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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1918

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Catholic Young Men's Society. Cricket Club Formed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 4

At a largely-attended meeting of the Catholic Young Men's Society, held last evening, it was decided to form a cricket club in connection with the…

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Revival in Cricket. Visit of Australian Team Discussed. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1918 · page 4

The "Daily Mail," referring to the prospect of an Australian cricketers' tour, said that nothing happier was possible to give the English game a…

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Southern District Racing Association. Meeting at Wagga. Knit Wins Association Handicap

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 27 November 1918 · page 4

The first meeting held in Wagga of the Southern District Racing Association was commenced on the W[?] Racecourse yesterday. The Association…

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Wanted—a Swimming Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1918 · page 2

The summer promises to be long and warm, and we may expect that the advantage of a river close to the town will be fully…

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Adelong Jockey Club. Annual Races

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 29 November 1918 · page 3

THE programme for the Adelong Jockey Club's annual racing carnival, to be held on January 1 and 2, 1919, will be available to horseowners and…

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Fire Brigade Athletic Sports

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 29 November 1918 · page 3

The Fire Brigade Sports being run under the auspices of the Leeton Pastime Club, will be held on New Year's Day, not Boxing Day as…

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CRICKET. C.Y.M.S. v. ALOYSIANS

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 4 December 1918 · page 4

A team representing the C.Y.M.S. Cricket Club against the Aloysians will be selected from the following:—Rev. Father Galvin. Hudson, M'Guire…

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A Ghostly Game of Bowls. the Pedlar and the

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 5 December 1918 · page 3

Bowling and the game of skittles are favourite pastimes in the Tyrol, and to the former especially several romantic stories attach. Indeed…

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Swimming Charge

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1918 · page 2

At the meeting of the Municipal Council last night. Ald. J. F. O'Regan objected to a charge of 2/ being made to teach the children to swim in the…

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Bowls. Victorian Team Visits Albury

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 3

A victorian team of four rinks including members of six seaside bowling clubs visited Albury on Friday week and stayed until Monday morning last…

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Items of News. Vacation Swimming School

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 7 December 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. J. Fryer, headmaster of the Wagga Public School, received a telegram from the Department of Public Instruction yesterday, to the effect that…

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Boxing. Ryan Outpointed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 December 1918 · page 4

Liew Edwards outpointed Tommy Ryan at the Hippodrome on Saturday night…

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Vacation Swimming School

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1918 · page 2

The first step towards the initiation of a vacation swimming school in Wagga took place yesterday, when Mr. C. Bethel, from the Department of…

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The Racing Dispute

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 12 December 1918 · page 2

The "Wagga Express" copied our report of proceedings at last meeting of the committee of the Tumut Turf Club, and makes the following…

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Items of News. Catholic Swimming Club

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 12 December 1918 · page 2

At a meeting of the Catholic Young Men's Society held on Tuesday night, it was decided to form a swimming club. Messrs. T. Hart, A. Bake and G. Hornby…

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Lockhart Coursing Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 4

Mr. Walter Day presided at the annual meeting of the Lockhart Coursing Club. Mr. W. G. Campbell, formerly of Wagga was unanimously elected…

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Repatriation Races

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 13 December 1918 · page 2

It was decided some time back to hold a race meeting on January 26, at Leeton in the interests of Repatriation. However, the local…

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Adelong Races

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 December 1918 · page 2

THE Adelong Jockey Club's carnival meeting on January 1 and 2, sandwiched as it is between Tumut and Tumbarumba races, and no other…

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Lockhart Coursing Club

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 18 December 1918 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Lockhart Coursing Club was held on Tuesday evening in the School of Arts. The President Mr. P. W. McCarthy…

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Athletic Training. How to Fit Yourself for Long Distance Walking

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 19 December 1918 · page 4

Many people imagine that a cold bath is the best' preparation for a long walk, but this is wrong. Mr. Andrews, the athletic trainer, by no…

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