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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Citizen’s Tennis Club Ball a Great Success

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 2

There was an attendance of between sixty and seventy couples at the annual ball of the Citizen’s Tennis Club, held on Wednesday evening…

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Final Football Matcg Finley Wins the Ship. a One-sided Game

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 4

The final match,: between the Finloy and Tocumwal teams, to decide the premiership of the Southern Riverina Football Association, took…

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Base Brands. Published by Special Arrangement. an Australian Story. All Queensland Rights Reserved. Chapter Viii. the Waranga Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 6
Also in Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser, The Riverine Grazier

"If you will go boys, here is the last pound I have," said [?] Haynes on the morning of the Waranga races. "No, no. We cannot take that…

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"Athletic Religion." Objections in America

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 August 1914 · page 7

Alarm is felt by a writer in the Lutheran Observer (Lancaster, Pa.,) at the present "tendency to secularise religion." "The country goes wild over the national game,…

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Football. RAILWAY v. East End

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 August 1914 · page 2

Notwithstanding the fact that a number of people were visiting the military sports at Echuca and the day was not a good one for football, a very fair number…

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Football. Albury British Association Football Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 4

The above club had a practice match on Saturday, when some of the G. and M. Footballers of Albury joined in for a…

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Boxing. Thorn and Hill Fight a Draw Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 August 1914 · page 4

There was a large crowd at Baker's Stadium last night to witness the contest between Jimmy Hill and Frank Thorn. In the opeing round Thorn scored with…

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Coursing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

To-day. (Tuesday) and to-morrow the Corowa Coursing Club will conduct their Challenge Stake Meeting. The programme consists of the Challenge…

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Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

On Saturday last a team of tennis players from tho Boorhaman club visited Corowa, and played a match against the Corowa Presbyterian club…

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The Hay Tennis Club

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 2

The annual tournament of the Hay Tennis Club was commenced on Saturday and Monday, 1st and 3rd August. Good entries were received for the four…

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Sporting Football. the Sydney Carnival. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 4

The football carnival was continued at the cricket ground to-day. Tasumania defented Queonsland by 15 goals 17, behinds, to 4 goals 5 behinds. South Australia…

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Football Notes. Ovens and Murray Football Association. the Semi-finals. Border United (9.7) Beat Lake Rovers (7.0)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 August 1914 · page 3

The first of tho semi-final matches in councetion with, the O. and M. Association was played at Berkly Park, Rutherglen, on Saturday afternoon last, the…

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Sporting Golf

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 August 1914 · page 6

On Thursday, August 13, an Eclectic Handicap Competition will be played off for a trophy presented by Mr. Robert Aikins…

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Ryan Tennis Club

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 12 August 1914 · page 3

A tennis match took place last Friday between Grubben and Ryan on the latter's courts, the visitors being the victors, the scores being…

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Football. Chiltern District Association. Springhurst V. Chiltern

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 August 1914 · page 6

The final match between Springhurst and Chiltern was played on Saturday in the Chiltern Park. There was a large attendance, over £20 being taken at the gates,…

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Boxing. Smith Outpoints Clabby

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 August 1914 · page 4

On Wednesday morning at Brisbane, Dave Smith (11.0), easily outpointed dummy Clabby (11.1). Clabby took plenty of punishment, but was hopelessly [?]…

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Football. O. & M. Association-semi-final Albury V Butherglen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 August 1914 · page 4

The train chartered by the Albury Club to convey the Albury team and supporters to [?] on Saturday, which leaves Albury at [?] promises to be…

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Boxing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1914 · page 28

"Dave" Smith, the Sydney boxer, who was recently defeated by "Jimmy" Clabby at the Rushcutters Bay Stadium, met his conqueror in Brisbane on Wednesday…

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