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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1901

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Football

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

Followers of the oval will be interested to learn that a meeting is to be held at the Royal Hotel to-morrow night, when it is hoped that…

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Tumut Turf Club Races

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 2

The following is a list of costumes, so far as were are able to collect same, worn at the above races, by ladies named hereunder: -- Mrs. Beale, white dress, black toque…

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Coolamon Items Cricket. Coolamon V.. DERRAIN

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 2 April 1901 · page 3

On Saturday last a very enjoyable game of cricket was played at Ganmain between those two old rivals Coolamon arid Detrain. The match was supposed…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 2

A team from Springdale journeyed to Sebastopol on Saturday last to try and recapture the Nixon Cup. In this, however, they failed, the game ending in a draw…

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Swimming

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

Dick Cavill put up a remarkably fine performance when he covered two lengths of Hellings' baths (a foot or two short of 100yds) in the…

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Boxing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

Willis, of Melbourne, scored a decisive victory over M'Coy (" The Poet") at the Gaiety last Monday night. Willis was too strong for the…

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Morundah Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

An unregistered race meeting will take place at Morundah on Easter Monday, and intending visitors from Narandera and intermediate stations will be accomodated…

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Berrigan Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

The Berrigan Amateur Turf Club held their Autumn Meeting on Monday. This Club has made wonderful strides of late years, and a good programme and fair fields…

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Monday’s Races

Coolamon Echo · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 4

In connects n with the Picnic [?] which take place in King’s Paddock on Monday next, a meeting was held during the weak when the following officers…

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The Cricket Match

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1901 · page 5

Locally the principal attraction will be the cricket match between Narandera and Hay, which will commence to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 3.39 p.m., and will…

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Cricket Fixtures

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

April 6—Wagga v. Junee, at Wagga. April 13 and 20—Newtown v. Wagga (competition). April 13 and 20—Lake Albert v…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 2

Junee Racing Club—May 1 and 2. Tarcutta Race Club—April 8. Albury Racing Club—April 17 and 18. Murrumbidgee Race Club (Cup Meeting),…

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TELEGRAMS. A. J. C. RACES. Sydney

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1901 · page 3

The Hawkesbury Handicap was won by Lygon, Bar One second, Robato third…

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Athletics

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1901 · page 2

At Harden sports on Easter Monday, Carter, who hails from M'Mahon'a Beef, won the Sheffield Handicap from 9yds; J. Speering, Galong, l0yds. was second: and E…

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Swimming

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

The 500yds. championship of New South Wales, recently won by Dick Cavill, owing to blundering on the part of officials in measuring, the…

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Tarcutta Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 2

THE annual race meeting of the Tarcutta Race Club took place on Easter Monday, who the weather was most favorable for the event, which was…

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The Races

Coolamon Echo · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 4

It was said that holding a race meeting was a bad move—none had been held here for a long time—but it was not. The day Was beautiful, the attendance…

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Cricket. Tumut v. ADELONG

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

ON Easter Monday a team of willow-wielders journeyed to the sister town of Tumut to try conclusions with that town's representatives. The match took place on the Racecourse…

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Sydney Sport and Drama. CRICKET

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

FIRST Graders have now finished their season, each match ending differently from what was anticipated. Wickets were good, yet some trundlers did…

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Cricket. HAY V. Narandera. the Locals Victorious

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1901 · page 3

The revival of the cricket matches between Hay and Narandera is a source of gratification to all sportsmen. For many years the fixture was regarded as one of the…

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