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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Rugby. Lake Albert v. WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

The above teams meet on the racecourse on Saturday next, in the competition for the Byrnes Cup. The Lake team will be picked from—Steele…

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Cootamundra Football Club

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

A general meeting of members was held at the Star hotel last night the President (Rev. H. M. Gardner) being in the chair…

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Latest Sporting. Billiards and Boxing. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 4

The latest billiard scores are:—Williams 11,888, Lindrum 11,656. Jimmy Hall defeated Hanley in the eleventh round…

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Football Ganmain and District Association

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 6

The annual meeting of the above association took place at Cooney’s hotel, Ganmain, on Saturday evening last, when the…

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The Suffragettes. Cricket Pavilion Burnt. Abortive Attempts at Incendiarism. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 2

Suffragettes burned a cricket pavilion at Fulham and set fire to an unoccupied house at Finchley. An abortive attempt was also made to burn…

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Football. Rugby

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 3

A meeting of the S. H. Rugby Football Union was held on Thursday, evening at the Pastoral Hotel, Mr. E. S. Ruthven presiding. The question…

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Items of News. Golf

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

This afternoon a handicap stroke competition will fake place on the local links, to start at 2 p.m. The course is now in first-class order and…

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Wagga Picnic Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

The annual races of the Wagga Amateur Picnic Race Club will tal[?] place on the M.T.C. coarse on Thursday and Friday next, 15th and 16th May…

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Lawn Tennis. Davis Cup Contests. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 4

Messrs. Jones and Rice, the Sydney lawn tennis players, who have arrived in Chicago, have created a great impression. The general opinion is that…

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Wagga Cricket Association. Sub-letting the Ground

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 6

A meeting of the Wagga Cricket Association was held in the Commercial Hotel last evening. Mr. E. E. Collins presiding Letters were…

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Local and General News Old Buffers' Cricket Match

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 10 May 1913 · page 2

Mr. A. F. D. White, secretary of the Wagga hospital committee, reports that the approximate return to the hospital foods from the Old Buffers' cricket…

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Football. Australian Rules

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 3

The football season in Wagga opened promisingly on Saturday, when a large crowd assembled at Bolton Park to witness the match, Newtown…

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Boxing. BRADLEY v. Stagg. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 May 1913 · page 2

Bradley knocked out Stagg in the thirteenth round at the Stadium last night…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser

A scratch match was played between the Cootamundra and Railway clubs on Saturday, resulting in a draw—6 all. The former played four men…

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Boxing. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

Hughie Mehegan is going to Melbourne to-night and will commence serious training for his contest with Picato on June 9. After that he will…

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Association Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

A meeting of all interested in the formation of an Association football club was held at Mr. A. E. Roy's shop on Friday night, with the result…

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Items of News. Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 2

A stroke handicap was played yesterday afternoon by the Associates, the winning card being handed in by Miss Amy Rudd, Mrs. Aveyard…

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Football. Opening of the Competition. Wagga Defeats the Lake

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 3

The Rugby competition was opened on Saturday at the racecourse in glorious weather, and in the presence of a good attendance of spectators. One…

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Sub-letting the Cricket Ground. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser.")

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 4

Sir,—May I again enjoy the privilege of using your paper as a medium to reply to the letters of Messrs. Collins and Ruthven, published on the…

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