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Sport, 1911

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Sporting. Races to Come

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 3

Sebastopol—March 16. Gundagai—L.V., March 16. Wagga—St. Patrick's, March 17. Jerilderie—March 17…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. Continued Postponements. the Australian Cup. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 3

It has done very little since the opening day but rain and there was nothing else for it on Tuesday but to postpone the Eecond day's racing till…

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Lawn Tennis. International Contests. the Davis Cup. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

The tennis authorities are not quite pleased with the Davis Cup preliminaries. They consider America is unlikely to go to South Africa, and…

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Swimming. State Championship. Won by Longworth. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

At the swimming carnival on Saturday, Longworth won the 220 yards' State Championship from Healy, by two yards…

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Boxing. Burns' Protege. Lester and Johnson. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

Lester, the man whom Burns looks to as the conqueror of Johnson, has fairly broad shoulders, and well-trained legs, He has none of the "earmarks"…

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Cricket. WAGGA v. Narandera. Notes

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

Though heavy rain fell on Friday evening Saturday's weather conditions were ideal. Thanks to tile copious rains the oval presented a pleasing…

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Lawn Tennis. Wilding Wins Again. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 2

A. Wilding (of New Zealand) won the championship singles at Mentone, defeating Decugise, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3…

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Football Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

The busy little secretary of last year's Juniors convened a meeting of footballers for Tuesday night last, when there were present 28 enthusiasts…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. Australian Cup Day. the Parisian's Easy Victory. Wheeler's Double Achievement. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 3

After all the V.R.C. is not likely to suffer any loss over last week's postponements. There was a great crowd on Saturday when the meeting…

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Football Fever. Fifty Thousand at One Match. a Terrible Crush. Many People Seriously Injured. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

Fifty thousand spectators went to the Cardiff Football Club's ground to witness the International Rugby football match between Wales and…

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Cricket. H.H. C.C v. the Rovers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

A match will take place this afternoon on the Association Ground between the above clubs. It should prove a very interesting game, as both…

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Inter-'varsity Athletics

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

A renewed effort is being made, and with excellent prospects of success, to send a picked team from the Yale and , Harvard Universities to England to…

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Rosebery Races

The Worker · Thursday 16 March 1911 · page 17

Showery weather was experienced for the Rosebery meeting last week, tut there was a good attendance notwithstanding. The Fourteen-Two Maiden…

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Fatal Boxing Contest

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

Victor Gleeson, who was knocked out in a boxing contest at Waterloo last night is dead, and his opponent lack Whitticker, has been arrested…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

Considerable interest is being taken in the final of the Burgess Cup competition, which is to take place in the local park to-morrow between Bethungra and Stookinbingal…

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Adelong Cricket Association

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

A meeting of above was held at the Literary Institute, on Monday. Present, Messrs. J. Melrose (chair), S, Crain, A. Schaefer, J. Darlow, J…

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South African Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 4

In the cricket match between the South African eleven and Broken Hill Eighteen, the former have 8 out for 457, Faulkner 221 not out…

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St. Patrick's Day Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 3

Nominations for all events in connection with St. Patrick's Day Race Meeting, which is to bo held on Monday, 20th inst., closed on Monday evening last…

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Cricket. Narandera V. Wagga

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 8

Though heavy rain fell on Friday evening Saturday's weather conditions were ideal. Thanks to the copious rains the oval presented a…

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Golf Links at the Hotel Kosciusko

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 6

The summer attractions of Mount Kosciusko are to be enhanced by the laying-out of golf links. The matter has been under consideration for some…

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