Rugby Football
Wagga Norton Cup team defeated the Farm team at the Farm last Saturday by 24 points to nil, in a friendly match. For the winners, F. Fitield (2),…
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St. John's Tennis Club
An enjoyable social, under the auspices of St. John's Tennis Club, took place in St. John's Hall on Thursday evening, when there was a good…
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The annual meeting of the Imperial Cricket Club was held at Nash's Freemason's Hotel, on Wednesday last. There was fair attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boxing. Burns and Johnson Matched. Sydney
"Tommy Burns" learned with great pleasure to-day that Johnson had signed articles for a match for the boxing championship of the world. "If…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Thirty Years of Cricket. England and Australia
More than thirty years have elapsed since that day at Lords when— The Australians came down like a wolf on the fold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Boxing Contest. Burns and Johnson. Terms Agreed Upon. Fight to Take Place in Sydney. Purse of £7500
Mr. H. D. M'Intosh's representative on Thursday morning received a cablegram from London, stating that Johnson had finally signed the agreement…
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The Gundagai and Adelong Tennis Clubs will engage in a match at Adelong on Saturday. Gundagai will be represented by Mrs. Weekes, Misses Sullivan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Junee Races
The Junee races, which were to have been held yesterday, were, in consequence of the inclement weather, postponed until to-morrow. A special train…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sporting Notes. Races to Come
Corowa Race Club (Show meeting)—September 24. Wagga L.V. Race Club—September 30, October I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Australian Rugby Team Arrival in England. London
The Australian representative team of footballers, which is to tour Great Britain, under the auspices of the New South Wales Rugby Union, has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District News. Forest Hill. Tennis Match
A very pleasant social gathering was held at Lackville Captain Lyon's residence at Forest Hill, on Wednesday last, when a tennis match was played…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming the Channel Within Half a Mile. London, Sept. 21
Wolfe, after a fifteen hours swim was almost across the Channel, but failed within half a milo of Calais, practically exhausted. Oxygen was several…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lawn Tennis. South of England Championship. London
A. F. Wilding, of New Zealand, has won the South of England Lawn Tennis Championship…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Sports Items. Racing Fixtures. Gundagai Licensed Victuallers' Race Meeting—October 14 and 15
Horseowners should bear in mind that nominations for the L. V. Handicap and Spring Handicap, to be run at the first Spring meeting of the Licensed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Rugby Unionist Returning
Owing to having caught a chill, Cecil Murnin, of the Australian Rugby Union team, is returning to Sydney…
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A Goulburn schools' team met accombined Metropolitan schools team at Goulburn on Saturday, and defeated them by 16 points to 3. P. Cruise (son of Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cricket
On Tuesday last the executive of the Wagga Cricket Association met to prepare for the annual general meeting which takes place to-night. There were…
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The golf season will come to an end on Saturday next, when the final competition, in the form of a mixed foursomes' contest, will be played. It…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rosehill Races
With summer-like weather, and every prospect of a good afternoon's sport, it was no wonder that the Rosehill meeting was exceptionally well attended last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Items of News. Golf
The golf season will be brought to a close on Saturday next, when the final competition in the form of mixed foursomes will be played. It is…
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