Olympic Regatta
Great Britain won all the yacht races at the Olympic regatta, beating Norway, France, Belgium, and Sweden…
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Swimming
Frank Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, has won the 220 yards amateur championship of England…
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The Lake Albert and Wagga teams meet on the racecourse this afternoon, at 3 p m. The Lake team will be selected from the following:—Backs: E. Best, F…
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Bill Squires is back again in Australia. He told an interviewer at Fremantle that he was hopeful of beating Burns when they met…
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To-day a handicap match against bogey, 18 holes will be played. To start at 2 p.m. On Monday Yass and Wagga meet on the local links. Yass team :- Wood,…
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A tennis match was played last Saturday on the St. Andrew's court between St. Andrew's and Oura, and after a pleasant game resulted in a win for St. Andrew's. The…
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On the advice of the Advisory Committee of English counties, the M.C.C. has agreed to cable a cordial invitation to Australia to send a cricket…
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M.T.C. Show meeting, August 29 and 30. Albury R.C. Show Meeting, September 11 and 12…
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Taylor won the 500 yards swimming championship at Manchester in 6min 4sec. Battersby, who was second, defeated Frank Beaurepaire, of Victoria,…
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Beaurepaire, of Victoria, was third to Taylor and Battersby in the English 500 yards amateur swimming championship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tennis. Wagga Methodist V. Brucedale
A party representing the Methodist Tennis Club journeyed to Brucedale on Wednesday. 29th inst. (as briefly reported in Thursday's issued, to try…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football. Association. Wagga Trades Blat Malebo
A team under the auspices of a Trades Football Club played Malebo an interesting game the Malebo Football Reserve on Wednesday…
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Bill Squires, the Australian boxer, who is a passenger by the R.M.S., Oruba, which arrived at Fremantic from London on Thursday, was…
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Farm defeated Old Junee, who were shorthanded, at the Farm on Saturday, by 13 points to nil. Mr. A. W. Parsonage refereed…
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A match was played against "bogey" on the local links on Saturday. For the creator part of the afternoon the wind was blowing a gale, the…
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The British footballers arrived at Sydney on Friday from New Zaaland in the steamer Viotoria. They play their first match against New South…
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The company promoting the contest for the boxing championship of the world between Tommy Burns and Bill Squires, in Sydney, has let…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football. Gundagai v. GOBARRALONG
Teams comprising players from the above clubs met in a friendly match on the local ground on Wednesday afternoon. The play was of a close, ruck…
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