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Sport, 1909

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Tumut Boxing Day Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

The Tumut Turf Club held races on Boxing-day. The course was in tip top order, aud though the weather was perfect, the attendance was not…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

Victoria, 8 for 326—McAlister 79, Carroll 60…

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Boxing. Johnson Beats Burns

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

For the first time in its history, the world has a black boxing champion. Jack Johnson defeated the holder of the championship, Tommy Burns, at the Stadium on Boxing…

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Football Association Sports

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 5

The bicycle and athletic sports held on Boxing Day on the Gillenbah Sports Ground under the auspices of the Narandera Football Association eventuated…

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The Boxing Championship. Won by Johnson

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 5

[?]pionship of the world took place on Boxing Day at the Stadium, Rushcutter's Bay, in the presence of 20,000 people, who paid from 10s to £3 per seat…

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A. J. C. Races

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

Judging by appearances, the annual meeting of the Adelong Jockey Club, to be held to-day and to-morrow, promises to be one of the most successful…

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Cricket. Married V. Single

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 6

There being no Association cricket fixture during the holidays, a match ws arranged on Boxing Day between the bachelors and…

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The World's Boxing Championship. Tommy Burns Outclassed. Story Op the Fight

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

Some 20,000 people were gathered in the Stadium, at Sydney, on Boxing Day, to witness tho contest for the Boxing Championship of the World…

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General Sports Items. Racing Fixtures. Murrumburrah Turf Club (Annual Meeting)—February 3 and 4. the Turf

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 1 January 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Adelong Jockey Club opens to-day (Friday). To make the Boxing Day meeting of the Tumut Turf Club a two days' fixture…

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Boxing Contests. Brutality to Be Put Down. a Ministerial Statement. Scientific Boxing Only Allowed. Instructions to the Police

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, Mr. W. H. Wood, upon being asked if, in the event of Johnson and Burns coming to terms between themselves for another glove contest, the…

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Inter-State Cricket. N.S.W. v. Queensland. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 January 1909 · page 2

In the match New South Wales v. Queensland the former scored 256 and the latter have two out for 24…

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Boxing Day Races Tumut Turf Club

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

As we intimated in our last, the races under the uapices of the above club was very largely attended, but the calibre and number of equines…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 3
Also in The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser

The Australian League team played the first test match in England on Saturday, and was defeated by 14 points to 9…

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Boxing and Brutality

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

The pitiful lack of logic, of consistency, judgment, and balance which is characteristics of the mind of the multitude, is rather strikingly…

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Boxing. Squires Meets Burns

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon Burns and Squires engaged in a four-round spar at the Stadium, in the presence of about 5000 people. Burns addressed…

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Wagga Cricket Association

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

A meeting of the executive of the Wagga Cricket Association was held last evening at the Commercial Hotel. There was a full attendance. It was decided to…

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Cricket. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1909 · page 2

In the match, Queensland v. N.S.W., the scores up to the close of to-day's play were:—N.S.W., first innings, 256; second innings, 280. Queensland, first innings…

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