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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

The boys from the local Public School journeyed to Tumut on Saturday to ful [?] their competition fixture with the Premiers or that town. The visitors were…

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Tennis. the Oura Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

A large number of people, including visitors from Wagga, assembled to witness the opening of the Oura Lawn Tennis Club, which took place at the…

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Tennis. Opening of Oura Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

A large number of people, including visitors from Wagga, assembled to witthe opening of the Oura Lawn Tennis Club, which took place at the Oura…

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Swimming. Long Distance Championship. Australian Collapses. London, June 29

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

The long distance swimming race on the Thames (15 miles) was won by the English crack, Jarvis. Beaurepaire, the Australian champion,…

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Long Distance Swimming. Fifteen Miles Race. Victorian Competitor Defeated. Seized with Cramps. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

A fifteen miles swimming contest from Richmond to Blackfriars, took place on the Thames on Saturday, between J. A. Jarvis, the long distance…

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Football. Australian. Wagga V. Combined Sydney. Great Victory for Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

The combined team of Sydney footballers, sent by the N. S. Wales Football League to the Riverina, arrived at Wagga by Friday night's train. The…

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Triangular Cricket. Australia's Attitude Criticised. Exceedingly Inconsistent. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. Abe Bailey, the South African millionaire, who has been interesting himself in connection with the promotion of the triangular cricket scheme,…

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Football. Association. Wagga Defeat Combined Sydney. Splendid Game by Home Team

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 3

The team of footballers representing the combined clubs playing in Sydney under the Australian rules met Wagga on the Cricket Ground on Saturday…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come. Narrandera Race Club (Show Meeting), August 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 3

According to Victorian ringmen, says a Sydney paper, Post Town was backed all over Australia for the Melbourne Cup prior to the weights appearing,…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

The long distance swimming race in the Thames from Richmond to Blackfriars Bridge (15 miles) was won by J. A. Jarvis. The Victorian, Frank Beaurepaire, collapsed at…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 3

Devotees of this old and fascinating game will be interested to learn that Mr. Richmond Whytt has commenced business at Wood's Chambers,…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

New South Wales and Queensland played a draw at Brisbane on Saturday, each side scoring 9 points. The British and New Zealand teams played…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

The New South Wales footballers, returning from Brisbane, defeated Toowoomba by 31 points to 12…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

Playing for Gloucestershire v. Sussex, at Gloucester, G. L. Jessop scored 164 in two hours' play, hitting 22 runs from one over…

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Sport. Racing Fixtures Narandera Race Club (Show Meeting)— August 7. the Turf

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

The programme of the Narandera Race Club's Show meeting will be found in our business columns Prize money totalling 60 sovs. is set apart for the fixture. Mr. W. T…

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Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 23

There is a possibility of Burns' appearances being confined to Sydney. At any-rate there is some difficulty about arranging contests in Melbourne. The State…

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Rosehill Races

The Worker · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 25

Though not as bad for backers as the two previous fixtures, the Rosehill meeting saw several favorites beaten, and the racing responsible for some great reversals of form…

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Moonee Valley Races

The Worker · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 25

The weather was anything but good at Mooney Valley on Saturday, but nevertheless a good crowd witnessed the day's sport, which was of a very interesting nature. The…

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Aspendale Park Races

The Worker · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 25

A very successful meeting was decided by the Aspendale Park R.C last Wednesday, the weather and attendance being very goal. The feature of the day was the success…

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