players regarding the existence of the Players'…

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Swimming. Grossing the Channel. London, August 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 42

Another attempt was made yesterday to swim across the English Channel, from Dover to Calais, a distance of 22 miles, by Edward Heaton, the distance swimmer…

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Football. ALBURY v. BENALLA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 22

On Wednesday last a junior team of Benalla footballers visited Albury, and played a local junior combination on the sports ground. Though fine weather…

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Football Notes. Junior Association

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 3

A meeting of delegates to the above was held on Monday night at M'Kay's Hotel, Rutherglen. There were present -- Messrs. Yates and Pearce (Lake), Hate…

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Romances of Famous Horse Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1909 · page 43

One of the most interesting features of classical turf events is their age. Indeed, it is necessary to go back to the beginning of the eighteenth and nineteenth…

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Welsh Rugby Footballers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 5

The Welsh Rugby Union recently received an invitation from the New South Wales Rugby Union to send a team to Australia next year. The Welsh Union…

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Football. Goal Kicking Competition

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 6

This afternoon on the Albury Sports Ground there will be a goal-kicking competition among the players of the Albury Club for a gold medal donated to the…

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English County Cricket Kent Wine Easily. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 September 1909 · page 5

The last of the matches for the 1000 Country Cricket Championship were concluded on Wednesday. As already cabled, Kent succeeded in regaining the…

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Football. Goal Kicking Competition at Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon at the Albury Sports Ground, the members of the Albury Club had a goal-kicking competition for a gold medal donated to the club by Mr. T…

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Cricket. Australia V. Essex Another Abandoned Game. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 3

The match between the Australian Eleven an Essex was continued after the luncheon adjournment. The weather was overcast. When play restarted and the…

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Albury Racing Club's Entries for First Hurdle and Show Handicap Close To-night

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 September 1909 · page 4

Until midnight to-night (Monday) Mr. Arthur Phillips, secretary of the Albury Racing Club, will receive entries for the First Hurdle Race of £25, 2 miles, and the…

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Albury Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of the Albury Racing Club was held last evening at Lithgow's George Hotel (Tattersall's). The president, Mr. J. Campbell, occupied…

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Football. Howlong v. CHILTERN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 4

The match between Howlong and Chiltern in the semi-finals took place at the Rutherglen Oval on Saturday. Chiltern was captained by Lafranchi, and Howlong…

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Cricket. Coreen District Association

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 3

The meeting advertised to be held at Shannonvale on Saturday evening was postponed till next Saturday week because not sufficient delegates were…

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CRICKET. The Australians in England

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1909 · page 2

The match between the Australians and Essex resulted in another draw. In response to Essex's score of 263, the Australians complied 278—Carter 32, Whitty…

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Boxing Championship Johnson v. Kaufman. a Match on Thursday. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 2

The New York correspondent of the London "Sportsman" states that, as the result of further negotiations, the match between Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion of…

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Correspondence. Plea for a Cricket Association. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 September 1909 · page 6

Sit,-I trust you will permit me a little space in the columns of your journal in support of forming an association to endeavor to lift the grand old summer game…

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Plumpton Coursing. Enthusiastic Public Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 4

A largely-attended public meeting -- convened by Mr. Frank Galbraith, secretary of the Corowa Coursing Club -- was held at the Australian Hotel on Tuesday…

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Football "Hash-up."

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 September 1909 · page 2

We were informed last night by Mr. Geo. Haig the genial secretary of the Wabgunyah Football Club, that the final match -- between Wabgunyah and…

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