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Sport, 1903

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Sporting. Races to Come. Cootamundra Winter Meeting, June 3 &4

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 4

Mr S. Miller, the well-known Melbourne owner of jumpers, wanted to purchase Frantic II, but the owner was not disposed to part with the Oberon gelding…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

The team to represent Newtown in the match against Oldtown on Saturday, will be chosen from: J. Larkins, F. Andrews, S. Hand, S. Fallon, E. Williams, T…

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Wagga Golf Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

The opening day of the newly-formed Golf Club will take place on Saturday afternoon, the 13th iustant, on the links at the racecourse. An Open Handicap has…

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Good Cricket Score

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

In a cricket match yesterday between Surrey and Gloucestershire, G. L. Jessop, who was a member of A. C. Maclaren's English Eleven, which visited Australia…

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Victoria Racing Club. Grand National Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

The following entries have been received for the undermentioned events: — GRAND NATIONAL HURDLE RACE, a handicap of 15 sovs. each, with 1000 sovs…

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Lunatic Races a Train—and Beats It

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 2

A young man named Watson, of Fairview (Vic.), who has been behaving in a strange manner for the past few days, was sent to the Sunbury Asylum on Monday. A few days…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come. Albury Charities Race Meeting—June 17 M.R.C. Winter Meeting—June 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1903 · page 3

A racemeeting in aid of the local charities will be held at Albury on Wednesday, June 17. A five event programme has been arranged for the occasion, the leading race…

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American Football. Rugby As the Yankees Play It

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 3

"I've seen a lot in the papers lately," said the Yankee Withinn Our Gates,"about Australian football, or football according to Australian rules,…

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Rugby Notes

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The Southwestern Rugby Football Union competition commences on the 10th. inst. when Tumut and Gobarra long meet at Brungle and Gundagai…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

A meeting to wind up the Gundagai Cricket Club for the season will be held to-night…

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Bethungra Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

The first meeting held under the auspices of the newly formed Bethungra Jockey Club took place on Saturday last in the presence of a large…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3
Also in The Temora Star

The Gobarralong-Jugiong fixture for to-day (Saturday), has been abandoned owing to the latter being unable to muster a team. the match between the Goulburn and…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

In the cricket match, Sussex v. Gloucestershire, at Brighton, on Tuesday, Mr. G. L. Jessop, the Gloucestershire captain, scored…

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Fashion at the Races

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

There were very few ladies at the winter meeting, many well known faces being absent. Of the dresses worn, red seemed the favourite color, and zebeline…

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Racing. First Day, Wednesday, 3Rd June

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

Racing started with the Trial Stakes, and a field of nine faced the starter, the only scratching being Lucky Jim. Medallic was picked on by punters as a good thing, but…

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District News. (From Our Cobrespondents.) Junee. the Late Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 4

After the racing carnival of last week, Janes and residents have renamed normal conditions. The fratornlty who honor us by their company on the occasion of our…

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Winter Races. Cootamundra Turf Club. Wednesday and Thursday, June 3 and 4

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

PATRON—J. F. Barnes, J.P., M.L.A., President — Dr. J. J. Brennan ; Vice-president.—James Connell, J.P.; Treasurer—S. H. Dickson, J.P.;…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come. Albury Charities Race Meeting—June 17 M.R C. Winter Meeting—June 24

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 5

A number of handicap sweepstakes will be shot off at Henty to-day. A good supply of pigeons have been obtained. Shooting will commence at 12.30…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

Messrs. E. J. Walker (chair), Bibo, Leary, Moore, Sullivan, C. O'Sullivan and Richardson attended a meeting of the Cricket Club on Friday night. The…

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