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Sport, 1911

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The English Girl Effect of Athletics on Her Figure

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 4

The Englishwoman's fondness for athletics, despite the slight changes it produces in her physique, is not bringing about any permanent' deterioration in the…

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Boxing. Dave Smith and Papke. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

Dave Smith and Papke, the world's middleweight champion, have been. matched to fight on February 18, at the Stadium, at list 111b., at the ringside, either to…

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SPORTING (By Our Sporting Reporters.) Cricket Inter-state Match. Victoria v. New South Wales Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 1 February 1911 · page 6

The interstate cricket match between j Victoria and New South Wales was concluded on the Association Ground to-day. When Play ceased yesterday New South…

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Ladies' Swimming Baths Council Asked to Buy

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 2 February 1911 · page 2

Mrs. Reginald Bean wrote to last night's Meeting of the Albury Council as follows:—I beg to approach your council re the sale [?]r letting of the site now held by me as…

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Swimming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The swimming carnival which will be held in the Albury Municipal Baths on Thursday and Friday nights, Feb. 9 and 10, should attract a large attendance, as the…

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Rugby Football. N.S.W. Team for Britain. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

The committee of the Rugby League has decided to accept the Northern Rugby Union's terms for a visit to the old country The team will sail in August…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

An attempt will be made on the Corowa public courts on Saturday next (to-morrow) by the Yarrawonga crack team to wrest the Border Challonga Trophy from…

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Jerilderie Swimming Sports

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Aquatic club was held on Tuesday evening last in the Federal hall. Present: Messrs Clark (ch), Firth,…

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Berrigan Golf Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Berrigan Golf Club was held on Thursday 19th January, there being present:—Messrs Whitty, Gorman, Hardy,…

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Boxing. LANG v. LANGFORD. London, January 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 23

The match between W. Lang, of Australia, and Langford, of America, has been arranges to take place on Wednesday, 22nd February…

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Swimming Championships. Success of Two Sydney Swimmers. World's Records

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 23

Sydney swimmers were successful in the two championships of Australia, decided at Brisbane on Wednesday week. Alick Wickham secured the 100 yards breast…

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Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press. Affiliated with the Country Press Association. (Established 1897.) Friday, February 3, 1911. Cricket. DRAW February 11th

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 2

Cobram v Finley. Tocumwal v. Koonoomoo February 25th. Koonoomoo v Finley…

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Cricket. South Africa v. VICTORLA

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 2

In the match, South Africa v. Victona, commenced in Melbourne yesterday, the latter are all out 212, and the former have last one wicket for .67. . Following…

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Cricket Albury B. V. Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 February 1911 · page 6

The above match will be played on the sports ground to-day. The following will represent the Albury B teains:—Horan, Snell, Kerr, Jomes, Tait, Eager, Abbott…

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Swimming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

Miss Ruby Boobier the champion, lady swimmer and diver, is to give an exhibition of swimming and diving at the Albury during the carnival which Mr…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

The match between Corowa and Yarrawonga, in connection with the Border Challenge Trophy, intended to be played on Saturday last, at Corrowa, was…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 3

Corowa cricketers journeyed to Lake on Saturday last in connection with the matches in the above association. Play, however, bad to be abandoned through…

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Boxing. Smith Defeats Thompson. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

At the Stadium to-night there was a large attendance to witness the 20 rounds mill between the American "Cyclone" Thompson and Dave Smith, of N.S.W…

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Cricket the Fourth Test Team

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 4

Iredale stated this afternoon that Hordern would replace Macartney in the team for the fourth Test match, and that the name of the twelfth man had not been…

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Swimming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 February 1911 · page 6

Mr. Harris, the promoter of the big swimming carnival to be held in the Albury baths next Thursday and Friday nights, draws attention to the fact that…

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