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Sport, 1903

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Football the Premiership Competitions

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

The Wagga Association's premiership competitions were continued on Saturday. In connection with the senior competition the Newtown and Oldtown met on the…

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Items of News. Tennis Tournament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

Owing to the unsettled state of the weather for the past two or three days the tennis tournament arranged to take place on Saturday aud Monday had to be…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 3

Weights will make their appearance on Monday next for the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race and Steeplechase. It will be the newly appointed handicapper's (Mr…

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Local and General News. Wagga Tennis Tournament

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

The tournament arranged by the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, to be played on Saturday and yesterday did not, owing to the unpropitious weather…

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Racing in France. a Unique Record. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 2

The principal event of the French racing season, the Grand Prix do Paris was run yesterday, and was won by Quo Vadis, Caius being second, and Vicicius…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2
Also in The Temora Star

Arrangements have been finally effected for the match between the Goulburn and Gundagai Unions, to enable the selection to be made of a combined team to…

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Golf Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

On acconnt of the wet weather the mixed foursomes will no[?]be held to-day (Wednesday). The principle event of the French racing…

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Football. Waratah Football Club. Visit to Goulburn. Goulburn

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

Waratahs and Warrigals played this morning, the Waratahs being beaten by 21 points to 5. It was a very slow game right through. Cootamundra was leading by 5 to…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 3

Nominations close this (Thursday) evening for the various events to be run at the Albury Charities Meeting on Wednesday next…

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Action Against the Sultan of Johore. Illuminated Pedigree of a Racing Mare. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1903 · page 2

In the District Court to-day Alfred Pritchard Morris sued the Sultan of Johore for £11, claimed to be due in respect to services rendered in preparing an illuminated…

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Rugby Notes

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 3

Adelong and Gundagai Clubs (red and green) meet at Gundagai on Wednesday, July 1, the former finding it difficult to send a team on the…

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American Rugby

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 7

So rife are the newspapers just now with accounts at and letters about football under Australian rules that a descriptions of the American game of football may not be…

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Tennis

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

At a meeting held at the Commercial Hotel on Saturday night it was decided to form a tennis club, and I am informed Mr. Jack Cameron is the secretary…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The Adelong-Gundagai match, which should have been played last Wednesday on the local ground, and was postponed till next Wednesday, has been further postponed…

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Tennis Tournament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

At a meeting of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, held on Thursday evening, it was decided to allow the tournament arranged to take place last Saturday to lapse, and to…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 3

Albury Racing Club's Charily Meeting-17tb June. Murrumbidgee Race Club's Winter Meeting - 24th June…

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Wagga Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

The committee of the Wagga Tennis Club held a meeting on Thursday night, at which it was decided to abandon the tournament arranged to take place on…

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Football Junior Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

The team to represent Newtown Juniors in their match against the Buffaloes to be played on the racecourse this afternoon, are as follows.— O'Brien, Campbell, Hann,…

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