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Sport, 1908

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 8

Narandera Race Club (Show Meeting), August 7. A White Chiffs telegram of Tuesday states that all the members,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club. Election of Secretary

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

An adjourned meeting of the committee of the Wagga Licensed Victualler's Racing Club was held at the Australian Hotel last night. There were present…

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Fight on Football Field. Spectators and Teams Join In

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

A football match at Toorak Park between the unbeaten teams. St. Kilda and Prahran of the Wednesday Half-holiday Association, was…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser

The local first grade competition will be revived to-morrow, when Gundagal and Tumut will play thier postponed match on the local ground…

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Football. ASSOCIATION

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3

A great deal of interest by the Executive of the Wagga Football Association is being [?]tred in the meeting of wagga and Albury in the…

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Boxing. Burns and Johnson Matched

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

Files of the London "Sporting Life," which came to hand on Saturday stated that previous to his acceptance of the offer to visit australia Burns…

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Golf. Wagga V. Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The match against Junee was played on Saturday at Junee and resulted in a close victory for Junee so far as the men were concerned, but the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club was held at the Pastoral Hotel last night, Mr. J. J. Scott presiding. It was…

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Tennis Club at Oura

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

At a meeting held on the 17th inst. at the school-house, Oura, it was decided to form a club to be called the Oura Lawn Tennis Club. The…

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Boxing Championship. Burn's, Squires, and Lang Matched

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3

As already announced, a Sydney syndicate has coma to terms with "Tommy" Burns, champion of the world, to meet "Bill" Squires, for the…

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Golf. Wagga Club Championship. Won by A. H. RALEIGH

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3

The second half of the 36-hole course in the mens championship was played off on the local links on saturday. At the start there were four competitors…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

The Anglo-Welsh team now touring New Zealand defeated a combined Nelson and Marlborough team on Saturday by 12 points to nil. The Britishers next match will be…

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Rugby Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

The following chappings from the "Reler[?]" may prove useful both to players and rele[?]:- Referees who allow play to go on when a player is…

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Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 23

Arrangements have been completed with Bill Lang to box Burns, and the former is to receive £600. Burns will receive £2000 to come to Australia, and £1000 for each of…

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Golf

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

On Saturday mixed four-[?] will be played. Entries close with the secretary at noon on Friday…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 4

The Humulaites are making a start next Saturday in the football arena by having a scratch match on their football ground—one of the best country…

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Rugby. Northern Union Rules

The Worker · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 23

A Teally pretty game resulted fvoni th* meeting of the All Maoris and a Sydney; team on Wednesday last- week, and the play was tho fastest that lias been scon i& j Sydney for sometime. Both teams put lor-…

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Wagga Golf Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 2

On Saturday next mixed foursomes will be played. Entries to reach the Secretary by noon on Friday…

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