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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,372 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 69

Beechworth Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

The race meeting at Beechworth on Easter Monday must have been the most successful held by the club for many a long lay. From every point of…

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Football Notes. Junior Football Yarrawonga v. COROWA

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

The opening football match on the local ground wan played on Easter Monday morning between the Silver Stars of Yarrawonga and a team of local…

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Deniliquin Football Association

The Independent · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

The first meeting of the newly formed Football Association was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening, when there were present Messrs C. W…

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Wagga Pony Races

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 6

Numerous entries were received for the two days' meeting of the Pony Club, and in consequence the fields on Saturday and Monday were good…

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Fatal Boxing Contest. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

A fatal boxing contest took place on Tuesday night at Billings, a town in Montana. "Kid" Fortney and Roy Coughill were the principals in a match under the…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Ill. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

Dave Smith, the Australian boxer, is seriously ill at his home in Mosman He became indisposed while at the Randwick races yesterday, and twice in the night he…

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Wangaratta Races. Saturday April 18

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

Wangaratta is always on the improve with their programme, and considering the amount of money given in stakes for their meeting on Saturday the…

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Sporting. Cricket. Juniors V. Seniors

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

The following 15 players have been chosen to represent the Juniors in their match against the Seniors on the Albury Sports Ground on the 18th and 25th inst, play…

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Rugby in America. Abandoned by University. San Francisco, April 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 19

Rugby football is to be abandoned by the University of California, which will return to the old American intercollegiate game…

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Urana Picnic Races. a Successful Meeting

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

That chose interested in racing in Urana made a good move by dropping the open meeting and holding a picnic race meeting was…

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Lawn Tennis. Another Victory for Brookes. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

N. E. Brookes (Australia) defeated Tambarin[?] in the second round of the Montreux International Lawn Tennis Tournament, 6-0, 6-0…

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Sporting. Bookmakers & Totalisator. Deputation From Country Racing Associations. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

Two deputations waited upon Mr. Flowers, M.L.C., Vice-President of the Executive Council this afternoon on the subject of betting…

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Racing in Germany. Betting Tax Yields £1,250,000. BERLIN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 4

The doubling of the present tax on betting in Germany in estimated to yield £1,000,000 per annum to the Imperial Treasury and £250,000 yearly to the…

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Cricket. Collingwood V. Rutherglen District. Played on Corowa Ground

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 7

On Easter Monday a team of Collingwood cricketers met a team representative of the Rutherglen District Association on the Corowa ground. Play, which…

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Sporting. Golf

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The gold season will be opened at Wangaratta on Saturday, April 25, when a cordial invitation is extended by the committee of the Wangaratta club to as…

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Moama Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

Meal a Jockey Club’s annual race meeting was held on Wednesday, in the presence of a fair, attendance of spectators Fields were very poor, there being…

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Mathoura Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

OFFICE-BEARERS.—President, Mr. Geo. Howat, jnr. ; vice-presidents, Messrs F. Sparrow, D. Glenn and W. Coppinger; judge, M. J. Scott ; stewards,…

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Football. East End Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of members of the above club was held on Tuesday evening at the School, of Arts. Sir M. Wyse (president) occupied the chair:…

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Cricket. Mate & CO. v. RAMBLERS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The following players are requested to be on the Albury Show Ground at 1.30 to-day to represent Mate and Co. in a match, Mate and Co v. Ramblers, and…

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Boxing. National Sporting Club Banquets "Snowy" Baker. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 6

The National Sporting Club last night entertained Mr. H. L. ("Snowy") Baker, the Australian boxing promoter, at a banquet…

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