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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Narandera Tennis Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the local Tennis Club was held on Tuesday evening at the Royal Mail Hotel, there being present Messrs…

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The Football Concert

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

The visiting team were accompanied by the Hay Coon Club. and in the evening the visitors joined forces with local amateurs in…

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Football. Australian Rules

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

A very good match was provided on Saturday last by the B and C teams of the local Association, who met for the second time in a…

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Sporting. FOOTBALL. (Australian Rules. COOLAMON v. Newtown (Wagga) Juniors

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

A match between the above clubs took place on the Association Cricket Ground. Wagga, on Monday morning, when the attendance was only moderate. The…

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Rugby

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

The first try on Saturday last seemed divided among H. Archer (who really scored) H. Tubman and R. Dennis…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

On Saturday a match was played against bogey for a trophy presented by Mrs. Graham, and the best cards handed in were those of Mrs. Broughton, first, handicap 3, 2 down,…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

The British Rugby team were defeated in New Zealand on Wednesday by 19 points to 13. It must have been a rough game, as play had to be stopped on eight occasions to…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

Playing for Middlesex against Hampshire at Lords, P. F. Warner and F. A. Tarrant went in first, and 203 runs were scored for the first wicket. Warner made 110, and…

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Sport. Racing Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 3

Wyalong Oddfellows' Races (Annual Meeting)—June 1 and 2…

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Golf. "Holed Out in 12."

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 5

The following "Seven Ages of Golf" has been cleverly adapted from the lines of the immortal bard by Mr. T. G. Grano, president of the Ararat…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 8

Wyalong, June 1 and 2. Narandera Race Club (Show Meeting), August 7. Mr. R. Wootton's two sons, Frank…

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Boxing Championship. Burns Comes to Australia. Large Fee[?]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 7

"Tommy" Burns, the champion boxer of the world, will meet Squires or Lang or Sullivan in Sydney or Melbourne at the end of August. Two…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the South-western Union was held at Adelong on Wednesday. It was decided to meet the ex's in connection with the visit of the Temora…

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Rugby. British Rugby Union Team. Beaten Again by New Zealand. Dunedin (N.z.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

The British Rugby Union team made their first appearance at Dunedin today in fine weather, and in the presence of 15,000 people. The ground,…

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Amateur Golf Championship. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 2

The matches for the amateur golf championship have been concluded, and the winner of the championship was K. Lassen, who defeated J. H…

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Football. Association. Oldtown v. FEDERALS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

The above teams met on the racecourse on Saturday in the presence of a large number of supporters of each team. J. Greer captained Oldtown,…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

Narandera Race Club (Show Meeting), August 7. The Western district performer, The Acolyte, won the leading event at…

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Rugby. Farm V. Lake. the Lake Wins by 8 to 5

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

The match, Farm y. Lake, on Saturday in connection with the Moore Cup Competition, resulted in a win for the, latter by 8 points to 5. Several players…

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Racing in England. the Derby. the King's Colt Favorite. London, May 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 3

His Majesty the King's colt Perrier has advanced in the betting to the position of favorite for the Derby, to be run at Epsom on Wednesday. He…

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