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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1858

10 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers

Queen Charlotte's Vale Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 6 January 1858 · page 2

These races according to advertisement came off on New Year's Day at Mr. McGurren's, Earmer's Arms, in the stubble paddock which [?] the house. The day was plessa[?] warm, but the…

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Sofala Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 February 1858 · page 2

The sixth Anniversary meeting of the Sofala Races commended and ended under a broiling sun The heat was intense and it required a plentiful supply of ginger been and other liqu[?] to enable…

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Orange Annual Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 March 1858 · page 2

As none of your regular correspondents in this district [?] to have been present to take notes of our annual sports, rather than see the affair pass unrecorded I beg to furnish you with a few…

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Cowra Annual Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 24 March 1858 · page 3

The above Races came off according to advertisement in the Bathurst Free Press on the 10th, 11th, and 12th March, and though the concourse of people was not so numerous as on former…

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Entries for the Bathurst Races. This Bay, (Wednesday.) Maiden Plate

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 28 April 1858 · page 3

Mr. Mylecharane's b. g. Newmarket aged Colours—blue and white. Mr. William Miller's b. g. Cronstadt, S year old Colours—green and white…

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Bathurst Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 May 1858 · page 2

The Bathurst Races of the present year have been a decided improvement upon, those of Several previous years— whether in the spirit in which they have…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 May 1858 · page 2

On Saturday last, a match canto off on the New Race Course, between two elevens picked by tho Messrs. Richardson on the ground. The weather was delightful, being neither too hot…

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Wattle Flat Annual Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 June 1858 · page 3

The races took place on the 21th May— the anniversary of the Queen's birthday on the flat ground below the Green Man Inn, kept by Mr. Say. They were not so inumerously…

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Summer Hill Races, October 21St

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 3 November 1858 · page 2

The now landlord of the "Old Bushman," Mr. S. B. Buyer, having finished tho inside improvements of his house, got up some recreation for the inhabitarits of the…

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Bathuest Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 8 December 1858 · page 2

Pars[?]ant to an adverti[?]ment which and app[?]ared in the local peper a meeting was held on Saturday evening at Mr.Grant Gr[?] Horse Hotel william street, in order to take…

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