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Sport, 1911

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Notes on Tumut Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 2

Taradale's jumping display in the First Hurdles at Tumut on Wednesday came as a revolution. The Taranaki gelding had only received a couple of schooling lessons…

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Boxing. Johnson Talks Business. London, Feb. 24

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 3

Jack Johnson, the colored champion, has declared that he will fight Sam Langford, who yesterday defeated Bill Lang in simple fashion,…

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Boxing. the Lang v. Curran Fiasco London, Feb. 19

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 7

The long expected and much boomed twenty rounds' boxing contest between the heavy weights Bill Lang, of Australia, and ex-Petty Officer Curran,…

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Boxing. Lester to Meet Lang. Proposed Easter Match in Sydney. London, Feb. 24

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

Mr. Hugh D. M'Intosh has cabled to Tommy Burns to name terms for Lester to meet Lang in Sydney on Easter Monday…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. What Is Going On. Melbourne From Above. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 5

Most of the Sydney trainers have their horses, located at Caulfield, but there are any amount of interesting horses at Flemington, among the…

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Interesting Cricket Reform. Limiting Matches. Two Days' Play Proposed. London, Feb. 24

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1911 · page 4

A recommendation by the Yorkshire County Cricket Club, that two days county matches should be played in 1912, 16 exciting attention. Jones…

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Boxing. Johnson's Price. What He Will Do. New York, Feb. 26

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

Displaying a M'Intosh cable offering £6000 to meet Langford in London and Paris in May and June, and cut it up on a 60 and 40 per cent…

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Cricket. NEWTOWN v. the Farm. Newtown Wins by an Innings and Ii Runs

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 2

Play was resumed at 2.50 on Saturday afternoon. Biddulph (38 not out) and M'Kern (3 not out) faced the bowling of Williamson and…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The School of Arts Football Club are to the front this year and intend to make an early start. A meeting of intending members is called for…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The New South Wales-South Africa match still continues in fine weather and good attendances fire recorded each day. Some tall scoring is being…

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Adelonc Races

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

Although the weather on Saturday was not at all favorable for the by-meeting of the Adelong Jockey Club, a fair attendance was on the course before the weather threatened…

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Junee Racing Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3
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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…

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Sport. Racing Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

Junee Racing Club (Annual Meeting)—March 8 and 9. Young Turf Club (Annual Meeting)—April 5 and 6…

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Central Southern Cricket Association

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

An important meeting of delegates to the above was held at the Star hotel on Saturday night. There was a [?]od attendance, and the president…

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Cricket. the Rock V. Yerong Creek

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The following have been selected to represent The Rock against Yerong Creek, to be played on the oval this afternoon. Play is to…

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Boxing. New Champion Discovered. an Undefeated Heavy-weight. Vancouver, Feb. 27

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

The manager of the National Sporting Club, London, has unearthed a young butcher named Chase, whose meteoric fistic performances have…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. the Caulfield Developments. Newmarket Prospects. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 2

Saturday was a lovely day and there was a great crowd at Caulfield to witness the concluding day's racing. Tremendous interest was taken…

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Sporting. Races to Come

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 2

Gundagai—March 1 and 2. Flemington—March 4, 7, 9 and 11. Junee—March 8 and 9. Sebastopol—March 15…

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Autumn Racing Carnival. the Newmarket. Blairgour Worship. Flemington

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

The Futurity Stakes was a good deal discussed at Flemington this morning and it was generally agreed that Biairgour's victory was gained…

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