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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Sport

Sport, 1899

191 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 5 of 10

Forbes Races

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 7

We daresay it is almost needless for us to remind our readers that the Forbes Amateur Races take place on Wednesday next. Excellent sport is…

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Dubbo Races. First Day

Western Champion · Friday 19 May 1899 · page 11

Opening Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Mr. N. Smith's Lucknow, 1; Mr. W. Kennedy's Ponto, 2. Time, 1 minute 28½ seconds…

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Football Flashes

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 8

A rather exciting football match was played on the Our Boys' oval on Tuesday afternoon, between the Parkes Waratahs and a Condobolin fifteen…

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Forbes Races

Western Champion · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Forbes Amateur Race Club took place on Wednesday, under particularly favorable auspices. The weather was…

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Burrangong Turf Club Races

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

A TWO-DAY'S programme eventuated on Tuesday and Wednesday on the Young course, the general arrangement reflecting credit on the committee. The President, Mr. D. Mackenzie, came down handsomely in…

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Western Jockey Club Races

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 7

The race-meeting organised by a number of townspeople, foremost among whom were Messrs. Gould, J. H. Muir, and J. Gooley, in aid of the funds of the Cowra…

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Racing

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

French Derby—Perth 1, Velasquez 2, Holocausti 3…

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Cricket

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the members of the Wyalong Cricket Club, took place on last Friday night, at Hughes' Commercial Hotel…

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Minoelo Races

Western Champion · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 18

The results of the Mingelo races, held during the past week, are subjoined:- Opening Handicap; 1st £1 5s, 2nd…

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English County Cricket

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1899 · page 2

Some big scores have been made during the week in English County Cricket matches. In the Surrey v. Somerset match, the former made…

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Koorawatha Races

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 7

The inaugural meeting of the newly-formed Jockey Club took place on a course. kindly lent by Mr. Suttor, on the Warrengong Estate, about half a mile…

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Boxing Contest. Ted Arthur and Jack O'brien. a 20 Rounds Exhibition

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 6 June 1899 · page 2

ON Monday night the long talked of boxing contest between Ted Arthur of West Wyalong and Jack O'Brien of Albury took place in the Oddfellows' Hall, West…

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Tennis Tournament

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 9 June 1899 · page 9

Ladies single handicap, third round (continued from last issue)--Mrs. Brown beat Miss Watson, 6--1, 6--1. Fourth round--Miss Scott beat Mrs. H. J. Brown, 3--6, 6--4,…

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Cricket in England

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 4

ANY cricket excitement in England, says M.A.P., is sure to bring up the name of the old Australian captain, W. Murooch. He is a favorite at the…

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Cricket. London

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

The English test team will be:— Jackson, Jessop, Townsend, Hayward, Tyldesly, Lilley, Mead, Rhodes, Fry, MacLaren and Ranjit Singhi…

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Cricket As an Advertisement

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 13 June 1899 · page 2

Now that the boys of Australia are showing to the mother country what the scions of the British race are capable of in a matter of manly…

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Football

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 7

Owing to a match with Forbes on Saturday, the Parkes football club intimates that a team from their centre will be unable to visit Condobolin next Tuesday as previously…

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Formation of a Rugby Football Club

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

On Sunday morning a meeting was held at Lindsay's Post Office Hotel for the purpose forming a football club under the Rugby Union rules. There was a good…

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Another Boxing Contest

The Wyalong Star and Temora and Barmedman Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 3

We take the following remarks in reference to the proposed glove contest between Jack Goggin and Jack Conlon, from the Sydney Referee, of the 21st…

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Lawn Tennis

Western Champion · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 9

On Tuesday a match was played on the local courts between teams representing Parkes and Forbes. The players selected were—Forbes:…

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