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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1914

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Tennis. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

The final in the single-handed bowling championship was contested this afternoon, and resulted in Pettigrew, of Ashfield, defeating Gartrell, of…

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Golf Practice for Championship

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 3

In a practice match on the Sandwich course where the amateur championship is to be [?] Travers and Chick" Evans, of the United…

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Tennis Championship. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

In the tennis tourney at Double Bay to-day, F. and N. Peach scored a great win over J. O. and C. O. Anderson in the doubles championship, by three sets to…

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Cricket. Australian's Success. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 3

Tarrant, the erstwhile Victorian player, when playing for Middlesex against Oxford University, took 7 wickets for 68 and scored 63 in the…

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Golf. Fine Round by an American. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 3

In a practice match on the Sandwich links, I. D. Travers and C. Frans, the American amateur players, defeated the Hon. Michael and…

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Rugby League Football

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. C. H. J. Upton, secretary of the New South Wales Rugby League in Sydney writes:—"Re Temora and Cootamundra playing League this…

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Rugby Football Club

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held on Monday last at Moore’s Hotel. There was a fair attendance and Mr. H. Shoemark…

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Golf

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Mr. F. Tomlinson, won the bogey competition played last week, his score being 3 down. Next week on the local links a…

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Football

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

The team to represent the Ramblers, in the Day Cup Competition, against Adelong next Wednesday afternoon at Adelong, will be selected…

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Tennis Dance

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

The first of the winter socials organised by the Half-Holiday Tennis Club was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday evening and was…

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Football Notes

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

A meeting of appointed officers to the United Training Football Club was held at Mr. Jenkins' business place, on Tuesday evening last convened at…

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Leeton Tennis Club

Irrigation Record · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 13

The 1914 tennis season was officially opened at Leeton on Saturday, the 25th April, when a tournament on the American system was played. The afternoon…

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Tennis. Schools’ Match

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 5

On Saturday last the local public school team, accompanied by their President (Mr. G. Clarke) and his wife, visited Ganmain to…

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Imperial Football Club

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

A meeting was held at Victor's Royal Mail Hotel on Monday evening to reform the above Club, and make preparation for the ensuing…

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English Racing. the Newmarket Stakes. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

At the Newmarket Second Spring meeting the Newmarket Stakes was won by Corcyra, with Brakespear second and Hapsburg third…

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Tennis. Brooks and Wilding Win. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

Brooks and Wilding defeated Blair and Larking an the doubles at the Hard Courts Tennis Tourney at Roc[?]ampton…

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CRICKET. R. E. Foster Dead. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

Mr. R. E. Foster, the famous Warwickshire cricketer, is dead…

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Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 3
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The Riverine Coursing Club holds its opening meeting on Wednesday, June 3, when two stakes of £25 each will be coursed for. There is also…

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Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 3

This is what Charlie Lucas. Fred Kay's manager, thinks of Milburn Saylors' "rabbit killer" punch. "If Kay is defeated," said Lucas, "it…

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