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Sport, 1913

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Onkaparinga Races. ADELAIDE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

The Great Eastern Steeplechase, run to-day at Onkaparinga was won by Tramp, 10.12 Yalwara, 11.2, second, and Amgoorie, 9.9, third…

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Boxing. M'vea and Langford Fight a Draw. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 March 1913 · page 2

M'Vea and Langford fought a draw of 20 rounds to-day. Langford was sent to the boards in the fourteenth round, and only the gong saved him…

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About Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 7

Jim Driscoll, the famous English boxer, has retired. But the world is wondering for how long. Hughie Mehegan is now aboard the…

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Culcairn Golf Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Golf Club was held in the Culcairn Shire Chambers oil Monday evening of last week. Dr. Davies was voted to the chair. The…

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Rosebery Races

The Worker · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 7

A very large attendance put in an appearance at the meeting held on Wednesday by the Rosebery Racing Club, the fields being of a very large order and the…

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District Racing Associations

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 4

A conference of delegates from the District Racing Association was held on Saturday forenoon at the office of the A.J.C., at which the Western…

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Moonee Valley Races

The Worker · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 9

Fine weather and a large attendance favored the Moonee Valley Racing Club's meeting held at Moonee Valley on Saturday last. A start was made with the…

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Log Before Wicket. New Rule Proposed. a Cricket Controversy. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 March 1913 · page 2

An animated cricket controversy continues in the newspapers, A. G. Steel (who was president of the M.C.C in 1902 and Robert H. Lyttelton…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

A mistake was made in last issue in our announcement of the boxing contest between W. Skinner and Victor Roe. The contest will take place at Gundagai…

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Bowls

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

In the inter-state bowls tournament New South Wales settled the question of supremacy by defeating Victoria and Queensland for the second time. The…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 2

It is proposed in England to amend the leg-before-wicket rule of cricket in favor of the bowler…

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Lawn Tennis

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Gundagai Tennis Club was held at the Literary Institute on Wednesday night. There were present:…

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A Calumniated Cricket

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

"Takiranambols" is the Indian name for carious insect of the Amazon, and means venomous serpent. Instead of being a serpent it is really a species of cricket…

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Cricket. Old Buffers’ Match

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 7

Below we append the full scores of the cricket match played last Monday on the Rec. We have in another column noted a few facts about this game, which…

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Cricket. Riverina v. URANQUINTY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 4

The following will represent Riverina in their match against Uranquinty on the latter's wicket this afternoon:—W. M'Konziec R. Birebm C…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

The weather was perfect on Saturday afternoon for bowls the green was in excellent condition and some interesting games were played. The…

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Boxing. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1913 · page 2

Taylor defeated Winard in the fourth round at the Stadium last night…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

A meeting of footballers is to be held on Thursday night at the Terminus hotel. The "boys" have determined to de big things this year,…

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Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Narandear Tennis Club was held on Saturday evening, when there were present Messrs. G. V. Oldham (chair), H. B…

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Half-holiday Tennis Club

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1913 · page 2

There was large number of members at the annual meeting of the Wagga Half Holiday Tennis Club on Friday night last. The char was…

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