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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1915

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Boxing. Enough Chamtionship Match. Wells Defeats Rice. . LONDON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

Bombardier Wells defeated Rice in the sixth round for the heavyweight championship of England…

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Clown Prince and Football. Wants Cups As Loot

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The well-known American Journalist, Mr. Anan[?] Spoofer, has succeeded in obtaining an interview with the Crown Prince of Germany, After hunting his man for 5000 miles…

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Colinrooble Farmers' Races. Annual Gathering of the F. AND S. ASSOCIATION

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 2

The annual sports meeting held under the auspices of the Colinroobie District Branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association eventuated there on…

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Boxing. Challenge to Dave Smith. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 3

Jeff Smith has challenged Dare Smith to a contest. for £200 a side, but it is considered doubtful whether the latter will accept or not…

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Boxing. D'aroy v. Loughrey, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

D'Arey out pointed Loughrey at the Stadium last night. The latter was outclassed throughout, and severely punished. The winner fought…

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Cricket. Sydney Grade Matches. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 3

First grade matches yesterday resulted as follows:— North Sydney defeated Paddington on the first innings by 116 runs, in the…

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Great Battle Racing. Both Sides in Force. Russians Have Some Successes Germans Obstinately Depending. Petrograd

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 March 1915 · page 2

Between Plock and Novo Georgeivek a great battle is racing. Both sides are massed in large force. The Germans are continuously throwing in fresh…

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Boxing

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 2

Les. Darcy (Australia) outpointed Frank Loughrey (America) at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night. The later was outciassed throughout, and…

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Boxing in Town Hall. an Auburn Deputation. Minister Upholds the Sport. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1915 · page 4

A deputation from the Municipality of Auburn interviewed the Minister for Health, asking him to set aside the decisions of the municipal…

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Tennis

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1915 · page 3

Tennis, the most beautiful of all ball games (a writer in the "National Review" declares) keeps on the even tenor of its way, largely unnoticed…

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Cricket

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 3

Newtown will he represented by the following in their match against High School on Bolton Park on Saturday at 10 a.m.: D. Galloway, H. Moin, J…

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Adelong Tennis Club

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 March 1915 · page 2

On Wednesday evening last the annual meeting of members of the Adelong Tennis Club was held in the Parish Hall. Mr. A. Hawken…

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Boxing. English Middleweight Chanpionship London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 3

[?] Joe Beckett in the eight round for the middleweight boxing championship of England…

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Racing in War Time. No Putting Up of Shutters Lord Rosebery's Protest. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 4

Lord Rosebery in a letter to the newspapers protests against the suggestion to stop racing. If the sport ceases altogether thoroughbred horses,…

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Athletic Sports Meeting Belgian Relief Movement

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

A public meeting convened by the Mayor was held at the Council Chambers last night to arrange an atheltic sports meeting in aid of the Belgian…

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The Morality of Boxing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 2

A deputation last week presented to the Minister for Health a petition signed by 1800 residents of Auburn, against the use of the local Town Hall for…

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Boxing. Middleweight Championship Match. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 3

The King—Darcy fight is off, owing to the former suffering from a heavy cold. Holland will fight Darcy for the middleweight championship…

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Golf by Alarm Clock

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

A well-known comic opera star who lives in Westchester county was persuaded to take up golf early this summer, and he did it on faith. The game did not seem to…

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Thieves at the Races. Melbourne Bookmakers Victimised. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 3

According to the Melbourne police pickpockets and magsmen from other States reapied a harvest during the Antumn racing campaign. It is…

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Swimming Carnival Abandoned

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 2

The swimming carnival contemplated by the South Wagga Swimming Club, has been abandoned. The fixture was first set down for the 3rd inst., and…

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