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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1912

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Cricket. Colts Match. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

The colts match was continued to-day. Victoria in their second innings have no wickets down for 139 runs, Baring being 84 and Smith 49…

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Boxing. Cullen Beats M'koy. Unpopular Decision. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

"Kid" M'Koy of Victoria, and Cullen, fought at Fremantle last night for the lightweight championship of West Australia…

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Home Rule. Mr. Churchill's Meeting. to Be Held on Football Ground. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 31 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Winston Churchill has decided to hold his Belfast inciting on the Belfast Celtic Football Club's ground. The proceedings will commence at…

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Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 28

Boxing has taken on in Paris, and in the big contests boom prices are paid for seats. Boxes at the Harry Lewis-Georges Carpentier contest, which the Frenchman…

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Melbourne Racing

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 25

There was a large attendance at the Geelong Racing Club's meeting last Saturday, the weather., being fine and the racing interesting. For the opening event…

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South Australian Racing

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 25

The foundation meeting of the Adelaide Racing Club took place at Victoria Park on Monday last, in the presence of a large attendance. The Unley Welter, 7…

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Restricting Two-year Old Racing

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 25

An agitation is on foot in England for the abolition of half-mile races for early two-year-olds, but it does not meet with the approval of all owners, or sporting…

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A.j.c. Races Reviewed

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 25

Although a success from a financial point of view for the club, the two days of the Anniversary meeting did not furnish anything out of the ordinary sort of…

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Heat Wave. Bush Fires Racing. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 3

A heat wave is sweeping over Victoria. Bush fires are raging in all directions…

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Cricket the Triangular Team. Capetown

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

Koetz, the African cricketer, has provisionally accepted a place in the Triangular cricket team…

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Rosehill Races. Very Big Attendance.—Some Small Fields.—Alibi and Cashmore Win The Double.—Amy C. Improves.—Marnghi Scores at Last

The Worker · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 25

Visitors turned up in good force at Rosehill on Saturday, when scratchings were rather numerous, but considering a meeting hart been held at Randwick the…

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Golf and Tennis Club Concert

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 5

The concert in aid of the local Golf and Tennis Club on Friday evening passed off very successfully. There was a good attendance, and…

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Rugby. Australians Win. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 3

The Australian Rugby team defeated Northern Union by 39 points to 13…

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Cricket Notes

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

The first matches in the second round or the local grade competition will be started to-morrow afternoon, when A play O on the recreation…

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General Sports Items. Racing Fixtures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 4

Southern District Trotting Club—Feb 6. Tumut Turf Club—February 21 & 22. Gundagai Racing Club—Feb. 28 and 29…

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Cricket. Melbourne Club Visit. Play at Easter

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. G. Byrne, secretary of the Wagga Cricket Association, has received an intimation from the secretary of the Melbourne Cricket Club stating…

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Hay V. Narandera at Cricket. Three Matches

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 7

The friendly rivalry which exits between Hay and Narandera at cricket was never better exemplified than last week-end; when no less…

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Boxing. Flynn Refuses to Meet Palzer. Johnson's Offer to Palzer. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1912 · page 2

Flynn refuses an offer of £1,200 to meet Palzer in a fight of ten rounds here on February 15. Grities accuse him of cowardice, declaring Johnson's…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 7

Les. O'Connor has departed for Melbourne, and without wishing to offend our other local willow wielders, I mast say that the Wagga Association…

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Cricket Matches

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 February 1912 · page 7

The Murrumbidgee Club played their annual cricket match with the Waradgery Club members at Hay on Anniversary Day. The match resulted in a…

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