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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Sport

Sport, 1903

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Coursing Meeting

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 11

Coursing men propose holding a meeting early next month to form a registered club for Mudgee district, and no doubt it will be well,…

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Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 3

A match was played yesterday afternoon on the Ordnance Ground between teams representing West Bathurst and 'All Saints' Choir, resulting in a win…

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Goolma Races

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 14

One of the next important sporting events in the district will be the Goolma races, which me to be held on Friday, 23rd instant. There is every…

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Races at Guntawang

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 11

Races, organised by Mr. Jacob Parkins, were held at Guntawang yesterday. There was a very fair attendance, Gulgong being specially…

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Anniversary Day Races

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 11

A committee is organising a day's races for Anniversary Day, 26th inst., and a capital programme has been drawn up, about £20 being divided…

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Anniversary Day Races

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 14

A day's racing is being organised for Monday, 26th (Anniversary Day). A number of well-known townsmen are identified with the movement, and…

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Cricket in New Zealand

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 10

In a cricket match against Wanganui (N.Z.) Lord Hawke's team scored 200 runs in two hours, Bosanquet making 111…

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The Cricket Innovation. Received by Marylebone Committee. London

Leader · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

The committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club have approved of the proposal to wid [?]n the wickets from 8 to 9 inches. The Counties, Australian,…

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Cricket Innovation. Widening the Wickets. Marylebone Committee Approves. London, Tuesday Afternoon

National Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

The committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club has approved of the proposal to widen the wickets from eight to nine inches. The Counties,…

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Tennis

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

In spite of the heat on New year's Day some of our tennis enthusiasts bad an enjoyable game, when four Blayney representatives tried…

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Cricket

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 4

An inter State match will be played on Bathurst cricket ground on Friday and Saturday of next week-- South Australian versus the Western Districts. Mr. K. J. Shindlair, secretary of the Bathurst…

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Sporting. Cricket

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

The following team are requested to be in attendance on the Show Ground to-morrow afternoon to complete the match against Evans' Plains:—F…

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Races at Guntawang

The Gulgong Advertiser · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

The Races held on Wednesday at Guntawang, on the short course, and promoted by Mr. J. Parkins, the genial proprietor of the Guntawang Hotel…

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Carcoar Annua[?] Races

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the Carcoar Jockey Clah will be held on February, 4th.The programme is a really good one, the price money being…

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Latest Sporting News Cricket. Lord Hawke's Cricket Team. Wellington (N Z.)

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

In the exhibition match at "Wanganui between Lord Hawke's team and Wanganui, the former scored 290 runs in two hours. B. J. T…

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A Bull in a Football Field

National Advocate · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

An exciting incident took place at the football match at Hanley, Staffordshire, on Saturday afternoon, November 29 (says "St. James b Gazette.") The players, some…

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Policy of Reconciliation. a Fusion Op Races. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

The speech which Mr. Chamberlain delivered at the Pretoria banquet was similar in matter and tone to that which he made in the House of Commons on…

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Cricket. South Australia Vi N.S.W. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

To-morrow the return inter-State match between South Australia and Now South Wales begins. At noon this afternoon the N.S.W. team was…

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Inter-State Cricket. N.S. WALES v. South Australia. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 3

The inter-State cricket match, between South Australia and New South Wales, commended on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day…

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