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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Cricket. Collingwood V. Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 7

A day's match between a Collingwood eleven and thirteen of Rutherglen district was played on Victoria Park on Wednesday, Many of the Rutherglen…

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CRICKET. South Australia v. Victoria

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 1

In the match Victoria versus South Australia, the former in their second innings have eight out for 262, Ryder not out 76…

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Lawn Tennis. Wilding Defeats Lowe. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

In the final of the open singles at the Cannes international lawn tennis tournament, A. F. Wilding, of New Zealand. defeated F. H. Lowe (England), 6—3, 6—2,…

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Betting on Football. Man Receives Severe Sentence London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

The case against Pascal Blol[?]tte, who was charged under the Prevention of Corruption Act with having attempted to bride a footballer named Jesse…

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Sporting. Cricket. Test Match. Durban Game Drawn. Hobbs Scores 07. DURBAN

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

The fourth test match ended yesterday in a drawn game. The home side declared thier second innings closed when the board showed 305 for nine wickets. Left…

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Sporting. Swimming. Lady Champions to Visit Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 6

The lessee of the Albury baths has arranged another swimming carnival to be held in the Albury baths next Monday and Tuesday nights. As a special…

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Boxing. Dublin Chant Knocks Out Tony Ross. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 6

Jim Coffey, the Dublin giant, knocked out Tony Ross, of Pennsylvania, with a right hook to the Jaw in the sixth round of a fight here last night…

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Swimming. Lady Champions in Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

Mill Gladys Tate and Miss Nellie Meads arrived in Albury on Saturday night direct from Adelaide, where they gave exhibitions of swimming and diving at the swimming…

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Boxing. Jeannete Defeats Alf. Langford. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

In a boxing match at Wonderland last night Jeannette defeated Alf. Langford. The latter had the better of the early rounds: but slipped in the seventh round…

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Sporting. Cricket. Thurgoona V. Railway

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

Railway journeyed out to Thurgoona on Saturday, and whatever hopes they had of winning the competition were promptly extinguished by suffering defeat by a…

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Sporting Notes. Racing Dates

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 4

March 4.--Barnawartha. March 4.--Daysdale and Oaklands Picnic Race Club. March 11.--Howlong…

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Swimming. Successful Albury Carnival. Opened Last Evening

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 4

The concensus of opinion at the Albury baths last evening, when the second carnival of the season was opened, was that the programme was most interesting,…

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Sporting. Swimming

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 6

The swimming carnival promoted by the lessee of the Albury baths concluded last night before a large attendance of spectators. The various events were keenly…

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Boxing Difficulty Settled

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

The difficulties over the M'Goorty. Smith contest have been settled, and it will take place at the Sladium on March 14th…

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Horse Racing in Australia

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

Devotion to horseracing would not, by some people, be considered a good advertisement for a young nation. Australians are very fond of…

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Wireless Bulletin on Racing Express

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 3

Another forward step in the science of wireless telegraphy has been registered in America, where for the first time on record news bulletins taken…

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Boxing. Mike Gibbons Outpoints Al McCOY. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 6

Mike Gibbons outpointed Al McCoy, of Brooklyn, in a contest of 10 rounds…

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Boxing. "Jimmy" Clabby Coming to Australia. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 4

Mr. Reg. L. Baker, the well-known Australian boxing promoter, is at present in this city. He has engaged "Jimmy" Clabby, the American welterweight, for…

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Sporting. Cricket. St. David's V. Mate's

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 26 February 1914 · page 4

On the Albury sports ground yesterday afternoon the above teams played a match. Mate and Co. batted first, and put up a total of 76 runs, the principal scorer being…

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Gundagai Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 7

Opening Handicap. [?]endor by Penury (imp.)--Wattle (Higgins) . . .1 Mullengeen, 7.9 (Parkhurst) . . . 2…

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