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Sport, 1917

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Coursing Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 3

The first meeting of the Corowa Coursing Club takes place on the plumpton on Wednesday next. The ground is in perfect order, and the hares…

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Boxing Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 3

Jimmy Taylor, the fly-weight of Australia, left Sydney on Sunday night for Brisbane. He is matched to meet Bobby Graham on June 9. They have met…

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Football

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

The Annul Meeting of the Henty Imperial Football Club was held in the School of Art on Monday evening last, when it was decided that the Club be reformed for…

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Urana Golf Club

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Urana Golf Club was held at Mr Wise's rooms on Monday night, when there were present—Mr. C. H. Skene…

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Racing Men's Donations

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

During the nettling over the Rosehill race meeting on Monday, a collection was taken a towards the Triangle Day funds, with the result that about £900…

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Carso Battle Still Racing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 22

The British and Italian heavy artillery is pounding the formidable positions of Heremada (north of Duino), which form the last bulwark of Trieste. The Ausbrians…

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Procession, Football Match, Sports, &c

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' Association of Corowa and Rutherglen organised the football match and aspects events which were held at the recreation reserve on…

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Tennis Tournament at Urana. a Patriotic Effort

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 6

The annual tournament of the Urana Lawn Tennis Club, which took place on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday last, this year…

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[?] of Golf. [?] Sorrows and Rewards

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 6

What is the secret of its fascination [?] Probably at bottom that it looks so easy and so hard. Nothing can well seem simpler than…

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Coursing Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

The opening meeting of the Lockhart Coursing Club took place on the local plumpton on Wednesday. There was a good attendance, but there were poor…

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Urana Tennis Tournament

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

The annual tennis tournament carried, out by the Urana club was very successful. The final in the cup was between Mr. Ploughman (Melbourne) and Mr…

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Golf. Opening of the Season

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 2

The Berrigan Golf Club has decided to open the season on Saturday After the splendid rains that have fallen the links should be in…

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Coursing at Berrigan. Bricks and Lord Bunga Divide

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 2

The first meet of the Berrigan Coursing Club took place yesterday, when [?] dogs competed for the Boxwood stake. It rained incessantly…

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Patriotic Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

On Saturday (to-morrow) a most interesting football match is announced to take place on the Corowa cricket ground, between teams representing the…

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Football Casualties

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

Two strenuous games of football were played at Dubbo on Monday. Duting the play the ambulance men were kept busy. About a dozen…

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Coursing Club Formed at Tocumwal

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

A meeting of those interested in reviving the Tocumwal Coursing Club was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Friday evening last…

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CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of "The Obsever." Henty Imperial Football Club, Henty. 6th June, 1917

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 3

Sir,—Some considerable misunderstanding exists as to the reason for which the Henty Imperial Football Club has been organised for the…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 12 June 1917 · page 2

A patriotic football match, between teams representing the wheat lumpers and stackers of Hopefield and Corowa, wss played on the local ground on…

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Tocumwal Coursing Club

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Tocumwal Coursing Club was held in the Mechanics Institute on Friday evening. There was a large…

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Football

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

A meeting of delegates, representing Culcairn, Henty. The Rock Mangoplah, and Cookardina is to be held at Henty on Saturday evening next,…

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