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    South Australia - Sport

    Coursing

    A coursing event at Penola when the deaths of five "Paddy Melon Kangaroos" were the result "of some beautiful coursing" is reported in the Observer, 25 August 1860, page 3c.

    Coursing in the South-East is discussed in the Express,
    18 August 1868, page 3a,
    Advertiser,
    18 August 1868, page 3a.
    Sketches are in the Australasian Sketcher,
    4 October 1873, page 116.

    Coursing on the Old Racecourse is reported in the Express,
    8 September 1871, page 2e.

    The formation of the SA Coursing Club is reported in the Advertiser,
    18 February 1875 and its first meeting in the Register,
    16 July 1875, page 7e.
    A meeting at Corryton Park is described on
    19 June 1876, page 7a.

    "Dogs in Court" is in the Observer, page 31c.

    A sketch of a meeting is in the Pictorial Australian in April 1877.

    "A Coursing Club for SA" is in the Observer,
    8 and 15 January 1881, pages 66c and 109e; also see
    Express,
    11 January 1881, page 3e,
    21 January 1885, page 6b.

    A presentation to J.L. Stirling is reported in the Register,
    6 December 1882, page 6c.

    Coursing on Hindmarsh Island is reported in the Advertiser,
    8 April 1884, page 1f (supp.).

    A lengthy report on a meeting at Mount Pleasant is in the Observer,
    26 July 1884, page 18.

    An annual general meeting of the SA Coursing Club is reported in the Advertiser,
    20 January 1886, page 7c; also see
    Express,
    15 September 1886, page 4e,
    15 February 1888, page 7d.

    "Fox Terrier Coursing" is in the Chronicle,
    20 February 1886, page 14g,
    24 April 1886, page 14c,
    5 and 20 April 1886, pages 2c and 3g,
    11 May 1887, page 3g,
    19 March 1889, page 4c.

    A cartoon is in The Lantern,
    16 May 1885, page 9.

    "The Coursing Association" is in the Advertiser,
    13 March 1896, page 6b,
    "The Past Coursing Season" on
    23 October 1896, page 7b.

    Photographs are in The Critic,
    8 June 1901, page 7.

    An obituary of Charles Pearce is in the Observer,
    21 February 1903, page 32e.

    "Coursing Carnival - Humorously Described" is in the Register,
    17 July 1907, page 7h.

    "Coursing in the North" is in the Register,
    26 June 1907, page 6i.

    A coursing conference is reported in the Observer,
    21 September 1907, page 21c.

    "A Coursing Lament" is in the Register,
    12 June 1908, page 8b.

    "The Ethics of Coursing" is in the Advertiser,
    29 May 1909, page 15i.

    A photograph of "Two Fine Greyhounds" is in the Chronicle,
    31 July 1909, page 32,
    of coursing at Plympton on
    11 June 1910, page 30; also see
    28 June 1913, page 30.
    A photograph of an owner with his dogs is in the Express,
    8 July 1910, page 6.

    "Dog Racing in South Australia" is in the Register,
    26 October 1910, page 6d.

    Opinions of coursing are in the Register,
    24, 25 and 30 July 1913, pages 5f,
    10e and 5g, 1 August 1913, page 10c.

    Also see Register,
    30 July 1913, page 5g,
    4 and 6 June 1914, pages 8g and 10b,
    Advertiser,
    3 June 1914, page 21a,
    Register,
    11 June 1914, page 5e,
    25 September 1914, page 4d,
    Advertiser,
    7 November 1914, page 13a,
    Register,
    9 September 1921, page 10e,
    14 October 1921, page 7f,
    30 January 1922, page 9c.

    A 1911 photograph of members of the Adelaide Plumpton Coursing Club is in the Observer,
    14 August 1926, page 27.

    "Coursing and the War - Should the Sport Continue" is in the Register,
    16 March 1916, page 5a.
    "Coursing and the War" is in the Observer,
    18 March 1916, page 18e.

    "Is Coursing Cruel" is in the Express,
    6 November 1914, page 4g,
    Advertiser,
    19 and 20 August 1921, pages 10a and 10c,
    20 September 1921, page 11d,
    23 November 1921, page 6f,
    2 December 1921, page 11c,
    30 January 1922, page 8f,
    3 July 1922, page 10f.

    "Tower Judging for Coursing" is in the Advertiser,
    25 May 1925, page 13g.

    An obituary of D.M. Mack is in the Register,
    1 June 1925, page 12a,
    "The Queen of Natural Sport" on
    17 July 1926, page 3g.

    Historical information is in the Register,
    11 June 1926, page 4f.

    "The Queen of Natural Sport" is in the Register,
    17 July 1926, page 3g.

    "Doping Greyhounds" is in the Observer,
    20 June 1925, page 22a,
    "Greyhound Racing" on
    30 September 1927, page 11a.

    "Greyhounds and An Electric Hare" is in the Advertiser,
    25 July 1927, page 12d; also see
    Observer,
    10 September 1927, page 22d,
    Advertiser,
    18, 19, 23 and 25 November 1927, pages 17c, 13a, 21d and 18g,
    18 May 1928, page 12i.

    "Greyhound Racing" is in The Mail,
    1 October 1927, page 1f,
    "Tin Hare Racing Opposed" in The News,
    3 and 4 November 1927, pages 6c and 17b; also see
    17 March 1932, page 8c.

    "Mechanical Coursing" is in the Observer,
    26 November 1927, page 52a.

    An obituary of A.J. Lee is in the Observer,
    31 March 1928, page 35b.

    Information on and photographs of the running of the Waterloo Cup on the Angas Plains are in the Chronicle,
    14 and 21 July 1928, pages 32 and 25.

    "Tin Hare Racing for India - A Proposed South Australian Company" is in the Advertiser,
    < 10 August 1928, page 16e.

    "What Has Future in Store for Waterloo Cup?" is in the Register,
    29 March 1929, page 8b.

    "New Era in Coursing for South Australia" is in The News,
    6 May 1935, page 3e,
    "Speed Coursing at Night" on
    29 June 1935, page 1h.

    "Women Who Train Greyhounds" is in The News,
    15 May 1935, page 6g.

    "Men Who Made Coursing in SA" is in The Mail,
    11 July 1936, page 4.

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