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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Cathcart Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 4

THE above annual race meeting come off on Boxing DAy. The day was very hot. About 300 persons were on the ground nearly two-thirds being of the fair sex…

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Athletic Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held at Coote's Royal Hotel on SAturday evening last. In order to avoid clashing with the Bombala races, it was…

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Delegate Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

BY some oversight, the distance for the hurdle race was stated as 1½ miles. As there appears to be some misunderstanding about the matter, for the information…

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Bendoc Race Club. Annual Races

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Bendoc Race Club came off as usual, on New Year's Day, on Dr. Nichol's course. Lower Bendoc. The weather in the early part of…

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Bombala Athletic Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

THE above club held its first meeting on New Year's Day, on the old running track at the White Gate. Three events were run off, viz., a Sheffield Handicap…

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Delegate Athletic Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 January 1896 · page 3

A MEETING of the Committee of the above was held at Rafter's Commercial Hotel on Monday evening, Present: Messrs. [?] (chair), vote Watling, Wilson…

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Cricket

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 3

CRICKET in Delegate has been somewhat of a dead letter of late, but an attempt is now being made to awaken the old time interest in the game, and two…

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Delegate Athletic Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 3

THE sports in connection with the above club eventuated on Monday last on the Delegate Estate, kindly lent by Mr. R. L. D'Arcy for the occasion. The day was…

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Delegate Cricket Club

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 3

THE members of the above club turned up in fair force on Saturday last, and a good afternoon's practice was the result. Another practice will be held next…

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Cricket Match

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 6 February 1896 · page 3

ON Saturday next the Delegate and Tombong cricket clubs will try conclusions on the local wicket, play to commence at 11 o'clock. Refreshments for…

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Cricket Match

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 3

ON Saturday nest teams representing N.S.W. and the immediate localities on the Victorian side of the border, will again try conclusions on the Delegate…

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Cricket. TOMBONG V. DELEGATE

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 13 February 1896 · page 4

A MATCH between the above clubs was played on tho local wicket last Saturday. The day was warm, and a good number of spectators witnessed the game…

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Cricket Team

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 27 February 1896 · page 3

The following is the team selected to meet Bombala on Saturday on the Delegate wicket, play commencing at 11.30 : Messrs. Ellis, Mahony, Kebby, Watson,…

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Cricket Club Dance

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 5 March 1896 · page 4

AFTER the concert on Thursday night, a dance was held by the local cricketers, to augment the funds of the club. Fully 50 couples were present, and the sum of…

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Cricket Match

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 12 March 1896 · page 3

CRAIGE and "Our Boys" meet at Craigie on [?]turia. The following players have been selected to represents Craigio, and are requested to be on the ground, at the…

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Open Column. BOMBAY V. Delegate Cricket Match. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 12 March 1896 · page 4

SIR,—How dreadfully pitiful it is to see a team of cricketers of the pretensions of the Bombala Seniors, take a legitimate beating with such a bad grace as…

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Cricket

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 3

TOMBONG and Delegate meet on the local wicket on Saturday. The following teams are requested to be on the ground not later than 11 o'clock :—Tombong…

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The Cricket Field. TOMBONG v. DELEGATE

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 26 March 1896 · page 5

THE above teams played their third match this season on the Delegate wickston on Saturday, and the game again resulted in a victory for the local men. To the…

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The Cricket Field. CRAIGIE v. "Our Boys."

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 2 April 1896 · page 5

THE above match was played at Craigie on Saturday last and resulted in a somewhat easy defeat of the visiting team "Our Boys" were the first to take the…

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The Cricket Team

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Thursday 9 April 1896 · page 5

THE ninth Australian cricket team, now on their way to England, played a match at Colombo last Tuesday against eighteen of Ceylon, winning easily. The…

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