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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Cricket Team for Australia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 4

Douglas has [?] the invitation to join the English team for Australia [?] will else very probably accept…

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Boxing Jack Johnson to Meet M'vea and Langford. Matches in Australia. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 4

Jack Johnson, champion heavy weight boxer of the world, has signed an agreement with Mr. Hugh D. M'Intosh. the well known Australian promoter, for a…

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Yarrawonga Coursing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

The Cup meeting of the Yarrawonga Coursing Club will be held on Wednesday next, August 2. This meeting promises to be one of the best outside the…

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Coursing at Lockhart

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

The first meeting of the Lockhart Coursing Club will be held in the plumpton on Wednesday, August 16 The club bas a large number of bares, and a highly…

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Football

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

The Albury and Border Football Association has two important fixtures on Saturday (to-morrow) afternoon. The Military and Hopetown match on the show…

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Football. Corowa Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the above club was held at the Corowa Hotel on Wednesday evening last when there were present-- Mr J. P…

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Junior Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 5

On Wednesday afternoon last the Corowa Superior Public School played the South Corowa School team, on the Corowa ground. Mr Ray Buggy…

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Coursing. Benalla St. Leger Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

The St. Leger meeting of the Benalla Plumpton Club was held on Tuesday inst. The following are the final results: St. Leger Stakes.--H. Thompson's [?]…

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Berrigan Golf Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

The teams’ match, married versus the less fortunate ones, was played on Saturday, 15th inst., the latter winning very easily, the ladies by 15 [?] 15 [?] and…

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English Cricket Team

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 2

Messrs. Smith (Warwickshire) and Douglas (Essex) have been appointed to the English cricket team for Australia…

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Swimming. Hardwick on the Continent Leipzig

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4

The annual swimming carnival was held at Li[?]pzig yesterday. In the 300 metres race H. Hardwick, of New South Wales, defeated Oscar…

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Tennis and Croquet. Baarmutha, Whitton, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I sometimes read the letters in the "Banner," and thought I should like to write too, if there is room for me. We have had some lovely rain…

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Football. BERRIGAN v Tocumwal. Tocumwal Wins the Premiership

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 3

The competition in the S. R. F. Association was brougtit to a close on Saturday, when the locals defeated Berrigan…

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Irony of Fate. Racing Motorist's Death. Milwaukee, July 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 43

Lewis Strung, the holder of many automobile records, was killed yesterday on a country road while motoring at a speed of four miles an hour. He was endeavoring…

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Cricket Warner Coming with English Team. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4

P. F. Warner, captain of the Middlesex and E. J. Smith, the Warwickshire wicket keeper, have accepted the invitation of the Ma[?]bone Cricket Club to take…

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Football. Tocumwal Premiers for 1911. Sixteen Points Better Than Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 3

The final match in the Southern Riverina Football Association was at Berrigan on Saturday witnessed by a very large attendance, the day being…

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Racing in England Frank Wootton Has Four Wins at Goodwood. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 28 July 1911 · page 4

Frank Wootton, the Australian [?]key, had four winning mounts at the Goodwood meeting yesterday…

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New Swimming Apparatus

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 3

The swimming apparatus designed by a German swimming master, is both for trained swimmers and those ignorant of the art. When out of use…

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Sporting. Football. Albury Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 July 1911 · page 6

This afternoon on the show grounds the Military and Hopetoun teams meet for the first time this season. Both of these teams are on an equal footing for…

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