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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1917

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Coursing Chatter

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 2

A meeting of the Coursing Club was held at Healy's hotel on Thursday night, when there was a large attendance President Healy being in the…

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Boxing Ring to Circus. New York

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 1

Jess Willard purchased a circus for 105,000 dollars, and will manger it personally…

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Sporting. the Turf. S.D.R.A. Racing Dates. 1917. June 21. 22—Cootanmudra Turf Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 4

Mr. Harry dough, of Wagga, look delivery yesterday of a handsome three-year-old full sister to Galong. He raced the latter with success for…

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Holiday Tennis Tournament. Beauty Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 2

A mixed doubles tournament is advertised in another column to take place on the Leeton Tennis Court on Monday, June 25 (Prince of Wales' Somebody, probably it will bo the judge, is looking for trouble, as it will he observed by an announcement in another column that a beauty…

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Sporting. the Turf. S.D.R.A. Racing Dates. 1917. June 21, 22—Cootamundra Turf Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 4

Should Coradjill meet his engagement in the William Steeple chase on Saturday, it will be his fifth effort in that event. In his other…

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Terrier Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

The Wagga Fox and Irish Terrier Coursing club will hold its opening meeting on Prince of Wales' Birthday, Monday, June 25. There are three…

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Golf

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 4

A handicap stroke competition will be played this afternoon. A team from Wagga will visit Cootamundra on Monday 25th inst., to…

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Football. Australian Rules. the Juniors

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 3

At a meeting of the Newtown Junior Football Club, the following officials were elected:—President. Mr. C. Cashman; vice-presidents, Messrs. P…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 4

The stroke competition, played on Saturday, was won by T. Spies, whose card read: 94—80—74…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 4

At the Stadium last night Lloyd outpointed M'Goorty. There was unusually fierce fighting throughout the contest. After the referee had given…

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Football. Federals v. NEWTOWN

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 4

There was a good attendance of spectators to witness the match played on Bolton Park on Saturday between the Federals and Newtown teams. The…

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Boycott of Races. Police Court Charge. Broken Hill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 1

In the course of the recent racing boycott by unionists, stickers were went to appear in various places, particularly underground in the mines,…

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Sporting. the Turf. S.D.R.A. Racing Dates. June 21, 22—Cootamundra Turf Club

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1917 · page 4

When Cardinia fell in the Maiden Hurdle Race at Williamstown on Saturday he broke his neck. Blackwood also fell but escaped injury. The two riders…

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Golf

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 June 1917 · page 4

A stroke competition was held on Saturday and was won by T. Spies, 94-10-84. The first round of the…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 4

A team representing the Wagga Golf Club will visit Cootamundra next Monday (Prince of Wales Birthday), when an inter-club match will be played…

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Stoppage of Racing. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 4

A meeting in Queen's' Hall protested against the stoppage of racing and demanded a limited resumption…

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Lockhart Coursing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 2

The Cup Meeting of the above club will be held on Pretty Pines enclosure on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 17 and 18th. The Lockhart Cup is for…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 4

Golfers who intend trying for championship honors should enter before 6 o'clock this evening with Mr. A. R. Raleigh, for the first qualifying round…

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Curtailment of Racing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 4

Mr. Adrian Knox, referring to a statement by the Director-General of Recruiting, that the question of curtailing racing was under consideration,…

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Benefit Football Match. Narandera v. Hay

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1917 · page 2

A meeting of football was held at the Royal Mail hotel on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of considering the Offer…

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