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Sport, 1909

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

Springwood, March 10. Wagga (St. Patrick's Day), March 17 Henty, March 24. Corowa, March 24…

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To-day's Cablegrams. Football Tour, LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

It is understood that the receipts of the tour of the Australian Rugby League footballers just covered bare expenses. Six of the "Kangaroos"…

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Boxing Championship. Johnson and Jeffries. Will They Meet in Australia?

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 2

Speaking on Saturday on the subject to the prospects of Jeffries and Johnson meeting to decide the world's championship, Mr. J. Wren, the…

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Victoria Park Races

The Worker · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 25

The meeting held on Wednesday, March, 3, By the Victoria Park Racing Club was a decided success. "The weather was perfect, and the attendance large, while the…

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"Old Buffers" Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

The Wagga "Old Buffers" team visited Albury on Wednesday to play the annual match in aid of the hospital. The scores were: Wagga 157…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 2

At St. Patrick's day celebrations in Wagga, the race going people of Wagga and district, are, with fine weather, promised a good day's clean sport, with…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

Wagga (St. Patrick's Day), March 17 Henty, March 24. Corowa, March 24. Tumut, March 24 and 25…

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Old Buffers at Cricket Wagga Defeats Albury. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 3

The first of the annual cricket matches between Wagga and Albury "Old Buffers," in aid of the hospitals in the respective towns, was played on the…

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Racing

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

The entries for the principal events at the Tumut Turf Club's meeting on March 24 and 25 are not so good as usual, but a large entry is not always…

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Springwood Races

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 4

This popular and annual function eventuated on Wednesday last and another most decided successful meeting was held…

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Boxing Championship. Johnson and Jeffries

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

ten thousand people greeted Jim Jeffries, the ex-champion pugilist, on his arrival at New York last week. Jeffries verbally promised to meet…

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Cricket. Coolamon- V Malero

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 6

A match between these. two clubs eventuated on Kindra Park on Saturday last, and resulted. in a win for Coolamon by 64 runs…

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Towong Turf Club. Annual Races

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 2

The annual meeting of the above was held on Thursday and Friday of last week, in beautiful weather. Results:…

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Cricket

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

Wadgegalong and Gobarralong meet on Wadgegalong wicket on the 14th inst. As each team has won a match, the fixture is causing a good deal of excitement…

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Boxing Championship. Jim Jeffries

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 6

Jim Jeffries was born 15th. April, 1875, at Carroll, Ohio, and is thus 1 years older than Johnson. He is 6 feel 14 inch high, and weighs in…

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Boxing. Barring Infighting. American Views

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 8

Considerable discussion has taken place in American pugilistic circles wilt regard to the New South Wales Government's action in prohibiting…

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Local and General News Wagga Coursing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

A well attended meeting of the Wagga Conning Club was held at the Australian Hotel on Thursday evening last, Mr. P. Sullivan occupying the chair. The…

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Sporting Notes. Racing Fixtures

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 4

Wagga St. Patrick's Day races, March 17. Ganmain R.C., March 31. Tarcutta R.C., April 12…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 8

Wagga (St. Patrick's Day), March 17 Henty, March 24. Corowa, March 24. Tumut, March 24 and 25…

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Cricket. Albury Team to Visit Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 2

The Secretary of the Wagga Cricket Association received a telegram from Albury yesterday, stating that a district team from that centre would visit…

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