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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1861

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Wahgunyah Regatta

The Border Post · Wednesday 2 January 1861 · page 2

This long talked-of event took place yesterday afternoon, and if we may form an opinion from the number of people present, we should say the Regatta was, without exception, the…

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Cricket Match—wangaratta V. BEECHWORTH. Air. One thing or the [?] As [?] by Mr. [?]

The Border Post · Wednesday 2 January 1861 · page 1

The other day, I see you [?] Another cricket match The lovers of this nuble [?] All came un to the [?]…

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Wahgunyah Regatta. To the Editors

The Border Post · Saturday 5 January 1861 · page 1

GENTLEMEN,—In your report of the reg[?], you make no comment on the unfair coni[?] of the Committee or stewards of the line recatta, with reference to the reception of entrances for the swimming…

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Wahgunyah Regatta. (Abridged from the Murray Gazette.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 9 January 1861 · page 3

The nautical, tendencies of John Bull were very strongly minif[?]ted on Tuesday, at Wahg[?]yat when the reg[?] which has bean [?] for the races collected together a more [?] and m[?]…

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Wangaratta Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 2

The wrather yesterday was all that could be desired for the races, a nice cloudy sky, with a cool breeze blowing, being a great improvement on the [?] heat of the the few the crowd days. From an…

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The Pic-nic Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 30 January 1861 · page 3

During the last year or two it has been usual for the young men among the country gently of the district to hold races on the course near the Ship in Distress. They are called the Pic-nic Races. They…

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Wangaratta Races. Second Day

The Border Post · Saturday 2 February 1861 · page 2

The weather on Wednesday was all that could be [?]dred for the racing. The Crowd at the cause was [?] the first day, For [?] [?] A start was made dor the first…

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The Cricket Match

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1861 · page 3

THE return match between the Club and Town Elevens was played last Saturday, on the ground near the Church. The weather was exceedingly favorable to the sport, being, for the season,…

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Albury Annual Races

The Border Post · Wednesday 13 February 1861 · page 2
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

People accustomed to the peculiar liveliness incidental to a life on the goldfields of the Murray, ere in the habit of faying that Albury is a perfect “sleepy hollow” for fifty-one weeks…

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Albury Annual Races

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 2

The attendance at the Course on Wednesday was rather more numerous than on the previous day, Although we did not notice quite to many vehicles on the Course (probably from its being…

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Country Racing. (To the Editors.)

The Border Post · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 1

GENTLEMEN, On looking over your paper of the 0th inst., I observed a letter with the above heading wherein Mr. King seems smarting…

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Albury Annual Races. Second Day. Wednesday, February 13Th, 1861

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 16 February 1861 · page 3

The soltry heat of the weather did not prevent the lovers of sport from adventuring to the Racecourse on Wednesday, when a vast assemblage of persons wended their way thither in every imaginable convenience…

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Cricket. Wahgunyah V. Wangaratta

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 February 1861 · page 2

This well contested affair came off on Saturday last. At ten o'clock in the morning the wickets were pitched, and the first innings was finished till sundown. The day was beautifully…

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Simon Pure at the Races. (To the Editors.) Dear Mr. Editor

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 February 1861 · page 1

Whilst seated at breakfast on the morning Thursday last, Jemima and I were so much chocked at hearing brother Charles read from the Banner of the previous day that horrid…

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Country Races. (To the Editors.) GENTLEMEN

The Border Post · Saturday 23 February 1861 · page 1

The supplement to the “Border Post” of the 9th instant has this day reached me,— it contains a letter headed “Country Races” emanating from John King, Ten Mile Creek…

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Beechworth Annual Races

The Border Post · Saturday 2 March 1861 · page 2

These sports took place on Wednesday and the following days. The running on the [?] two days was not over good, but yesterday, the [?] [?] shortcomings…

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Victoria Jockey Club Races

The Pastoral Times and Deniliquin Telegraph · Friday 8 March 1861 · page 3

THE results of the first day’s races were given in the telegram of our last issue. On Friday last the beautiful weather continued, and a large attendance of spectators resulted. The first race of the day was the…

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Albury Regatta

The Border Post · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 2

St. Patrick‘s day happening this year on a Sunday, the [?] was that on Monday, Sometime or five brushed people were protect There were [?] conditions boatels on the around and…

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St. Patrice's Day. the Regatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 20 March 1861 · page 2

St. Patrick's Day this year falling on Sunday made it necessary that the sports usually held to celebrate that day be transferred, and Monday, the March, was fixed upon. For some weeks past…

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