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Sport, 1916

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Sporting Notes. Rutherglen Races

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

The Rugherglen Racing Club will bring off their spring meeting to-morrow and Thursday. The entries on the whole are good, but there are always a…

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Important Racing Dispute The Powers of the A.J.C. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 November 1916 · page 2

A case of special interest to bookmakers and the racing community was before the Full Court to-day. The plaintiff is James William Robinson,…

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Sporting. Albury Racing Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting was held last evening at the club's office. The president (Mr. J. Campbell) presided; also present: Messrs. M. J. D'Arcy, T. L…

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Boxing. Summers Outs Mehegan. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 15 November 1916 · page 4

Private Hughie Mehegan was beaten by Summers in a fight. Summers was 10.1, and in good condition. Mehegan was 10.6½, and in bad…

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V.R.C. Spring Meeting. Races Postponed. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 4

Owing to the heavy rain and the sodden state of the turf, the races to be held at Flemington to-day (Wednesday) have been postponed until Saturday next…

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Local and General. Tennis

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

A tennis tournament is to take palce on the local courts on Saturday. The club is milking preparations in cutting the courts ready for the…

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Hay Cricket Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 4

The annual meeting of the above took place on Saturday, at the Hay Athenaeum. There were present: Messrs. Sides (in the chair), G…

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Fourth Day's Races Postn[?]

The Independent · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

The concluding day's races, which [?] to have taken place yesterday, had [?] postponed on account of rain…

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A Football for Jack Rannock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—This is my second letter to the "Banner," I went to Temora,a nd had a good time. Dad goet me a football, and we had great fun with it. Dad…

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Boxing. Letters for "Les." Darcy. Seized on Steamer at Sydney. Proceedings Against Three Persons

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 November 1916 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon, just before the steamer Sierra was due to sail for San Francisco, customs searchers found in a passenger's trunk two letters…

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Boxing. Kay "Outs" Magirl. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 4

At the Stadium last night, Fred. Kay, of Victoria, knocked out the American, Art. Magirl. The outstanding feature of the fight was Kay's vigorous use of his…

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Tennis Tea

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon next the Corowa Tennis Club will hold their usual Saturday afternoon tea in aid of the Red Cross funds. Members of…

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Boxing. Darcy Letters Bring Fines. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 21 November 1916 · page 4

Discovery of letters intended for Les. Darcy, the champion boxer, led to two men being fined at the Central Police Court to-day. They were Lynton…

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V.A.T.C. RACES. Armadale Cup won by Half-a-Glass. MELBOURNE

The Independent · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 4

The November meeting of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club was brought off on Saturday under pleasant conditions. The principal race of the [?]…

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Boxing. Godfrey Defeats Brannigan. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 4

The contest at the Stadium last night between Sid. Godfrey and Patsy Brannigan was stopped by the referee in the seventeenth round, when Brannigan…

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Albury Charities' Races. a Brilliant Success

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 4

Fine weather favored the race meeting held under the auspices or the Albury Racing Club and Albury L.V.R.C., in aid of the local charities on the Albury…

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Tennis Tea

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1916 · page 2

The tennis tea on Saturday afternoon last, arranged by the Corowa Tennis Club, was most successful from a social, point of view, and the sum of £129…

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Boxing Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 6

Sid. Godfrey made no mistake about winning last Saturday night, in his return match with Patsy Brannigan, the Irish American feather weight. Much…

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Beechworth Boxing Day Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

The Beechworth Athletic Club are again to the fore with tip-top programme for their annual carnival to be held on Boxing Day (December 26)…

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The Rosehill Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 December 1916 · page 2

It is believed that the Rosehill races, fixed for Saturday, will be postponed, as no trains will be available to take people to the course…

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