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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1887

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Latest Telegrams. Melbourne Coursing. Gold Discovery, Queensland. Daring Jewellery Robbery. Attempted Suicide

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 16 July 1887 · page 2

A young man named McMahon, son of Alderman McMahon, of Sydney, was drowned at Braidwood to-day. The Waterloo Coursing Meeting, Melbourne,…

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Football. Our Boys v. BATHURST

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 26 July 1887 · page 2

The second match between theses Clubs took place on the Bathurst Cricket Ground on Saturday last. when there were about two hundred people present. The weather was terribly…

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Football. the Taylor Cup. Our Boys v. PARRAMATTA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 2

To-day the final match for the" Taylor Cup" will be played at Lithgow. The facts connected with this prism are that about three years ago, Mr. Taylor, M.p., President of the Parramatta…

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Football. the "Taylor Cup." "Our Boys " V. PARRAMATTA

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 2 August 1887 · page 3

THE final match for this trophy was played at Lithgow on Saturday, and resulted, after a hardly contested match, in a victory for " Our Boy's,." The Clubs were represented by the following teams:—…

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A Famous German Athletic

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 9 August 1887 · page 4

The following, translated from the Berlin Echo, ought to bo of some interest to athletes;—Fritz Kaepernick, the well known German athlete died recently at Berlin…

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Football

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 2

This afternoon a football match will be played on the Cricket Ground, and lovers of the game may expect to see one of the best contested matches over played in Bathurst. The teams,…

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Sporting. Football. St. Stanislaus College (Past and Present). v. Western District

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 23 August 1887 · page 2

On Saturday last a football match look place on the Cricket Ground between the students and ex-students of St. Stanislaus College, and a team supposed to be the Western District; but…

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Bathurst Football Club

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 2

A meeting of the members of the Bathurst Football Club was held at the Club House Hotel on Wednesday evening, Mr. H. Matthews in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN explained that the meeting had been…

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Cricket Club Sports

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 6 September 1887 · page 2

The weather on Saturday was all against the success of the sports hold in aid of the Cricket Club, it being terribly cold and stormy, and the attendance being consequently very small…

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Bathurst Cricket Club

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of the Bathurst Cricket Club was held in the Town Hall on Friday evening last. There was a good attendance, and Hon. E. Webb. M.L.C.,…

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Bathurst Football Club Sports

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 September 1887 · page 2

The following are the entries for the sports to take place on Saturday:— 100 YARDS HANDICAP (MAIDEN.) G.F. Clements F. Rodda…

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Bathurst Swimming Baths

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

THESE baths, the completion of which has long boon looked forward to by the public of Bathurst, were opened by his Worship the Mayor on Saturday afternoon. There was a good…

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Canterbury Park Races

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 4 October 1887 · page 2

Hurdles,—Ballora 1, Speculation 2, Satellite 8. Prince or Wales' Stakes.—Lifeboat 1, Le Prix 2, Cutty Sark 3. The Cup.—Frolic 1, Leichardt 2, Soldier's Wind3…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 22 October 1887 · page 2

BLANDFORD C.U. V. O'CONNEH, O.O.—The following have been selected on behalf of the Blandford C.C. to ploy in tho above match which will take place at 'O' Connell this Saturday…

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International Cricket. English Eleven V. Sydney. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 3

IN the first innings of the Sydney team the last wicket fell for 94. In the second innings of the Englishmen all were out for 65-leaving Sydney, 21 runs to get…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 22 November 1887 · page 2

A MATCH was played on the Bathurst Cricket Ground, on Saturday afternoon last between 11 of the Bathurst Club and an eleven from the Railway Department. The Club's strength was much…

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MOLONG v. Orange Cricket Match

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1887 · page 2

A match was played on the Recreation Reserve on Saturday last between a local eleven and a team from the Orange "Our Boys" Club. The visitors arrived by the mail train, and after…

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Cricket

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 2

The following players represent Cudal in a match against Molong on the latter's ground Saturday (to-morrow.):—G. Hadley, A. Hadley, W. Carman, T. Nesbitt, G. Clayton,…

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CRICKET—MOLONG v. CUDAL

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

One of the most interesting games of cricket yet played on the local Recreation Ground, came off on Saturday last the contest being between representatives of the Molong and Cudal clubs…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 20 December 1887 · page 2

THERE was a complete thaw on Saturday last, in the ice which has kept the Blandford and Bathurst Cricket Clubs play-bound for a long time past, and we are glad for the sake of the…

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