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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1914

1,372 stories in Murray's papers · page 42 of 69

School Football. a Victory for Mathoura

The Independent · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 2

On Saturday last a team of Deniliquin Convent School footballers journeyed to Mathoura by train, and were met by some of the local boys at the railway station…

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Football, Tocumwal Defeat Finley Close Contest

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

The Finley team journeyed to Tocnmwal on Saturday last with the reputation of being the only unbeaten loam in the Southern[?]…

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Boxing Championship. Johnson Defeats Moran on Points. London

The Independent · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

There was a very large attendance at the Johnson-Moran fight at the Paris Velodrome on Saturday night, including many women, who wore…

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Football. Tocumwal Defeat Finley. a Close Game

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 3

The Finley team journeyed to Tocumwal on Saturday last with the reputation of being the only unbeaten team in the Southern Riverina…

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Ladies at Boxing. New Departure in London. London, June 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 31

Great interest is being taken in the boxing match between Bombardier Wells and Colin Bell (recently from Australia), which is to take place at Olympia on June 30…

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Football. O. and M. Association. Albury V. Rutherglen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 23

The Albury team, with a fair contingent of enthusiasts, journeyed to Rutherglen on Saturday and met the local team in a contest in connection with the Ovens and…

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The Boxing Championship. Jack Johnson Defeats Frank Moran. Paris, June 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 45

The boxing contest between Jack Johnson, heavy-weight champion of the world, and Frank Moran, U.S.A., for the championship of the world, took place at the…

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Football Association. First Defeat of Finley for the Season

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

The most exciting football match of the season was witnessed on the Tocumwal ground on Saturday, between the locals and Finley. The visitors…

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A Football "Bowl." Yale's New Stadium. Will Seat 61,000

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 6

Some interesting features of engineering and construction are exemplified in the new stadium now going up on the Yale athletic field in New Haven. It is not a stadium,…

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Sporting Boxing. Knock-out a Fluke." Colin Bell Wants a Second Match. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

Colin Dell, the Australian boxer, who unit knocked out in the second round of his contest with Bombardier" Wells on Tuesday, told an interviewer yesterday…

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Football. URANA v. Boree. Unequal Game Urana 64 points. Boree 16 points

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 2

Boree Creek came to Urana in poor condition to meet such a formidable combination as the Urana team, though the home…

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Golf

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

A loan from Henty visited Cootamundra on Monday last, and played a team from t5he local club. Although the Henty team was not…

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Rugby Football. Team in Australia. Enormous Interest in England London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

Enormous interest is being displayed in lancashire and Yorkshire in the forth-coming third test match in Australia between the Northern Union Rugby team…

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Tennis Championship

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

In the doubles in the lawn tennis final championships, Brookes and Wilding defeated F. and A. Lowe…

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Golf. Albury Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

An Approaching and Patting Competition was held on the links, and resulted in a win for Mr. P. D. Hore, Niacteen players took part…

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Football. FEDERAL v. RAILWAY

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

The match on Wednesday between the above teams was played in the presence of a large gathering of spectators The Federal bad practically their best…

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Lawn Tennis. Railway V. Congregational

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

The following will represent Railway in their match against the Congregationals, this afternoon, on the Albury courts, at 215 sharp, Mrs McDennell. Messrs…

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Henly Regatta. Success of Foreign Crews New Zealand Defeated in Sculls. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

Foreign [?], and especially American, bid fair to provide the winner of the Grand Chalhage Cup at Henley Regatta this year. The Cup has only been won,…

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Spotting. Football. Albury Infantry V. Wodonga Military

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

The following team will represent the Albury Infantry again st Wodonga this afternoon, at Billson's Park: Frauenfelder, Cate, Clark, Heath, Johnson, Campbell,…

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Racing in England. Princess of Wales Stakes King's Horse Second London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 6

The race for the Princess of Wales Stakes, a rich event her three and four year old, was run yesterday at the New amrket First July Meeting [?] resulted…

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