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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1916

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Tennis Tournament at Osborne

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 2

The postponed tennis tournament at Osborne eventuated on Wednesday for he trophies presented by Mr. Vernon Fitch field, of "Franklyn." The scores…

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Coolamon Races Abandoned

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 2

The Coolamon [?] Club’s races which were to have taken place on Wednesday last, were abandoned owing to insufficient horses p[?]tting in an appearance…

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Boxing Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 1

Saturday's night contest was an uninteresting one, and McMahon was too big and robust for O'Donnell, and the tenth round saw the end of the…

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Course Partially Flooded. Races May Be Postponed

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 3

The Randwick racecourse if partially flooded, and it may he necessary to postpone to-morrow's races…

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Boxing. Darcy Defeats Chip. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 3

Les. Darcy easily accounted for George Chip last night, after dealing out a lot of punishment. Darcy knocked his opponent out with a…

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A.J.C. Races To-day. Metropolitan on Wednesday. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 4

The postponed A.J.C. races will be held on Monday if the weather permits, and the Metropolitan Day on the following Wednesday…

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Junee Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

Owing to tho small number of en-tries rececived (28) for the Junee Show trotting meeting, it has been de-cided to abandon the fixture…

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Gundagai Racing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

A MEETING of the committeee of the Gundagai Racing Club was held on Thursday night. Present :— Messrs. Walsh (chair), Tracey,…

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A. J. C. Races Postponed. Sydney

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The races have been further postponed until to-morrow…

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Floods in the City. A.J.C. Races Postponed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The Cataract Dam has risen 4ft. 3in. since Friday morning. 103 points of rain have been recorded sinsce Saturday up to 9 o'clock this morning…

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Science Notes. Purifying Swimming Pools

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 3

Copper sulphate in small amounts is more suitable for purifying public swimming pools than is calcium hypo-chlorite or bleaching powder. Tho…

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A.J.C. Races. Again Postponed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 4

At a meeting of the A.J.A. committee this afternoon it was decided to postpone the Metropolitan Dey programme till Saturday, the third day till…

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A.J.C. Races. Postponed Till Saturday. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 October 1916 · page 2

The A.J.C. Races Metropolitan programme has been postponed till Saturday nest…

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Science Notes. Purifying Swimming Pools

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 3

Copper sulphate in small amounts is more suitable for purifying public swimming pools than is calcium hypochlorite or bleaching powder. The…

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Hospital Races and Sports. Good Day's Sport

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

SEEING that for days before, and ever since, the rain pelted down in torrents, the "clerk of the weather" was extremely, generous to the cause…

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Bowls

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 3

Members and intending members should note that the annual meeting of the Wagga Bowling Club will be held at the club rooms on Wednesday,…

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Boxing. Mehegan Seats Greenstone. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 5

At the Liverpool Stadium, Hughie Mehegan. the Australian boxer, beat Greenstone in the 8th round…

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Racing in England. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 5

The Jockey Club Stakes resulted:— Cannoble, 1; Sanctua, 2; Kwangsu. 3…

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Gundagai Racing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the above was held on Tuesday night. There were present : Messrs. j. O. Robertson (chair), Fraser, Walsh…

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Golf

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 3

On the occasion of his recent visit to Albury, the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) visited the local links, and spent an enjoyable…

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