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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1911

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Moonee Valley Races. Nuwarra Eliya Wins

The Worker · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 17

There was a very large crowd at the Moonee Valley meeting last week. For the Hurdle Race, two miles, Hunterston and Lady Esker were level favorites at…

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Boxing in England. Light-weight Championship. Wells Defeats Welsh. London, February 28

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 3

Matt Wells, formerly amateur champion, and Fred. Welsh met at the National Sporting Club last night in a 20 rounds contest for the light-weight…

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Football Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

A meeting of the School of Arts Football Club was held in the committee room of the Institution on Thursday night, when there were…

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Junee Racing Club

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

The following are the entries received for the two principal races to be run at the annual meeting of the above club on Wednesday and Thursday, 8th and 9th March, 1911…

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Adelong Tennis Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of the Adelong Tennis Club took place at the Literary Institute on Monday. Mr. W.H. Leek,…

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Cricket. NEWTON v. WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

The following will represent Newtown against Wagga on the Association Ground on Saturday next:—Donnelly, Reid, Dawson, Cooper,…

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Association Cricket. A.v.b

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 3

The last meeting of the third round of the local competition commenced on Saturday; the day's play giving the B team an advantage of…

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Gundagai Racing Club. Annual Meeting. First Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Gundagai Racing Club was brought off on Wednesday and Thursday in delightfully fine weather. The…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. What Is Going On. the Essendon Stakes. Flemington a Picture. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1911 · page 2

Since my last letter there has not been a great deal doing. Blairgour, of course, continues to be the most discussed horse in connection with…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 3

The match, Newtown v. Wagga, set down for to-day, has an important bearing on the result of the local competition and should therefore be…

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Boxing. Bell-howard Fight Postponed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

The fight between Bell and Howard, fixed for to-morrow night at the Stadium, has been postponed until the l8th inst., owing to the former's…

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Old Buffers at Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

On Wednesday next, commencing at between Wagga "old buffers'j and Al 10.30 a.m., the annual cricket match bury "old buffers" will be played on…

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Late Sporting. Junee Races. Nominations

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 4

Time Hep. Trot, M.—W. J. Clout's Austrian King, — Hogan's The Coon, A. Clout's Tommy II., H. B. Beveridge's Aurora, A. Clout's Ostia, F. H…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. the Newmarket. a Last Word. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 5

So thoroughly has the Newmarket question been discussed during this week that little remains to be added to the story. The market has altered…

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Sporting. Races to Come

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 2

Flemington—Maroh 7, 9 aud 11. Junee—March 8 and 9. Sebastopol—March 15. Gundagai—L.V., March 16…

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Cricket. the Game at Possum Flat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 4

"The Flaneur" contributes the following to the topics of the day:— "Now that cricket is in here is a cricketing case which would require a…

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Tennis. International Championship. Won by Wilding. Nice, March 5

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 2

Anthony Wilding (the New Zealand player) won the Monaco International Tennis Championship, defeating Decugis, 5-7, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1…

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Boxing

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 2

Sam Langford is a young man, having celebrated his 25th birthday. He fights at about 12st 5[?]b. His contests have been principally in America, and be has defeated…

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Races Postponed

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 2

Flemington races were postponed on account of rain. No date has yet been fixed…

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Cricket. WAGGA v. NARANDERA

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 3

The above match, which is to be played on the Association Ground on Saturday next, commencing 10.30, is creating a good deal of interest in…

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