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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1896

497 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 7 of 25

Intercolonial Parliamentary Cricket Match

National Advocate · Friday 20 March 1896 · page 2

Much interest (wires a Melbourne correspondent) is being taken in Parliamentary circles in the cricket match between Victorian and New South Wales…

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Sporting Notes. Racing

National Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

The scratching pen was exceptionally busy on Monday last, the number coming out of the Doncaster and Gap being, I think, altogether unprecedented. This…

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Wattle Flat Races

National Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

The annual races came off on St. Patrick's Day, about 200 turning up to see them. Though the programme was small…

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Sunny Corner Races. Sunny Corner

National Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 2

Between five and six hundred persons assembled at the racecourse to witness the races promoted by Mr, G. Francis on St. Patrick's Day. The chief attraction…

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Regatta to Lord Brassey

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

The complimentary regatta to be held in honor of Lord Brassey's visit to Sydney has been fixed for April 11…

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Parliamentary Cricket Match

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

Some 23 members of the Victorian Parliament arrived by express in Sydney on Saturday. The ostensible object of their visit is to play cricket…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. ORIENTALS V. Public School

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

This match was played on the Ordnance Ground on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the Orientals by 29 runs. The scores were: Orientals Ist innings 86, 2nd…

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The Cricket Field All Saints Beat the Albions

National Advocate · Monday 23 March 1896 · page 2

The first Junior competition between teams, representing All Saints' College and Albion B, was finished on the Bathurst Association Cricket Ground on…

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Swimming

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon at the Bathurst Swimming Baths the last of a series of competitions for gold medals was held. Results as follows :—…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Bathurst Cricket Union was held last-night, when the following matches were fixed for Saturday next:—…

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Forbes Races

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

No stone has been left unturned to make the Forbes Jockey Club races, which take place on Thursday and Friday, a great sporting event. The prizes are…

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The Cricket Field

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 March 1896 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Bathurst Cricket Union was held last night, when the following matches were fixed for Saturday next:—…

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An Interesting Cricket Match. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 March 1896 · page 3

A. cricket match between teams representing the Parliaments of New South Wales and Victoria, was played to-day. The Victorians in their first innings…

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Racing

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 3

Courallie ia steadily supported for the Doncaster Handicap at 10 to 1; Patroness same price for the Gap. No other trans, actions are recorded…

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Cricket Match

Molong Argus · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2

ON Monday last, the Molong Juniors journeyed by coach to Orange where they met and defeated the Wolaroi College by 76 runs. The visiting captain, "Jack."…

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The Cricket field

National Advocate · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 2

The following will represent the Albion C.C. in their final Cap match against Rockley C.C. to be played on Saturday next on the Cricket Ground,…

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Open Column. We do not identify ourselves with the opinion! of our Correspondent. the Late. Cricket Match at Meadow Flat. (To the Editor of the Daily free Press.)

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 27 March 1896 · page 3

Sir,—I wish to contradict an account published in your paper of yesterday of a cricket match played on Saturday last between the Meadow Flat C.C. and the…

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Bathurst Golf Club

National Advocate · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 2

The annual meeting of the members of this club has been held. The secretary's and treasurer's reports showed a roll of thirty-five members, and a balance…

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Cricket Senior Competition. Albion C.C. v. ROCKLEY C.C.

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 30 March 1896 · page 3

The final match in the Senior competition was commenced on the Cricket Ground on Saturday by the above clubs. The Rockley skipper winning the toss, elected after…

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The Cricket Field

National Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1896 · page 2

The usual, weekly meeting of the B.C.U. Committee was held last night, when the following fixtures were made for Saturday.:—…

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