Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Sport, all years

Murray · Sport

Sport, 1858

12 stories in Murray's papers

Queanbeyan Annual Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 14 April 1858 · page 3

This meeting took place last week, and is described by the reporter of the Goulburn Herald as having been tolerably successful, though inferior the racing of last year…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Braid Wood Annual Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 14 April 1858 · page 3

The annual meeting at Braid wood also came off last week, with the subjoined results :—Maiden Plate of £25, won by Mr. Barratt’s Barebones, beating Mungo. Stump v. and Wallaby. Town…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Albury Annual Races. First Day —Tuesday, April 20Th, 1858

The Border Post · Wednesday 21 April 1858 · page 2

This annual meeting commenced yesterday under very favorable auspices. The weather was everything that could be wished and the course, though rather dusty, was in tolerable…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Goulburn Annual Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 5 May 1858 · page 2

THE entrances for the Goulbourn Annual Races, to came off in the 4th, 3rd, and 6th May, chased last evening. There was a large gardening at the Salutation [?] on the…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Edward River Races. (From the Argus Correspondent.) Deniliquin, 5th May

The Border Post · Saturday 15 May 1858 · page 2

The entries of the first day of these races took place at Whipple’s Wanderer Ino, Deniliquin, on the 4th instant. There was a good attendance of men fond of these sports, Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Edward River Races. 13th May. 1857

The Border Post · Wednesday 19 May 1858 · page 2

THE RACES,—The races came off as announced for the 5th, 6th, and 7th; there were fewer horses than in last year’s meet. None of the Albury horses were present, had they…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Deniliquin Races. To the Editor of the Border Post

The Border Post · Wednesday 19 May 1858 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me, as an entire stranger in this locality, to make known, through your valuable journal, the treatment I have been subjected to by Mr Walton, of Maiden’s…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Sydney Homebush Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 9 June 1858 · page 2

FIRST DAY, 1ST JUNE.—Australian Plate 100 sovs with sweep of 10 sovs added, was a dead heat between Mr Redwood’s Zingara and Mr Howe’s Gratis. It having…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Colonial Intelligence. Copper-coloured Races

The Border Post · Saturday 14 August 1858 · page 2

It seems to be placed beyond doubt that there exists in the far interior a tribe or family of peculiar people w ho arc copper-coloured, instead of black, like the true aborigines. What is stranger…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local Intelligence. Wagga Wagga.—the Annual Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 6 October 1858 · page 2

One of the olden of our island towns is Wagga Waggs. Pleasantly situated on the banks of the Murrumbidgee, and Ranked by an extenuative plain as level as a bowling-greets, the places can beast of…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local Intelligence. Public Meetings Albury Races

The Border Post · Saturday 4 December 1858 · page 2

On Thursday evening, a meeting was held at McEachern’s Gold Digger’s Hotel, for the purpose of taking steps to gel up the Albury Races for 1830— Mr. Geo Mott in the chair, Mr…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Local Intelligence. Mount Pleasant Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 29 December 1858 · page 2

These Boxing-day sports took place on Monday, at Mitchell’s old race-course, opposite Morris’s hotel, Sydney road. The attendance of visitors was not particularly numerous, and there…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →