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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1906

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Rugby Football. New Zealand Defeats Swansea London, Dec. 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

The New Zealand team of Rugby footballers played a match at Swansea today, and scored another victory…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come. Go album Racing Club, February 9 and 10, 1906

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

A well-fancied candidate in Sir Richard was successful in the Carrington Stakes on Saturday, the son of Grafton winning handily from the unlucky…

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Victoria. Inter State Cricket. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 2

The cricket match between Victoria and South Australia, which wag commenced on Saturday, was continued to day. South Australia completed their…

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Cricket. Wagga v. Tumut, Gundagai and Cootamundra

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

A match was played on the Wagga Association Ground on Boxing Day, between Wagga and a combined team representing Tumut, Gundagai and…

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A.j.c. Races. Summer Meeting. Carrington Stakes Day

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 2 January 1906 · page 3

The above club continued it's summer meeting on Saturday under favorable conditions, The attendance was large and the racing good…

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Adedong Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 January 1906 · page 3

Adelong annual meeting commenced on New Year's Day, but the attendance was not as good as expected. Results: Trial Stakes.—Sportsman 1, Heavy 2,…

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Cricket

The Worker · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 6

Victoria v. South Aus. return match, began in Melb. on Saturday, but play was stopped at 4.15 by a terrific thunderstorm, several of the flags on the stands being…

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Interstate Cricket South Australia V. Victoria Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 January 1906 · page 2

The match between Victoria and South Australia was continued on the M [?] bomne cricket ground to-day. The Victorians in their first innings made 183 and…

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Adelong Races

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 3

Seasonable weather favored the Adelong Jockey Club for their annual race meeting on Monday and Tuesday, but the attendance fell far short of the…

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Big Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

The commencement of the return match between South Australia and New South Wales has been postponed to Saturday…

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Jockey Club Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

On Monday last the Annual Race Meeting of the Jockey Club was opened on the Gadara course. After the fall of rain on Saturday night the…

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Tennis Match at Batlow

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

On New Year's Day the Merrivale tennis players made a trip to Batlow to play a, match against the club of the last named town, which…

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The Settling for Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday evening tho settling in connection with the annual race meeting took place at Tattersalls (Patterson's Commercial Hotel). The…

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Public Opinion. Cricket and Other Matters to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1906 · page 2

SIR,—I notice by yours of the 29th December, we have a real live president of the local cricket club. That is news to me. As regards his dirty…

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Wagga Swimming Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

A committee meeting of the Wagga, Swimming Club was held in the Board room of the School of Arts, last evening. In the absence of the President…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 5

The South Australian cricketers arrived here to-day for the match against New South Wales, which will be commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to…

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Original Correspondence. To the Editor Coota Swimming Club

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 3

DEAR SIR, -- The question having amen lo whether it is practicable to eruct bath gd the stock dam for to purpose of allowing hungering to bathe, I would Murage I that a…

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Cricket the Junior Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 5

The draw for the Junior matches to take place on Saturday, 6th inst, is as follows:— North Wagga v. Wagga B on the…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come. Goulburn Racing Club, February 9 and 10. Cootamundra Turf Club, February 13 and 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1906 · page 4

A recent winner at Ascot is said to be a "ring in," and identical with a mate brought over from New Zealand some years ago, and which was "rung…

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