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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1872

20 stories in Murray's papers

Hay New Year's Day Races. Monday, January 1

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 January 1872 · page 3

These races took place, according to announcement, on Monday and Tuesday the 1st and 2nd January. The weather was pleasant and the attendance good ; the different races…

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Albury Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 6 January 1872 · page 2

Before our next issue gets into the hands of our readers the several events on the well filled programme of the Albury Turf Club Meeting of 1872, will have been contested and won. The races will come off…

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Narandera Races 1st JANUARY

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 January 1872 · page 2

Maiden Plate of £8. Flood's Jewess 1; Jenkins' Lily 2. Only two started, won in a canter. Handicap of £10. Grey's Archer 1;…

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Wentworth Races. Continuance of first day’s racing :—

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1872 · page 3

Selling Stakes, ten sovs.; the winner to be sold by auction after the race and surplus over entered price to go to the race fund; heats; once round the course; if entered !to be sold for 35/, to carry…

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Howlong Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 February 1872 · page 2

These races came off on Wednesday last with the following result :— MAIDEN PLATE, of 10 sovs., for all horses that have never won an advertised race; 1¼ miles; weight…

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Four Mile Creek Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 28 February 1872 · page 2

These races came off on Friday last, February 23rd, and were very fairly attended. Each event was well contested, and everyone appeared to be thoroughly satisfied with the day’s amusement. Tho following…

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Quat Quatta Annual Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 3

Judge: Captain Hare, J.P. Stewards Messrs A. 0. Boyle, j. Anderson, J. Sweeting. H. Levin, A. Walker. Starter : Mr Jos. Martin. Clerk of the Course: Mr J…

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Randwick Races’ [Australian Associated Press Telegrams] Saturday, 6Th April, 1872

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 10 April 1872 · page 2

PLATE.—Hamlet, 1 ; Prophet, 2 ; Tim Whiffier, [?]. Time, 6 min. 42 sec. Won easily. ROUS HANDICAP.— Priam, 1; J. L., 2;…

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Hay Annual Races

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 1 May 1872 · page 2

THE annual meeting here on 22nd and 23rd inst., is beginning to attract attention in the racing world, and numerous animals are being put through their preparatory exercises in our…

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Deniliquin Annual Races for 1872

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 May 1872 · page 2

Pursuant to advertisement the first day of these annual races took place on Wednesday the 8th of May. The programme had been extensively advertised, and it seemed to attract a…

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Open Column. the Late Deniliquin Races. To the Editor of the Pastoral Times

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 May 1872 · page 2

SIR,—At a meeting of the committee previous to the races the Honorary Secretary was ordered to make the fences for the Hurdle Race high and stiff. Acting on those instructions the…

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Balranald Annual Races. 13Th and 14Th June, 1872

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 June 1872 · page 3

Stewards—W. Smith, D. Hepburn, John Carter, W. J. Stevenson. Judge—W. Smith Starter—R. B. Southee Clerk HD( Coarse—T. Turner, Treasurer—A. Halbert. Secretary—…

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Victoria Racing Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 August 1872 · page 2

The regular half-yearly meeting of the V.R.C. was held at Menzies’ Hotel at the beginning of the week, the attendance being an influential though hot a numerous one…

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Albury Annual Races. 1873. [To the Editor of the “Albury Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 18 September 1872 · page 2

SIR,—Noticing an error in a paragraph in lat Saturday’s issue of the Border Post, under the heading” Albury Turf Club,” wherein, after mentioning the Maiden Plato, Albury Handicap, Publicans Purse…

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Albury Races, 1873. [To the Editor of the “Albury Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 3

SIR,—Please correct an error which appeared in the publication of my letter in last Wednesday’s Banner. The paragraph commencing-on the 13th line should read thus — “Your contemporary must have been…

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The School Cricket Match. [To the Editor of the Albury Banner.”]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 October 1872 · page 2

SIR,—The last number of the Banner contains a report of a Cricket Match between the Catholic School and the Public School of this town. That report is a model bit of news, and is well worthy of a…

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The School Cricket Match. [To the Editor of the “Albury Banner.” ]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 9 October 1872 · page 2

SIR,—Your last issue contains a challenge from the boys of the Catholic School to play a cricket match with the boys of the Public School. Permission was given to the boys of this school to do so, but I regret…

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Wagga Races. Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 October 1872 · page 3

The fallowing are the acceptances for the undermentioned races:— FREE HANDICAP. Mr Cree’s Huntsman…

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Wodonga Annual Races. First Day.—thursday, December 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 December 1872 · page 2

Had the weather which prevailed on Thursday last been specially ordered to suit the convenience and pleasure of holiday-makers, no more delightful [?] could have ensued. While the bright summer sky…

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Boxing Day at Hay

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 2

The weather this season exceeds in mildness anything remembered by the oldest black man, afforded facility for all who were in the pursuit of outdoor enjoyment. The one…

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