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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1862

21 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 1 of 2

Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 1 January 1862 · page 2

At a meeting held at the Court-house in Bathurst on Saturday, the 28th day of December, 1861, on the motion of Mr Mounier, seconded by the Rev. Mr…

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The Bathurst Free Press. "Magna Est Veritas Et Prevalebit." Saturday, January 18, 1862. the Cricket Meeting

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 18 January 1862 · page 2

THE Meeting of Cricketers at the Club House Hotel on Thursday night was well attended; and the business of the evening rather spiritedly entered into. The…

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Cricket. Grand Match at Melbourne. All-england Eleven V. Twenty-two of New South Wales and Victoria. MElbourne

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 22 January 1862 · page 2

During the second innings of the United Eleven at four wickets, the Cricketers retired for luncheon, at which Mr. Spiers announced that it was not…

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All-england Eleven Cricket Match

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 February 1862 · page 2

The following are the players chosen to present the crick ters of Bathurst in the forthcoming match on the 6th, 7th, and 8th February. The players are requested to be on the ground…

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A Porteguese Veiw of Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 February 1862 · page 4

The English residents at Lishorn and Oporto have each of them a cricket club and the rival clubs have lately had a match at Lisbon. A Lisbon journal…

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Singular Cricket Matches

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 February 1862 · page 2

Among modern Royal cricketers we may mention George IV., who formed a cricket-ground adjoining [?] at Brighton, where his Majesty, when…

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MELBOURNE. Saturday, 7 p.m. CRICKET—SIRREY v. the World

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 5 March 1862 · page 2

This match commenced to-day, the weather is mignificent. The sides are the same as sent yesterday, omitting Hammersley and Boxhall on the Surrey,…

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All England Eleven Cricket Fund. To the Editor of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 8 March 1862 · page 2

SIR—In reply to the correspondent of "The Times" of Wednesday last, who is doubtless ashamed of his own name. I will inform him and the public, as far as I am concerned, what…

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Fish River Creek. Your Great Cricket Movement

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 19 March 1862 · page 3

The cricket mania is at an end, and we thank the gods for it; for other reasons than the mean and selfish one, that business will now return to its [?] channels. Greek has met greek…

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Bathurst Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 March 1862 · page 2

The Annual Races are always looked forward to in Bathurst as being the greatest event of the year ; on the present occasion, however the meeting has not been nearly an great an affair as…

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Bathurst Races. Third Day—friday, March 21

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1862 · page 2

This day, like Thursday, was slightly overcast, and an occasional drop of rain seemed to prepromises shower, but none fell during the Rades, the attendance was about equal to the two…

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SYDNEY. Tuesday, 8, 30 p.m. Melbourne Cricket Match

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 26 March 1862 · page 2

Victorian's 2nd innings 150; All-England, 2nd innings—[?], 63. Wanted 11 to win to-day, but the game 18 not likely to be finished as the Englishmen…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 2 April 1862 · page 2

The single wicket match between Messrs. William and Henry Drewett, (who challenged any other two of the Cricketers in Bathurst) and Messrs. [?] was played…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 19 April 1862 · page 2

A match was played on Saturday the 12th instant, between 11 of Bathurst Club and 11 of Kelso. Owing to a misunderstanding as to whether the match wag to come…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 26 April 1862 · page 3

On Easter Monday a friendly game of cricket was played between the two elevens of Carcoar. The day was beautifully fine. and a large number of spectators were assembled to…

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Tambaroora. Queen's Birthday.—cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 June 1862 · page 2

A LARGE assemblage of diggers and other inhabitants of this locality, accompanied by a choice sprinkling of the fairer portion of creation, were to be seen wending their way to the…

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CRICKET. c2.2825, 916 Department of Lands, Sydney, July 9th, 1862. GENTLEMEN

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 23 July 1862 · page 3

Referring to your petition for a price of land for the purpose of a Cricket Ground, in the town of Bathurst, I am directed to inform you that tho Minister for Landa has approved…

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The Bathurst District Cricket Club

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 6 September 1862 · page 2

At a Committee Meeting of the above Club, hold at Mr. 0. B. Turner's, Carriers Arms, on Tuesday, tho 2nd September, the following gentlemen were chosen to play at tho opening…

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Frightful Railway Accident Near Rugby

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 29 October 1862 · page 3

AN accident of a very alarming; character, and attended with fatal consequences, occurred on Wednesday night, at Stretton, near Rugby, under the following…

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Forbes. Thursday, Oct. 30, 9.20 p.m. Forbes Races. Tuesday—first Day

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 November 1862 · page 2

First Race—Prince of Wales Stakes: Forester, 1st; Emperor, 2nd; Tom Moody, 3rd. Second Race—Maiden Plate :—…

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