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Sport, 1910

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Football Association Meeting of Executive. Season Opens May 28

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 5

Several matters of importance were dealt with at a meeting of the newly[?]ected executive committee of the Wagga Football Association last…

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New Athletic Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

A new boxing and athletic club, under the management of Dave Smith, the well-known pugilist, opens at the Protestant Hall on Monday evening…

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Exaggerated Athletics

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 7

Medical men have always recognised the value of games and athletic exercises in promoting health, but to-day there is a serious danger of some…

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Wagga Athletic Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 May 1910 · page 2

A well attended meeting, held m the Protestant Hall, on Thursday night, and presided over by Mr. E Bellair, decided to form a boxing…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

At a meeting of railway employees held on Saturday night it was decided to form a Railway Football Club. A footballer was killed through…

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Football Notes

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 3

The Football Season's started, There's been no rain at all, See the boys achasing, A dirty, dusty ball…

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Football. WAGGA v. the Farm

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The above teams met on the racecourse on Saturday. The game was open, fairly fast and keenly contested from the start, and was won by the…

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Boxing. Langford Defeats Jim Johnson. Vancouver, May 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The famous colored boxer, Sam Langford, defeated Jim Johnson in 24 rounds at the National Club, Philadelphia…

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The Boxing Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

A verdict of accidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of Edward Cleburne, who died on the result of injuries received during a…

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The Boxing Fatality. Verdict of Accidental Death. Coroner on Precautions. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The inquest on Edward Sloane Clehourne, who died from injuries received during an amateur boxing tournament last Tuesday, was…

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Athletic Club Opened

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 May 1910 · page 2

The Wagga Boxing and Athletic Club was formally inaugurated, in the presence of a large gathering, in the Protestant Hall last night. Mr. Dave…

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Cricket Takings

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 May 1910 · page 2

The gross takings in connection with the last Austral an Eleven in England wore £13,228. The players and manager received £473 each…

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Boxing. "More Dangerous Than Football"

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 4

The City Coroner, Mr. Stephen Murphy, appears to hold the opinion that boxing is a more dangerous sport than footfall. "The danger to human life…

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Scientific Boxing Contest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 2

Dave Smith has arranged for the two well-known Sydney middle-weight boxers, Tim Land and Vic. Gleeson, to meet in Wagga on Wednesday evening…

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Football. ASSOCIATION

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

Mr. W. Wilson presided over a meeting of the Federal Football Club held at the Prince of Wales on Tuesday evening. A lengthy list of…

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Kensington Races

The Worker · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 17

The meeting held at Kensington on Wednesday, May 11 was in every way a success. The racing was good and the attendance excellent. Sport commenced…

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Tattersall's Races. Some Fairly Good Racing.—Some Suspicious Cases.—The Baal Gammon Coup Fails

The Worker · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 17

Racing on Saturday started with the Hurdle Race, for which eight competed. Contorp, at 3 to 1, was half a point shorter than Diorite, while Nimrod was…

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California Rugby Team. Vancouver, May 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 3

The California Rugby Football team arrive at Vancouver to-morrow, on route to Australia…

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South Australian Races

The Worker · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 17

The postponed first day of the South Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting took place at Morphettville on Wednesday, May 11. Large attendance and…

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Football Association the Federal Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 May 1910 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the Federal Football Club was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. W. Wilson presiding. The club having a strong…

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