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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1918

523 stories in Murray's papers · page 20 of 27

Coursing at Finley. Invado and Portland Girl Divide

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 2

Tho final meet of the Finley Coursing Club took place yesterday, ton [?] competing. The event was divided by Messrs A. [?] and T…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 43
Also in Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo

A fair crowd assembled on the Albury sports ground on Saturday to witness the matches between the Grammar School and Continuation School and the Christian…

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Tennis Match

The Independent · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last a team [?] tennis players journeyed to Echuca the following day played a match [?] representatives of the Echuca club [?]…

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Football Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 43

What is thought to be a world's record in football is claimed, for St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, in winning the season's premiership of the Ballarat Public Schools'…

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Southern District Racing Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 August 1918 · page 42

The ninth annual meeting of the above association was held at Cootamundra last week. Mr. F. J. Belbridge (president) occupied the chair, and the following…

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Sporting. Cricket

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 4

The annual meeting of the A. and B. Cricket Association will be held at the Mechanics, on Monday, September 23, at 8 p.m. All clubs intending to enter for…

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Football Orphanage Benefit

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 4

With the object of assisting the Newtown Orphanage a match has been arranged to take place on the Sports Ground this afternoon between the Albury…

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A.j.c. Racing Profits

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 4

At the annual meeting of the Australian Jockey Club in Sydney on Wednesday the chairman, Mr. Adrian Knox. announced that £32,746—all of the profits made by…

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Boxing. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 4

"Harry" Raff defeated "A[?] King on points at the Hippodrome last night…

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Sporting. Football Rovers and Albury Clerks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 26 August 1918 · page 4

There was a good attendance at the Albury Sports Ground on Saturday to wit ness the game between the above teams. The proceeds of the match are to be…

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Coursing

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 2

The biggest local coursing fixture of the season will engage attention on Tuesday and Wednesday next, when the Inter-State Test (Victoria's best…

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Albury Racing Club. the Entries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 4

The following entries were received list evening for the undermentioned events to be run at the Albury show races on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7:—…

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Pioneer of Racing. Sport in the Early Days

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 3

One day this week I took a [?] out to Ormond, on the Mordialloe line, for the purpose of having a yarn with Robert Hoysted, the veterau trainer,…

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Coursing at Berrigan. the Bracelet Stake

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 2

The final meet of the season of the Berrigan Coursing Club took place yesterday, when the Bracelet stake was deojded, for which ten don…

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Football. the Premiership Won by Berrigan

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1918 · page 4

The final match, under the auspices of the Southern Riverina football association, took place on the recreation reserve at Berrigan on…

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Coursing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The following are the results of the second meeting of the Yarroweyah club held recently. Kennedy's Dun Star beat Teitz's…

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Racing

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 5

Deniliquin Jockey Club made a profit of £258 over is recent race meeting, and the Licensed Victuallers' Race Club netted £61. Both…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 43

A match was played on the Albury sports ground on Saturday between the Albury Clerks and Rovers. There was a good attendance, between £6 and £7 being…

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