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Sport, 1916

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Adelaide Races Postponed. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 June 1916 · page 4

The Adelaide Races set down for today were postponed owing to the rain…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 4

The semi-finals in the Wagga Golf Championship will be played this afternoon, when the draw is:—Miles v. Dennett…

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Football. St. Michael's v. the Rock

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 4

On Monday last, June 26, a team of footballers from St. Michael's School, Wagga, journeyed to The Rock to play The Rock boys. Both teams were in…

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Healthy Athletic Exercise

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Hurry Andrews, a well-known [?] athletic trainer, has just published a shilling volume entitled, [?] for Athletics and General…

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Golf

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2
Also in Daily Advertiser

The golf match played between teams Representing Coolamon and Ganmain on Wednesday afternoon, in anything but ideal weather, resulted in a win for the…

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Temora Races

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 30 June 1916 · page 2

The Temoro Pony and Galloway Races eventuated on Monday evening, under very unfavorable-conditions Flavodore, who competed at the recent Coolamon…

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Boxing. Dillon Beats Moran. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

Intense interest was manifested here in the fight between Frank Moran and Jack Dillon, as the winner will challenge Jesse Willard, the world a…

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"Old Buffer's" Cricket Match

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

The returns from the annual Old Buffers' Cricket match, in aid of the Wagga District Hospital, played between Wagga and Albury teams at…

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Golf. Wagga Championship. Won by Dennett

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 7

The final round in the Wagga Golf Championship was played yesterday and resulted, after a keenly contested game, in a win for George Dennett, who beat…

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Children and Races. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 1

The practice of some woman tailing children to races was objected to strongly by race promoters. Mr. C. W. Cropper said this morning said…

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Golf Championship. Final Won by G. Dennett. High School Boy's Achievement

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 July 1916 · page 4

The final for the championship of the Wagga Club was played yesterday afternoon. In true soiling weather. The links were in perfect order, and…

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Boxing. Featherweight Championship. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1916 · page 4

Jimmy Hill and Bert. Sparge fought a draw at the Stadium. The contes was for the featherweight championship of Australia…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the Wagga Junior United Association was held last night, when an intimation was received of the withdrawn of Wagga…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 4

A stroke competition will be played by the Associates to-day at 2.15 p.m…

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Boxing. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 July 1916 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Jack Dillon knocked out Jim Flynn in the fourth round…

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Boxing. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1916 · page 4

Dillon, the Americas boxer, leaves shortly for Australia under engagement to fight Darcy…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 3

The following will represent South Wagga Juniors in their match with the High School at Bolton Park today:—Hardy, Whiley, Spokes, Castles…

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Shirkers at the Races. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 3

Residence was made at a Drummoyne Town Hall gathering last night that there were ten thousand eligible man for the front at the races on Wednesday,…

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