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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The final match in the singles competition was played on the local club's green last evening, between Messrs. Booty (4) and Petherick (2), the…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Jan. 9 and 10: Tumbarumba Turf Club. Jan 11: Goulburn L.V. Race Club. Jan. 14 and 15: Burrowa Race Club. Tattersall's Club Cup will be run this…

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Cricket. Wagga V. Albury

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

The following team will represent Wagga in the above match to-day at Bolton Park, play to commence at 10.30 sharp: Connor, Portus, Galvin,…

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About Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7

Gunboat Smith defeated Frank Moran in a 20-round go at San Francisco. jerry Jerome proved the good for Ted Whiting at Brisbane, the Victorian's…

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Melbourne Racing

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 9

The Boxing Day meeting of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club took place at Caulfield under very favorable conditions, the weather being fine and warm, and…

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South Australian Racing

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 9

The Port Adelaide Racing Club held their meeting on Boxing Day in perfect weather, and before a very large attendance. The Trial Stakes, six furlongs, was…

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Boxing. Dave Smith Defeats Balzac. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

Dave Smith defeated de Balzac at the Stadium to-night. The French man, who was receiving severe punishment, quitted the ring in the third…

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Cricket with an Iron Ball

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 1

One of the oldest matches ever played was the outcome of a dispute between two very keen if unskilful players, Neither would admire that the…

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Q.T.C. Races. BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

Midsummer Handicap: Wanninic, 8.7, 1; Koatanui, 9.3, 2; Bachelor of Arts, 8.10, 3. Won by two lengths…

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S.A.J.C. Races ADELAIDE

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

The New Year's Gift was won by Calamus (7.2), with Puringa (8.2) second, and Indiscreet (7.10) third…

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Tattersall's Club Races. An Outsider Wins Carrington Stakes.— Waltz Scores Again.—Limelight Takes a Race.—Some Close Finishes.—Earnshaw Furnishes a Winner.—A Horse Killed

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 7

Tattersall's Club was favored with fise weather for their meeting at Randwick last Saturday, and the attendance was quite up to expectations. The course was…

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Boxing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

It is expected that Assal O'Brien will fully extend, if not vanquish the local champion F. Elphick, in the 10st 101b tournament in O'Brien's'…

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Bowls. ALBURY v. WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

Three rinks from the Wagga Bowling Club journeyed to Albury on New Year's Day, and on arrival there were met by Mr. Lambert, secretary to the…

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Boxing. LESTER v. Doran. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

Jack Lester defeated Pat Doran in the second round at Adelaide last night…

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Association Cricket. WAGGA v. South-western District

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

The much-talked of cricket match, between an eleven representing the South Western District Cricket Association and a team from Wagga, eventuated on…

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Hurts of Rugby Spectator. Welsh Union Appeals Against Award of £300 Damages

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 6

That the payment of £300 to a coal primmer named Skrine might be avoided and the problem of liability rediscussed, the chairman and committee of the We[?]…

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Interstate Cricket VICTORIA v. S.A. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

The inter-State cricket match was continued to-day. Victoria in their first innings have six out for 203. South Australia made 309 in their…

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Referee Mobbed. a Football Scene. Scotland v. France. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

At the conclusion of a Rugby football match between teams representing Scotland and France, the English referee was mobbed by the crowd…

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Bowls Championship Contest. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

In the semi-final round of the Australian Bowling Championship. New South Wales heat Victoria by 24 points to 18…

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Boxing. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

Jack Read outpointed Frank Picot in a 20-rounds contest at the Stadium last night…

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