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  2. OUR SPORTSMEN AT THE FRONT

    Taking everything into consideration regarding the total membership, there are few rowing clubs in the State who can disclose a better record in the ...

    Article : 172 words
  3. ATHLETES

    When war broke out, writes Mr A. S. Howcroft, the St. Thomas' Harriers were rapidly coming to the front. Now they have arrived at one in another ...

    Article : 636 words
  4. SWIMMER WITH THE FLEET

    The following extract is taken from a letter received by a member of the Melbourne Swimming Club from Mr Vin Walters, formerly a member of the ...

    Article : 441 words
  5. INTERESTING LETTERS FROM FOOTBALLERS

    Writing from Salisbury Plain, England, in October, Charley Lilley, the well-known , Melbourne . centre-man (also of the Prahran cricket team), ...

    Article : 1,273 words
  6. GIPPSLAND SPORTSMAN WOUNDED

    Sergeant Arthur Trood, well-known in sporting circles around Sale, is to be invalided home. He left these shores some time back, and was ...

    Article : 124 words
  7. GETTING A BIT OF SHELL

    "Say, kid, do you get me? I have got on my hospital garb," starts Private G. Snell, of the V.R.C.. enclosing a photo of himself in a letter to P. ...

    Article : 216 words
  8. TWICE WOUNDED

    PRIVATE G. SNELL Of V.R.C. Office. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 8 words
  9. AX ALL-ROUND SPORT

    LIEUT. C. LILLEY, Of Melbourne Football Club. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 10 words
  10. RHODES SCHOLAR AT THE FRONT

    Corporal Don Sandral, last year's Rhodes scholar, has been in some most heavy bombardments in France and taken an active and fighting part in ...

    Article : 127 words
  11. boxers DOING-THIER BIT

    Private Alsbury who boxed under the name of Lal Buissrt, writing: from France mentions having ;met quite a host of Melbourne prelim, 'boys doing ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. NAVAL BOXING CHAMPION

    Monty Murton the Victorian examateur champion welter-weight writes to Mr H. Abbott from Sydney expressing his regret at being unable ...

    Article : 330 words
  13. LIEUT. KEITH GEORGE

    As announced in this paper' last week Lieutenant Keith George, son of 'Mr George of George's Melbourne, was killed in action in France. He enlisted ...

    Article : 281 words
  14. MOTORIST MAKES SACRIFICE

    LIEUTH. KEITH GEORGE ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 6 words
  15. Yachting

    The official opening of season 1916-17, was originally fixed for Saturday, but owing to the recent abnormal weather conditions, many yacht owners were ...

    Article : 1,448 words
  16. PATRIOTIC RIFLEMAN

    Regimental - Sergeant - Major Phil Fargher, eldest son of that fine sportsman, the late Lieut. P. Fargher, and now on active service in France, was a ...

    Article : 331 words
  17. HUGHIE MEHEGAN'S MOVEMENTS

    Hughie' Mehegan, writing from the North "Western Hotel, Liverpool, to the editor on October 4. says:—"Just a line to let you know I am all right, and also ...

    Article : 86 words
  18. LEADING GOLFER WRITES OF EXPERIENCE AT FRONT

    Captain S. W. Church' of the 8th Suffolk Regiment, a member of the Riversdale Golf club writes his brother, Mr J. Church, of Commerce ...

    Article : 323 words
  19. EX-AMATEUR. BOXER ENLISTS

    Mr. Harold Gray, ex-amateur bantam champion of Victoria, has thrown in his lot with the fighting forces of Australia, and is again out for scalps. ...

    Article : 102 words
  20. A WORTHY SON OF A WORTHY FATHER

    REG.-SGT. MJR. PHIL FARGHER ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 11 words
  21. A SPEEDY FOOTBALLER

    CORPORAL J. JACKSON, Of Collingwood Football Club. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 10 words
  22. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEROES

    Sapper E. "Wallace, reported killed in action in France, was a fine type of young Englishman. Popular among his many Adelaide friends, a keen ...

    Article : 381 words
  23. PRIVATE A. FILLINGHAM SENDS FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLAND

    A chatty letter has been received by the editor from Private A. Fillingham, headed Salisbury Plain, October 12, in the course of which he says:— ...

    Article : 312 words
  24. WHEN THE ZEPPS. COME

    The following letter from an old member of 'the Victorian Motor Boat Club, Andy S. Reid, has been received by his mother, writes Mr Hugh G. ...

    Article : 204 words
  25. FIXTURES

    December 2.—V.Y.R.A. official opening of season. December 9.—Brighton Club—Race on club course. open to all yachts. St. Kilda Club— ...

    Article : 46 words
  26. RACING CYCLIST KILLED IN ACTION

    It. is reported that Lieutenant Harold Wiltheu, the New South Wales racing cyclist, has been killed in action, and the shock will be keenly felt by his ...

    Article : 146 words
  27. POPULAR SHOT WOUNDED

    The name of Captain J. W. Hopkins (M.C.C. Rifle Club) appears in the 244th casualty list as wounded. Joe was always a jovial and popular ...

    Article : 29 words
  28. THE SKIFFS AT PORT JACKSON

    Two staff events were decided by the Beachgrov Club on Saturday. In the A Class Peggy (scr.) won by 3 sec. from Dart, which carried away in a ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. ESSENDON CRICKETER KILLED

    Mr Frank Allan writes:—"Quite a gloom has been cast over the Essendon cricketers, in hearing of the death of one of their late first eleven players, ...

    Article : 148 words
  30. THE WINNER" AT. THE FRONT

    Letters from the front which have been received, writes Mr W. James, • from the anglers W. Robinson, P. Whyte and W. ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. Advertising

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