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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Boxing. Stone Beats Edwards. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 4

Harry Stone outpointed Llew Edwards at the Stadium. Bert Spargo heat Arlos Fanning in the 7th round on a foul in Melbourne…

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Adelaide Races Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 4

The Adelaide July Handicap was won by Kongorong, with Admirable Bob second and Maori Lad third. The City Cup was won by Match…

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Sporting. the Turf. Canterbury Park Races. Postponed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 July 1916 · page 4

The Canterbury Park Races were postponed owing to heavy rain…

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Bowls

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The last match of the season—Council v. Club—will be played on the local green to-morrow (Wednesday). Players are requested to be on the…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

A Stroke Competition was played yesterday afternoon by the Associates, and won by Miss Forbie Sullivan, 74—17—57…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

The following have been selected to represent Uranquinty in a match against the Wagga Half-Holiday Club on Wednesday afternoon:—R. Jack. R…

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Spring Racing Campaign. the Betting Market. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

Woorak and Polycrates are nominally favorites for the Epsom Handicap. Wakefield following closely on their heels. Then come Cetigne…

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Boxing. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 4

Johnny Hughes knocked out Jimmy Wilde in the tenth round at Kensal Green…

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Patriotic Football Match

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

A friendly game of football was [?] Creek on Saturday, [?] Cross Society, [?] lands and Boree…

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Rearguard Actions. Fierce Battles Racing. Russian Advance Maintained. Enemy Retreat on Kovel. Bitter Fighting on the West. German Reinforcements. Said to Have Ceased Prisoners Admit Defeat. East Front. the Russians. Drive Towards Kovel. Stokhod River Battle. Russians Continue Advance. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 August 1916 · page 2

A Petrograd communique states that the Russian advance on the Stokhod River towards Kovel continues. The enemy in some places opened with a…

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Boxing

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 1

Last Saturday's match between Harry Stone and Llew Edwards was almost too scientific to be interesting to watch. Edwards chased the…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 4

It is proposed to send a team to Albury on Monday next, the 7th inst., and players willing to make the trip are requested to hand in their names…

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Athletics for Boys. How to Be Strong Without Apparatus

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 3 August 1916 · page 7

The great mistake made by many parents in regard to physical training for their boys is the providing of elaborate apparatus for the…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 4

The annual tournament of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club opens this morning at 11 o'clock. The courts are in fine order and as the weather promises to…

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Tennis Tournament. Rain Prevents Play

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 3

The Wagga Tennis Club is singularly unfortunate in the weather conditions for its annual tournament, and the fixture appears to be the signal for…

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Coursing. the Waterloo Cup. Won by Benediction Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 3

In the Australian Waterloo Cup the deciding course was won by Benediction, the runner up being Achied…

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Football. High School v. South Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1916 · page 3

The following will represent High School v. South Wagga on Bolten Park this afternoon, play to commence at 3 o'clock: Orme, Drake, Trist, Breakell…

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Golf

Wagga Wagga Express · Sunday 6 August 1916 · page 2

A stroke competition will be played on the links this afternoon. On Monday (bank holiday) a team from Wagga will visit Albury to play…

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Boxing. Smith Beats Crouse. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1916 · page 3

Dave Smith had a sensational win to-night. He knocked out Buck Crouse in the fourth round, after having the best of every round. In the first round…

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