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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Boxing. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 4

Colin Bell defeated George Cook on points at the Hippodrome last night…

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Coursing at Lockhart. Lookhart

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

The Lockhart Coursing Club's Brace[?] meeting was held to-day. Results:[?] Bracelet Stakes, of £6 6/- Mrs. T. Lawrence's [?] Gale beat Miss…

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Football. Tradesmen's Association

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 August 1918 · page 4

Royal Stars met and defeated Shop Assistants yesterday afternoon, after a well contested game. For Royal Stars, Turner (2). Spokes (2). Ryan…

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Football

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

Gogeldrle Rovers were too heavily handicapped playing three men short on Saturday last, when Leeton Pastime defeated them by 9 goals 4…

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L.v. Racing Club. Annual Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Wagga Licensed Victuallers' Race Club was held last night, the president, Mr. H. S. Headley, being in the chair…

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Football. Coolamon and District Asscn. Position of Clubs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 9 August 1918 · page 2

Name. P. W. D. L. Pts. Matong ... 4 3 0 1 12 Marrar ... 4 3 0 1 12 Ganmain ... 4 2 0 2 8…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 6

The competition on the Wagga golf links to-day will take the form of an 18-hole stroke handicap. The fourth round of the Mitchelmore trophy will…

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Tennis. August Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 August 1918 · page 6

The August tournament of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, postponed from Monday last, will be completed to-day. The final for the Ladies…

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Tennis. August Tournament

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 4

The Wagga Tennis Club's August tournament, in aid of the Wagga District Hospital, was almost completed on Saturday in ideal weather. The rain…

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Football. High School v. Newtown Juniors

Daily Advertiser · Monday 12 August 1918 · page 4

The above teams met on the Bolton Park on Saturday afternoon last and provided an interesting game. In the first quarter the scoring was very even…

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Tennis

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 1

The finals of two events of the Wagga Tennis Club's August tournament were decided yesterday. Broderick be[?] 9-4 in the [?]…

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Junior Football

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1918 · page 2

On Saturday last a return football match was played on the Narandera Park Oval between teams picked from the Grong…

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Boxing. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

Jimmie Hill outpointed Eugene Volaire in a 20 rounds contest to-day Both showed poor form…

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Football. Tradesmen's Association

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 4

The first of the semi-final matches in the Tradesman's Association was played on Bolton Park yesterday between teams representing the…

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Football

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 3

A very wet and muddy ground on Saturday last spoilt the semi-final between Leeton Pastime and Gogeldrie Rovers, when the latter were…

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Football. Coolamon and District Asscn. Position of Clubs

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 16 August 1918 · page 2

Name. P. W. D. L. Pts. Marrar ... 5 4 0 1 16 Matong ... 5 3 0 2 12 Ganmain ... 5 3 0 2 12…

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Golf

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 3

The Associates of the Wagga Golf Club will play a stroke handicap this afternoon instead of foursomes as originally intended…

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Football. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 August 1918 · page 4

In the semi-final for the Rugby League City Cup yesterday, Western Suburbs beat Glebe by 12 points to 8, and Newtown defeated Eastern…

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Golf

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 2

The club championship was completed last week when Mr. Hogg gained Hip honor for the gentlemen's and Mrs. Brown for…

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Golf. Southern District Championship

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1918 · page 4

The play off in the tie between A. H. Raleigh of Wagga and — Vaughan of Cootamundra, for the Southern District Golf Championship, took…

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