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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1917

523 stories in Riverina's papers · page 17 of 27

Golf

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1917 · page 4

Another round of the Associates' Championship was played yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Reid heat Miss Blake. 4 up and 3 to play. Mrs. Reid…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

Owing to the postponement of the Geike-Godfrey contest two fights were staged at the Sydney Stadium last night. Billy Monte lost on points to Billy…

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Tennis. Wagga Club's Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

The removal of several of the competitors from the town has resulted in but little progress being made during last week with the Wagga Tennis Club's…

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Army Cricket. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 2

In the army cricket match, Australian versns England, the fo[?] made 130 (Kelloway 53, Barber [?] England is all out for 103 (Warner…

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Football. the Juniors. Yerong Creek v. WAGGA

Daily Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1917 · page 4

The match between Yerong Creek and Wagga resulted in a win for Wagga by 87 points to 52. The match was witnessed by a fair number of spectators…

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Golf. Associate Championship

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

On the Wagga links yesterday the Associate Championship was advanced a further stage, when Mrs. H. Hardy beat Mrs. Fisher 6 up and 4 to play…

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Army Cricket Match

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 2

The result of the army cricket match is so far: Australia versus England. Australia 130 (Kelleway 53, Barber 30)…

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On the Fairway. Lloyd George's Golf Metaphor. Sportsmen Wanted for the Big Drive

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1917 · page 4

"In three years we tried every kind of blunder. We got into every bunker and had to use niblickwell to get out again. Now, thank God, we…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 4

The following will represent Wagga against Henty this afternoon on the local links, play starting at 2.15 sharp:— Williamson, Sullivan, Hedditch, Kelly,…

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Local and General. Presbyterian Tennis Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 July 1917 · page 1

A meeting was held on Monday night, when a tender was accepted for preparing the court in the church ground, and fixing up, in a…

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Tennis. St. Andrew's Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1917 · page 4

A general meeting of members of the St. Andrew's Tennis Club was held in St. Andrew's Schoolroom last evening. the Rev. W. Tulloch (president) in the…

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Terrier Coursing

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 4

The Wagga Coursing Club will hold a meeting on Wednesday next. July 25, in aid of the Red Cross funds. There will be three events, entries for…

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School Tennis

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 2

Leeton v. Wamoon, at Wamoon, on Friday, 13th instant. Some little time ago Wamoon came to Leeton and defeated the local players by two…

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Racing at Wagga. Past and Present Compared

Daily Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1917 · page 4

Whilst glancing over some old records of racing in New South Wales, I noticed a paragraph referring to the rivalry existing between the Glen Inues…

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Racing at Wagga. Memories of £1000 Stakes

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 July 1917 · page 7

Whilst on the subject of early racing at Wagga and Glen Innes, it would perhaps interest many present day Riverine…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 4

Godfrey knocked out Geikie in the 16th round at the Sydney Stadium. Ja[?]eese beat Maguire at Melbourne after 20 rounds…

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Football. Wagga v. NARANDERA

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 4

The above match was played at Narandera on Saturday last, before a large attendance, but the weather was quite against a pleasant afternoon's…

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Some Tennis Champions. Their Part in the War

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 4

The was has taken its toll of Lawn tennis champions the most famous to have given his life for the Empire having beeen Anthony Wilding…

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Associates' Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 4

The bogey handicap played yesterday was won by Mrs. H. Hardy. The final round of the championship will be played on Thursday afternoon…

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FOOTBALL. Narandera Defeats Wagga

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 3

A good deal of interest was taken locally in the football match on saturday between Narandera and wagga . owing to these two…

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