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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1908

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Oaklands Hunt Club Races

The Worker · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 25

A very fair attendance witnessed the meeting held by the Oaklands Hunt Club at Moonee Valley Racecourse last Wednesday. A start was made with the Chandos…

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English Cricket. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Playing for Lancashire against Leicester, T. A. Tyldesley scored 243 runs…

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English Cricket. Fine Score by Tyldesley. London, Aug. 19

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

In the cricket match Lancashire v. Leicestershire, Tyldesley for the former scored 243…

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Rugby Notes

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

Local "Ruggers" have been spelling since the Junee match: but as Temora and Sydney teams will be here shortly, besides trips to…

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Tennis

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 2

A tennis tournament, which had been taking place for a fortnight, was concluded on the llth inst on the Adelong school courts, for prizes…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

The Union match at Goulburn, between tennis representing the South-western (Gundagai) and Central Southern (Gourburn) Unions, has been fixed…

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General Sports Items. Racing Fixtures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

Cootamundra Turf Club (Spring Meeting) -September 17 and 18. Junee Racing Club—September 21. Gundagai Licensed Victuallers' Race…

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Association Football. Position of Teams

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 5

Played. Won. Lost. Pts. B Team...6 4 2 16 C Team... 4 2 2 8 A Team... 6 2 4 8…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

Frank Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, won the Mile Swimming Championship of the North Sea and the 200 Meters (210.6 yards) International Scratch Race, both races being swum…

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Golf. PROGRAMME

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 1

The following has been arranged for the undermentioned dates:— Aug. 22.—March with Goulburn at Cootamundra…

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Lawn Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

The tennis match at Brisbane between New South Wales and Queensland ladies on Wednesday resulted in a win for the former by four rubbers to nil…

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Boxing Championship Russell Defeats Felix. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 8

At the Stadium this afternoon, Russell defeated Felix the the heavy weight championship of New South Wales, in the eighteenth round…

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Boxing. Heavy Weight Championship. Russell Defeats Felix. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

Sid Russell defeated Peter Felix on points at the Stadium at Rushcutter's Bay this afternoon, after going twenty rounds for the heavy weight…

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Rugby

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Combined wagga are the Premiers of the Southern Border Union this season, and are entitled to hold the Norton Cup for twelve months. They…

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Football

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser

The Anglo-Welsh footballers made their last appearance before the Sydney public, on Saturday afternoon, when they suffered defeat at the hands of…

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General Sports Items. Racing Fixtures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

Cootamnundra Turf Club (Spring Meeting) —September 17 and 18. Junee Racing Club—September 21. Gundagai Licensed Victuallers' Race…

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Football Premiership Won by Oldtown

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

Oldtown and Newtown met on the Cricket Ground on Saturday afternoon to battle out the final for the premiership of the season. The wet…

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Boxing Championship Burns Again Victorious an Exciting Fight. Lasts Thirteen Rounds. Contestants Severely Punished. Sixteen Thousand Spectators Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 2

The attendance at the fight between "Tommy" Burns, of America, and "Bill" Squires, of Newcastle, for the championship of the world, at the…

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