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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1898

723 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 37

The Gentle Game of Cricket

National Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1898 · page 2

No less a man than Wellington is credited with saying that the victories of England's armies were largely won on the cricket fields of Eton and Harrow…

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Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 4

A match between Lithgow and Our Boys will be played on Lithgow wicket to-morrow. The following will represent Lithgow : -- Ambrose, P. Beveridge, Baxter. Tessimond, H. Riddell, Payten, Southall,…

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Orange Coursing Club. Orange

National Advocate · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 2

A meeting of the Coursing Club was held to-night. A report was presented which showed that the club will this year receive an amount of support from…

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Cricket Match

Molong Argus · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 2

On Saturday the Molong juniors journeyed to Cudal, where the latter boys beat them by sixteen runs, Wally Clarke captained Molong, and—German the winning team…

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Bowan Park Races

Molong Argus · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Bowan Park Race Club is to be held [?] A good programme is provided, including the big handicap of £10. Mr. W[?]. Green, junior, is the…

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A Rockley Cricket Engagement. List of Casualties

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 March 1898 · page 4

Is cricket, after all, the game which it is cracked up to be ? The question naturally arises after reading the report of a recent match sent by an Advocate correspondent. The report is as follows: --…

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Swimming

National Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The following polo team has been selected by M. P. Stapleton to represent the Bathurst Club in the match against the champion Balmain team to be played at the latter…

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Orange Races

National Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 2

The fact that special trains will run to Orange for tho annual races on 8th and 9th of March is advertised in another column…

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The Cricket field S. Stanislaus' v. Old Bathurstian

National Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

The following will represent the Old Bathurstian C.C. v. St. Stanislaus' C.C., this afternoon, on the Cricket Ground, at 2 o'clock:—Armstrong, Fegan, Tait, W.G. B. Smith,…

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Swimming

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

The Balmain Swimming Club's Annual Carnival took place on Saturday. The 500 yards' Amateur Championship of Balmain was won by R. Craig, time, 7mins 19secs…

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Orange Races. ORANGE

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

The big weights were scratched in the principal events for Tuesday and Wednesday. Good fields remain, however, and as the other handicaps promise to fill well, a first…

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The Cricket field ORange v. Blayney. ORANGE

National Advocate · Monday 7 March 1898 · page 2

Orange and Blayney met on the Association Ground this afternoon, when the visitors was treated to few hours' leather-hunting. Blayney went in first…

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Swimming

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 2

The local contingent of swimmers who competed at the Balmain Carvival on Saturday were unsuccessful in securing prizes. In the Inter-club 97 yards,…

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Bowls

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

In the single championship tournament yesterday afternoon, Marsden beat Scotford (20—3)…

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The Cricket Field

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

The following team (writes our Rockley correspondent) has been selected to to play against S. Stanislaus' College at Rockley next Saturday:—Crowhurst,…

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Rockley Races. ROCKLEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 8 March 1898 · page 3

Nominations for the two principal events, the Opening and Rockley Jockey Club Handicaps, will clsoe on Thursday next, March 10th. The…

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The Cricket Field Union Fixtures

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

The following fixtures have been made by the Bathurst District Cricket Union : — FIRST GRADE. Saturday, March 12. — Federal C.C. v. All…

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Dubbo Polo and Golf Club. Dubbo

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of the Dubbo Polo and Golf Club was held at Mr. J. D. Wilkinson's Royal Hotel on Saturday night. The balance-sheet…

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Cricket at Carooar. Clem Hill Playing. Carcoar

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1898 · page 2

A cricket match took place at Carcoar on Saturday last between clubs representing Neville and Carcoar, Clem Hill and Green of South Australia being present. It was…

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Bowls

National Advocate · Thursday 10 March 1898 · page 2

Two games in the single championship tournament were played on the Bowling. Green yesterday, when Hurst beat Patterson, and Simmons beat Dowse…

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