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Sport, 1919

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Boxing Championship. Willard and Dempsey to Meet. New YorK, February 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 23

Dempsey A [?] Willard (holder of the title) have signed articles to meet for the world's boxing championship. Dempsey has been guaranteed £5400 and Willard…

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Cricket Albury and Border Association Albury V. Bungowannah

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

To be played at Bungowannah to-morrow. Cars leave the Albury Post Office at 1.30 p.m. sharp.—Albury Team.—Bond, Hore, Davis, McKeam, Moir,…

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Sporting. Cricket Albury and Border Association. To-day's Matches

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

Bungowannah v. Albury, at Bungowannah. Collegians v. Continuation School at Billson's Park…

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Boxing Carpentier to Reappear. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

Georges Carpentier, the French champion, has signed a contract with Mr. Cochran, the English boxing promoter, to meet either "Joe" Beckett, Sergeant…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

A match was played on Saturday between a local team and a district team organised by Mr W. Gibbs. The weather was anything but…

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Golf. Sunday Play

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

The Wagga council recently refused a request for the use of Bolton Park for cricket matches on Sundays, on the grounds that it was not desirable to…

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Racing

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. W. B. Crang, Secretary of the Wentworth Racing Club, wired us on Friday last that the Chief Secretary had intimated that, the Races advertised for…

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Boxing. M'goorty Challenges Carpenter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 4

LONDON, February 17. "Eddie" M'Goorty has issued a shall engo to Georgen carpenter, the French champion or the winner of the fight…

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Embargo on Racing

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. G. Fuller, the Chief Secretary, said to-day that the Cabinet had not yet considered the question of lifting the embargo on racing. He had arranged, be…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

A meeting in connection with St. Patrick's Day Races was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday afternoon last. There was a good…

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Races Postponed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

Owing to the proclamation closing all racecourses during the influenza epidemic, the committee of the Redlands Race Club have decided to postpone…

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Ban on Racing

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 3

The New South Wales Cabinet is not likely to remove the ban on racing until the Medical Advisory Committee advises, that sports may be resumed with…

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BOXING. McGOORTY. Challenges Carpentier. London

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

McGoorty has challenged Carpentier, on the winder of the WellsBlckett match…

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Racing Embargo Not to Be Withdrawn

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 46

The persistent rumours that the embargo on racing is to be lifted are met by the Minister for Health with the definite statement that there is no…

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Tennis the Alnury Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 4

The annual meeting of the members of the Albury Tennis Club was held last evening. There were present Mr. Tietyens (chair), Mrs. Skinner, Miss Mason…

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Cricket Albury and Border Association. Albury v. Railway United

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 February 1919 · page 4

To be played at Billson's Park to-day:—Albury's team.—L. Davis, A. Bond, Penrose, Hore, Blogg, Moir, M'Kenm, Bingham, M'Donald, Kenna, Cross…

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International Cricket Abandonment of Australian Tour. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 February 1919 · page 2

"The Times" cricket correspondent understands that the proposed Australian tour is likely to be abandoned owing to the inability of Macartney and Kelloway…

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Australian Cricket a Team of Colts. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 3

Colonel Dodds states that in anticipation of the acceptance of the selectors' recommendation to abandon the proposed tour of an Australian Eleven, the A.L.F. is…

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The Influenza Menace. Cases Not So Numerous. Possible Relaxation of the Restrictions. Racing Probable on

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 February 1919 · page 2

The total number of influenza cases in Victoria on Saturday and Sunday is not given in the Melbourne papers, but 193 were admitted to the…

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Restrictions on Racing Removed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

The restrictions on racing, owing to the pneumonic influenza epidemic, having been removed in New South Wales, the Finley Turf Club will…

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