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Sport, 1907

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Cricket

The Worker · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 11

W.A. beat N.S.W. in the return match at Perth last week by five runs. When our notes closed hist week W.A. had put up a first innings of 255, N.S.W. first innings…

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Swimming Championship LONDON, April 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

Billington, the English professional swimming champion to-day issued an open challenge to swim any man in the world, R. Cavill preferred, for the…

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Swimming. Country Carnival in Sydney

The Worker · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 11

Drummoyne (Sydney) baths were handsomely decorated, also thronged, last Saturday when the country carnival, with schools and other events added, was field in fine…

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The Football Match

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

Perfect weather prevailed for the football match under Association rules on Easter Monday afternoon. The fixture was largely patronised and the spectators…

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University Cricket Match. Win for Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

The Sydney University cricket team defeated the Melbourne University by 6 wickets…

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Visit of the Newtown Athletic Association. Cricket and Football

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 5

The most important athletic fixtures that Narandera has been favored with was the visit during the week of representative cricket…

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Adelong. Cricket Match

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

The Wondalga and Mount Pleasant cricketers met in a friendly match on the Wondalga wicket, on Friday. The teams were not the best from either club, and…

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The Football Match. Easy Win for Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 5

With a temperature of 90 degrees football does not look very enticing, yet a large crowd swarmed to the Park Oval on Wednesday afternoon…

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Inter-State News- SYDNEY, A.J.C. RACES

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 2

Sydney Cup.—Realm, Proceed, Florence. Hurdles.—Sandboy, South Head, Cockney Boy…

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Racing at Orange. the Wide World Italian Railway Outrage. London Lady Attacked. Crime in a Tunnel

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 3

A murderous attack on an English-woman in a train from Turin is reported from Chambery. The lady's name is given as Miss Susan Lowe,…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 2

The match which was to have been played to-day between Wagga B. and Newtown B., has been declared off owing to forfeiture by the former…

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Cricket Chatter

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 3

The match between Paddington and Stockinbingal on Monday was won by Paddington. Scores:—Paddington 183. Stockinbingal 96. The Coota "Herald"…

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Cootamundra Cricket Club

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held on Wednesday night, Mr. J. E. Lester (president) in the chair. Among the correspondence dealt with was…

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Latest News. Received Up to 2 a.m. French Tennis Tournament. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 5

The tournaments in connection with the French Covered Court Championship took place in Paris yesterday. The two English players, A. F. Wilding…

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Rugby Football

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

All sportsmen interested in the same of Rugby football are invited to attend the meeting of all clubs in the proposed new Union at Nash's…

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Cricket Lake Versus the Farm

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 3

The second round of the senior competition was started on Saturday last, when Newtown and Wagga Clubs met on the Association ground and Lake Albert…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The first medal competition of the season will be held to-day (Wednesday). Players will arrange for their own partners, and may start at any time between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

A meeting of the Cootamundra Football Club is called for Thursday evening at the Star hotel…

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Cootamundra Tennis Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 2

The annual general meeting of members of the above was held in the lodge room at the Town Hall on Friday night last. There was a good attendance, and…

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