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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1907

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Late Sport. Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 11

Billy Laing, of Victoria, will box Jack Johnson, of America, on the Richmond (Melb.) pony racecourse on Monday night, March 4. The fight will be 20 rounds, or…

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Old Buffers Cricket Match

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 2

The annual Old Buffers cricket matches between Wagga and Albury, which were previously arranged for March 6th and 13th, have been postponed until March…

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Fallacies About Swimming

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 3

A man who has an international reputation as a swimmer says that one of the most widely accepted of the many wrong ideas entertained regarding swimming is…

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Balloon Racing. the Most Dangerous Sport. Leaders in Newest Pastime. the Automobile Race Antedated

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

Unless all signs fail the automobile race, although [?]ly a few years old, has had its day. The balloon race, the derby in the…

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The Cricket Ground

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 2

Respecting a request from the Citizens' Band Secretary to the effect that the present lighting arrangements in the Cricket Ground be allowed to…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1907 · page 2

The competition cricket matches this season at the Jugiong end of the district have had the effect of inducing a display of very good form on the part of…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1907 · page 3

A football conference was held at Cootamundra on Saturday last. Representatives were present from clubs and branch Unions in the south, and five…

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Swimming

The Worker · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 7

The seventh annual championship carnival of Leichhardt (Sydney) and District Club will be held next Thursday evening, Feb. 28, at the New Municipal…

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Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 7

The Ventura, by which Squires and his touring manager, Barney Reynolds, were to have left for America on Monday, being some days overdue at Sydney, the Aus…

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Cricket

The Worker · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 13

The benefit match to S. E. Gregory between N.S.W. and the Rest of Australia commenced on Sydney Cricket Ground last Friday in fine weather. The takings for…

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Sundry Sports. Racing

The Worker · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 13

To K.N.W.—Apply to Secretary, A.J.C., Sydney. The V.A.T.C. opened the Victorian Autumn Carvinal at Caulfield on Saturday…

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Spouting. Sporting Notes. Racing Fixtures

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

Ganmain R.C., March 13. St. Patrick's Day Races, wagga. Monday, March 18th. Junee R.C., March 26 and 27. M.T.C. (Wagga). April 24 and 25…

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Old Buffers' Cricket Match

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 2

A good deal of confusion, it appears, exists as to the dates of the cricket matches between the "old buffers" ot Wagga and Albury. The first match, we…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 2

Several of the leading lights of New South Wales Rugby Football Union met I representatives from the Southern Unions at Casson's hotel, Cootamundra,…

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Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

In three successive matches at Yass A. Bundock, son of Mr. W. Hundock of Narandera notched 119. 118, and 97. In one match M.A. and L. Noble played on…

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Narandera Amateur Swimming Club Caruiyal

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 5

The above event took place on Wednesday evening last. There was a fair attendance of competitors including some from Wagga, Hay…

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Tumut Amateur Picnic Racing Club

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the Tumut Amateur Picnic Racing Club was held at Tattersall's (Donnelly's Commercial Hotel) on Wednesday night, when there were…

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Died After Boxing. Judge, Referee and Seconds Charged. the Coroner's Inquiry

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 22 February 1907 · page 6

At the South Western Police Court, on the 28th December, Joseph Cohen, 46, fruiterer, Blackfriars road; William C. Lovett, 33, coach pointer, Cabul road…

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Wagga Swimming Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 2

A committee meeting of the above was held on the 15th instant, when the secretary conveyed the thanks of Tracker Maclean to the club for…

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Narandera Swimming Carnival

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 2

The Narandera Amateur Swimming Club held a carnival in the Murrumbidgee on Wednesday. The programme included 100 yeards championship of…

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