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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 2

The match between the team picked to play the Fijian cricketers and the next fifteen which was fixed to take place on the park wicket today, will not take place owing to…

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Cricket Club

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

On Wednesday night a meeting of the Cricket Club was held at the Literary Institute. Present: Messrs Duprez (chair), W. Roche, R. H…

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Cricket. FIJIANS v. WAGGA

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

Play will commence to-morrow and Thursday at 12 o'clock noon, and the players will adjourn for lunch at 1.30 to Hopkins' Hotel, resuming play at…

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Tumut Turf Club. Annual Races

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

As we briefly intimated in our last, the annual meeting of the above club took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, with the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

It is expected that the New South Wales Cricket Association will make up the guarantee to the Marylebone Cricket Club, which will mean a…

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Amenities of Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 3

A couple of Sydneyites were playing golf on a suburban link, when they saw a fine-appearing gentlemen looking at them wistfully. They asked him to join the…

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Cricket. West Australia

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

In the match between West Australia and England, the latter had lost 7 wickets for 362 runs when they declared their first innings closed…

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Cricket Notes Temora Printers v. Cootamundra Printers

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 March 1908 · page 2

The return match between the above teams was played at Temora on Saturday last, and, after an enjoyable game, Temora turned the tables on their opponents, and…

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The Week's Racing. Newcastle Races

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

It was indeed unfortunate that the Newcastle Jockey Club should have bumped up against such boisterous weather as prevailed last Saturday. However,…

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Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

The Oxford v. Cambridge heavy-weight boxing contest was won by W. R. Reynell of Adelaide, an Oxford student. At Zeehan, T., on March 7, Arthur…

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Tennis

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

The annual meeting of the North Wagga Tennis Club was held on Friday evening. when the usual business was dealt with. The balance-sheet…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

The following will represent New town against Wagga. on the Associa-tion Ground on Saturday at 2.30 :—Wilson. Hassett, Gethings. Hall…

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Moorefield Races

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

Those people who took umbrellas and mackintoshes with them to Moorefield last Saturday were well advised, as after the second race the rain which had been…

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Sundry Sports. Football

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

The Victorian Football League has decided to restrict the importation of players from the country by limiting representation in the premiership matches to those…

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The New Cricket Pavilion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 2

The new pavilion erected on the Association Cricket Ground is on acceptable, addition to the enclosure ; but on the occasion of such a large…

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V.a.t.c. Races

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

The Victoria Amateur Turf Club brought off [?]eting at Caulfield last Saturday. T[?] ther was fine; but the attendance was not np to the average, but backers had…

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Moonee Valley Races. Wednesday, March 11th

The Worker · Thursday 19 March 1908 · page 25

The weather was dull and threatening for the Moonee Valley Meeting, last week, but rain kept off, and a very successful meeting eventuated…

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Narandera Cricket Association

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the Council of the local Cricket Association was held on Saturday evening, when there were present Messrs. Armstrong…

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Cricket. Competition Fixtures. Second Round

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Gilmore v Tumut at Tumut Ramblers v Tumut Plain at Tumut Plain Gocup v Stoney Creek at Stoney Ck…

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The Racing

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 8

A rather late start was made with the Bland Handicap which only attracted three runners. There are practically no betting on the race, for…

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