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Sport, 1912

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Sportng. Cricket Iredale's Resignation Denied. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

The resignation of Iredals from the selectors' committee has been officially denied…

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Golf and Cricket at Sea

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

Details are now to hand of the [?] foot liner Gigantic, which the White Star Line has commissioned Messrs. Harland and Wolft to build at…

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Swimming for Schoolboys. Classes Now in Operation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 10 February 1912 · page 3

Townspeople of Albury in general and parents in particular will learn with a great deal of satisfaction and pleasure that a start has been made to teach the boys…

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Blows at a Cricket Match

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

Almost a riot occurred at a cricket match played at Camperdown on Saturday afternoon. Some of the players adjourned to an hotel for refreshments. The…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Sunday. a Tennis Player Run Over

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 12 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. Leslie Gaden. a barrister, who is well known as a tennis player, was run over in Castlereagh street at half-past 10 on Saturday night by a tram. Hs…

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Swimming Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 2

A swimming carnival inaugurated by Mr. D. M. Arkins, the popular school teacher at South Corowa, will engage attention to-morrow (Wednesday)…

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Boxing Langford Defeats Barry on Points. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

At the Stadium, Sam Langford defeated Jim Barry on points in a 20-rounds match Barry, who took considerable punishment, made a poor showing until the last 10…

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Dawn Tennis. Albury and Border Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 13 February 1912 · page 4

A meeting of delegate to the above above association was held in the A.M.P. Chamoers on Saturday night to make arrangements for the forthcoming annual…

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Albury and Border Cricket Association

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 6

Albury and Railway Combined versus Wodonga and Thurgoona Combined. To be played on Sports Ground next Saturday, at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Albury and…

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Billiards. Stevenson T. Gray. London, Tuesday. Football. South African Team Invited to England. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 February 1912 · page 6

When play ceased on Saturday night in the billiard match, between George Gray, the Australian, and H. W. Stevenson, champion of England, Gray led by 88 As a result of a meeting held by the English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish Rugby Unions, an invitation has been forwarded to the South African Board to send a…

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Swimming Carnival at South Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

Favoured with fine weather and pleasant conditions generally, the second annual swimming carnival given by the pupils and ex-pupils of Mr. D. M…

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Cricket Items

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

"Pop," the cricketer", that he gathered together some fine "duck eggs" on Wednesday in the Eastern Park, and specially…

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Berrigan Tennis Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 5

A meeting of the committee of the Berrigan Tennis Club was held at the School of Arts on Friday afternoon last. Mr Nicholas presided over a…

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St. Patrick's Races

Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 2

The programme adopted by the committee of the above race club will be found in another column, and upon perusal it will be found…

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The History of Football

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 16 February 1912 · page 4

When was football first played in England? The "Philadelphia Record in an interesting article on the foot ball, sets out to answer this…

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Balranald Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

Balranald Race Club’s Anniversary Meeting will take place on Easter Monday and Tuesday, 8th and 9th April. A first-class programme has been framed,…

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Lawn Tennis. Congregationalists V. St. David's

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 6

The Conregationalists and St. David's will play a match on the courts of the former this afternoon, commencing at 215 o'clock. The Congregational team will…

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Law[?] Tennis. Monie Carlo Championships. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 19 February 1912 · page 4

The semifinal sets for the Monte Carlo championship were played on Friday. Wilding beat De Cugis, 9-11, 7-5, 6-1. PARIS, Sunday…

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Swimming Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

The Corowa Rowing Club will hold a swimming carnival on the river near the club's boat shed to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon. A good programme…

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District Cricket Competition. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 3

Sir,--As I have had many inquiries from your readers re position of various clubs in District Competition, I am forwarding complete list up to finish of…

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