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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1913

1,602 stories in Riverina's papers · page 59 of 81

Cricket Pavilion Destroyed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 2

A serious fire occurred in the training rooms at the Fitzroy Cricket Ground, at 2 o'clock this morning. Three rooms were severely damaged…

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Southern Districts Racing Association. the Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 3

Details of the principal business transacted at the annual meeting of the S.D.R.A., at Cootamundra, last week, have already been reported in…

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Cricket. Australia v. All America. Toronto

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 August 1913 · page 2

Heavy rain interrupted the match between Australia and All America. The Australians have stored 83 for the loss of two wickets, Macartney…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

The Wagga associates have played two competitions during the past week. A four ball match was won by Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. Dunn, while…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser

Local football enthusiasts will regret to hear that the match with Tumut set down for to-morrow is not to eventuate, The secretary (Mr. A…

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Narandera Golf Glub. Mixed Foursome Match

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

In perfect weather a mixed foursome competition was played on the Narandera course on Saturday. The 16 entrants had a most enjoyable game…

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Football Matong Wins the Premiership

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

The final match of the Soulh-Western District Football Association Competition was played on the Grong Grong on Saturday afternoon, when the Narandera…

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Boxing. Even Championship Contest. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 3

Jim Hagerty and W. Hannan fought a draw for the light-weight championship of New Zealand…

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Cricket. Important Meeting at Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from the cricket association comprised in South District No. I was held at the Railway hotel on Saturday, night last…

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Cricket in America. Toronto

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 3

In the match, Australia v. America, the visitors made 402 (Macartney 186). The locals had 149 for seven wick's at close of play…

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Football

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 4

Well done, Bongongo! The boys from the mountains defeated the season's premiers in a football match—on The 24th inst., by 15…

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Cricket. All America Beaten. Toronto

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 3

The Australians defeated the All American team by an innings and 147 runs. Craw ford dismissed four cats[?] on for 35 runs. The Americans were…

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Football. Oaklands Wins the Premiership. Lockhart's Strenuous Game

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 2

Oaklands "won the premiership at Urama on Saturday after a hard tussle with Lockhart. The final scores give Oaklands an advantage of 22pts but…

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Explanation. Lockhakt v. Tootool Semifinal Football Match. To The Editor

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 2

SIR,—In your issue of the 20th inst I noticed a letter signed "Spectator," who seems to be writing something he knows nothing…

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About Boxing

The Worker · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 7

Scanlon, the Queensland middleweight, has been matched against Bill Bristowe in London on September 6. The Australasian featherweight…

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Swimming the Channel. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 5

Wolff started from Crisnez to swim the English Channel, but failed seven miles out. Sullivan, an American, started from the South foreland on a…

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Williamstown Races

The Worker · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 7

Williamstown Racing Club provided Melbourne racegoers with their sport, last Saturday. The attendance was large and the racing good. For the…

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Southern Districts Racing Association

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 4

"A good deal of feeling seems to have been introduced into the proceedings in connection with the annual meeting of the Southern…

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English Racing. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 3

The [?] of Wales Slate was won by is [?] and Sandy an third…

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