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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1913

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Leeton Races. Successful Inaugural Meeting

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

The race meeting held at Leeton on Monday last was the first, registered gathering held on the Settlement; and the newly formed Club very…

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Lawn Tennis. British Team Defeat South Australia. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

The British Isles tennis team played South Australia at Adelaide today. Parke and Beamish beat Taylor and Bower, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4. Dixon beat…

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Coolamon Athletic Club

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 5

OFFICIALS Referce —Mr. P. R. Ford Judges Athletic Events —Messrs L. M. Gramger and H. C. Nadin Horse Events—Mr. W. McDonald Clerk of…

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Cricket. Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 7

[?] will represent Wagga [?] team, to play Uran[?]t Uranquinty, to-day, [?] competition:—W. Blake…

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Boxing at Temora. (To the Editor "Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

Sir,—I was somewhat surprised to see remarks made by your Temora correspondent in your issue of the 25th inst. regarding the recent, Haar—Meekin…

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Cricket. St. John's v. CAXTONS

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

The team to represent St. John's Club in their match against the Caxtons to-day on the racecourse, will be as follows.—F. Taylor, G. Taylor, L…

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Inter-state Cricket. VICTORIA v. Queensland. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 February 1913 · page 4

The inter-State cricket match between Victoria and Queensland, was commenced to-day. In Queensland's first innings three wickets have fallen…

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Rugby Football. LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

In a Rugby football match, played yesterday, Wales beat Scotland by eight points to nil. W. Stewart (the Tasmanian) played for Scotland…

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Swimming Record. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

At Manly baths to-day Barry succeeded in putting up an Australian record for 100 yards, which was covered in 56 3-5 sec…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 3

Jan. 27: Leeton Race Club. Jan. 27: Binalong Race Club. Jan. 30 and 31. Goulburn Race Club. The annual race meeting of the…

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Damage of Golf Links

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

Suffragettes damaged the greens of four of the Birmingham golf links, by cutting the words in the turf: "Votes for women," and pouring a corrosive…

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Boxing. SMITH v. Midwood. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 2

Dave Smith defeated Midwood at the Stadium last night in ten rounds, Midwood's towel being thrown into the ring…

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Cricket. Queensland v. Victoria. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 February 1913 · page 3

In the inter-State match Queensland v. Victoria, the latter made 250. Armstrong (60) and Brown (53) were the principal scores. In…

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Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

At the Manly baths on Saturday, A. W. Barry, the young sydney swimmer, lowered the Australasian 100yds. record, 56 4-5 sec., by…

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Boxing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2
Also in The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser, Cootamundra Herald, Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The first round of the 8.7 tournament and the semi-final of the Sst tournament will be brought off in Tracey's hall on Saturday night,…

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Boxing. Johnson Matched. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 3

Jack Johnson has been matched to light Palzer, in Paris, for a parse of £7000. The boxing writer of the "S.M…

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