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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1866

23 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 2

Piney Range Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 January 1866 · page 2

The New Year’s races at Piney Range came off with great success on Tuesday, the 2nd instant, and were the best yet seen in that part of the district…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 10 February 1866 · page 1

THIS event, which had excited considerable interest during the past few weeks, came off at Echuca, on Saturday last, and resulted in a victory for New South Wales. Prior to arriving on the convincing…

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Deniliquin Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 March 1866 · page 3

These races have been postponed to the 3rd, 4th, and 5th April—being one week later thau the dales previously announced. The stewards were compelled to adopt this course as soon as they discovered that…

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Benalla Races. First Dat.—thursday, 15Th March

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 March 1866 · page 2

MAIDEN PLATE, of 20 sovs, for all horses that have never won an advertised prize; distance, one and a half miles, one event: weight for age. Hotspur ... ... ... 1…

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Hay Annual Races, to Be Held on Thursday and Friday, 12th and 13th April, 1866. STEWARDS

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 17 March 1866 · page 1

John Clark, Esq., J.P., Alex. Burt, Esq., J.P., Sylvester Brown, Esq., J.P., Francis Clumbers, Esq, J.P., W. N. Waller, Esq., T. B. Carne, Esq., J.P…

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Hat. St. Patrick’s Day Races

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 1

THE Stewards of the New Year’s Day Races having a balance in hand, resolved that it should be run for on the Race-course on St. Patrick’s Day, and issued a programme…

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Hat Annual Races, to Bb Held on Thursday and Friday, 12th and ISA April, 1866. STEWARDS

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 24 March 1866 · page 1

John Clark, Esq., J.P., Alex. Burt Esq., J.P., Sylvester Brown, Esq., JJP., Francis Chambers, Esq, J.P., W. N. Waller, Esq., T. B. Came, Esq., J.P…

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Racing

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 2

THE normal dullness existing in Deniliquin since the beginning of the drought will, let us hope, be next week broken by the annual race meeting. The office and store can then be vacated for the…

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Wagga Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 2

On St Patrick’s Day, races were held at Wagga Wagga, in which several horses well known in Albury put in an appearance, including Steersman, Albury, and Young…

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Hay Annual Races, to He Held on Thursday and Friday, 12th and 13th April, 1866. STEWARDS

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 31 March 1866 · page 1

John Clark, Esq., J.P., Alex. Burt, Esq., J.P„ Sylvester Brown, Esq., J.F., Francis Chambers, Esq., J.P., W. N. Waller, Esq., T. B. Came, Esq., J.P…

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Deniliquin Races. Stewards

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 2

Messrs. P. A. Jennings, R. M‘Laurin, P. J. Keighran, T. B. Came, J. Watson, T. Robertson. THE Annual Meeting, which had been looked forward to with considerable interest, has passed…

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Hay Annual Races, to Be Held on Thursday and Friday, 12th and 13th April, 1866, STEWASDS

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 7 April 1866 · page 1

John Clark, Esq., J.P., Alex. Burt, Esq., J.P., Sylvester Brown, Esq., J.P., Francis Chambers, Esq, J.P., W. N. Waller, Esq., T. B. Came, Esq., J.P…

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Hay Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 3

These races came off on Thursday and Friday last week with the following results:— FIRST DAY. TRIAL STAKES, of [?] SOVS. each, with 60 sovs. added;…

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Hay Races. Second Day

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 2

THE weather was beautiful, and the interest taken in the races had not abated. Lamentations were loud about the Hurdle Race having fallen through for the want of entries. The stewards sustained…

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Hay Annual Races

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 1

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AND 13, STEWARDS— John Clark, Esq., J.P; Alex. Burt, Esq., J.P.; Sylvester brown, Esq., J.P; Francis Chambers, Esq., J.P; W.N…

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From Deniliquin to Hay Races and Back to Deniliquin

Pastoral Times and Echuca and Moama Chronicle · Saturday 21 April 1866 · page 2

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Open Column. Balranald Races. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 3

SIR,—It is with extreme regret that I find it my duty to contradict or rather expose, a misstatement of the Balranald races [?] in the Riverine Herald, and from a correspondent who fully shows [?] he knew of the matter he had…

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Wagga Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 October 1866 · page 2

The following nominations were made on Tuesday last for the next races at Wagga Wagga :—WAGGA WAGGA TOWS PLATE HANDICAP., with a sweep of 150 sovs, with a sweep of 10 sovs added for all…

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Cricket

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 November 1866 · page 2

One of the best matches played in the Murray district came off on Saturday lust between the Border Club and a united Eleven of Wahgunyah and Corowa at Wahgunyah. The expectation was that Albury…

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Hyandra Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 November 1866 · page 1

These races came off on the Hyandra course on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 13th and 14th inst. The weather was all that could be wished for; the attendance was pretty good, and…

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