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Sport, 1917

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Football. Fixtures Postponed. Sydney Matchers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1917 · page 4

In Rungby League football, South Sydney beat Western Suburbs by 14 to 10, Balmain beat Newtown by 22 to 2. Owing to the rian, the Wagga golf and tennis fixtures for Saturday afternoon had to be postponed…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

The Association played a foursomes competition yesterday, which was won by Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Raleigh. Such of the cable news on this page…

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Football

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 4

The football match Newton [?] High School (Australian Rules, semi-final), was played in the rain and slush on Saturday afternoon at the Cricket Ground…

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Restricting Racing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1917 · page 2

At the 55th annual meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, held on Tuesday night, a recommendation was made by the committee that,…

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Coursing Chatter

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

The weather seems to have taken up now, so the coursing people are in great joy. Nominations arc easily the best this season, so a good day's aport…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 4

The tennis events which were postponed on Saturday afternoon on account of the weather conditions, will probably be played next Saturday,…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

On Sunday last, at Bethungra, Cootamundra beat the home team by 12 to nil. Herb Schofield, J. Drennan, and R. Laffan scored tries,…

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Latest Wire. Voluntary Workers in Camp. More Decisions to Remain Loyal. Races Postponed. Charged With Conspiracy. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 August 1917 · page 2

About 500 volunteer laborers have already gone into camp close handy to the city. The great majority of the men…

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Boxing. M'coy Beats Voltaire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 1

Herb M'Coy secured the verdict on points in his match, with Volaire at the Stadium to-day. The contest lasted 20 rounds. M'Coy went down in the 4th…

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Races Not to Be Held

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 2

The race meeting arranged for Rosehill to-morrow and Saturday will not be held owing to the Government declining to provide special trains…

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Mosquito Murder of Mankind. Discovery That May Prolong Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 16 August 1917 · page 7

History teaches that the mosquito has been the pest of mankind from the earliest times. Science has recently demonstrated that the…

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Golf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2
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The semi-finals of the championship will be played off to-morrow. Messrs. Vaughan and Oakes Attwood and M. Gibb, are in it…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

The Presbyterian Tennis Club's court was opened on Wednesday afternoon by the minister, Mr. May, in the presence of a gay gathering of…

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Football

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

A meeting was held on Tuesday night in the School of Arts' physical culture room, occupied by Messrs. Complin and Embling who kindly…

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Local and General Tennis Tournament

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 17 August 1917 · page 2

To-morrow the public schools of the district intend holding their first annual district schools' tennis tournament, on the courts of the Wamoon…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 7

The third round of the Mitchelmore [?]rophy will be played on the Wagga [?]links this afternoon at 2.15…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 4

The third round of the Mitchelmore Trophy, which was to have been played on the Wagga links on Saturday afternoon, was again postponed on account…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 4

Weather conditions again interfered with the semi-finals of the men's singles on Saturday afternoon. H. Tompson beat R. Buckhorn by 8 to 4 and then the…

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 August 1917 · page 4

Blackburn outpointed Godfrey at the Stadium last night. Uren beat Stone at Melbourne in a 20-rounds contest…

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