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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Deniliquin Boxing Day Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 2

This annual event took place on Monday last, on Deniliquin racecourse. An agreeable change in the weather having taken place on the previous day, Monday was cool and pleasant, and a large…

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Jindera Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 10

The Jindera Boxing Day Races were well attended, there being between three and four hundred persons present The racing and other sports gave general satisfaction. We were visited…

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Wodonga Jockey Club Annual Races. Monday, December 27. JUDGE : Mr. F . Street

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 1 January 1876 · page 10

STEWARDS : Messrs. J. Wiginore, H. Huon, W. A, Torrance, G. C. Thorold,. J. Jennings, and J. C. Forster. STARTERS: Messrs. W.A. Thorrauce and R. King…

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Victorian Racing Club Champion Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 January 1876 · page 9

New Year’s Day Meeting on the Flemington course was the most successful that has been held for a series of years. The weather, which has been far from genial during the holiday season,…

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Hillston New Year's Day Races. 1St Jan., 1876

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 19 January 1876 · page 2

JUDGE.—Mr. Robert Logan, Stewards—Messrs Clements, Fitch, Mantgomary and Charters. Treasurer—J. O'Donnell, Esq. Secretary—Mr. R.C. Mackenzie…

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Cricket Match. Corowa V. Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1876 · page 3

ON Saturday last, the return match between the clubs of Corowa and Chiltern was played on the Chiltern ground. A great many circumstances…

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Cricket Match at Deniliquin. Hay v. DENILIQUIN

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1876 · page 2

Wednesday, being the anniversary of the colony, was chosen as the day for the match between Deniliquin and Hay Clubs. For some reason, with which we are not acquainted, very little publicity…

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Cricket—hay Versus Deniliquin. Wednesday, January 26Th, 1876

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 2 February 1876 · page 2

After a deal of trouble the Hay club managed to scrape An eleven together to go down to do battle for this district or rather town, as the district was not represented at all, for neither the Messrs Rudd, Hamilton, D'Archy,…

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Cricket. Chiltern v. THURGOONA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 February 1876 · page 10

A match between elevens chosen from the Chiltern and Thurgoona Clubs was played on the ground of the former on Saturday. Mr. Lyne captained the Thurgoona team ; Mr. Marshall…

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Cricket. Thurgoona [?] Corowa

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 February 1876 · page 3

ON last Saturday, a match between these two clubs came off on the local ground,and, although only a one innings affair, proved a most interesting…

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Sporting. Geelong Racing Club Meeting. First Day.—Friday, February 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 February 1876 · page 8

Excepting for the visitors from the metropolis and from Ballarat, the attendance on the Geelong course on the opening day of the meeting would have been a comparative failure. Contrary to the…

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Corowa Races. PRESIDENT--Reg. Hare, Esq. [?]--Messrs. H. [?] H.g. O[?]ding J.V. [?] E. West, Robert Brown, H. Levin. JUDGE--John Foord, Esq

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 February 1876 · page 3

THE first annual races under the management of the Corowa Racing Club came off on Friday last. Previous to this, the race meetings had…

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Latest Telegram. Sydney, Friday. Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 11

Victoria, in the first innings, is all out for 37 [?] Midwinter, with 9, made the top score, Evans and Spofforth bowled splendidly. Sydney made 99 in the first innings. D. Gregory scored…

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By Electric Teleg[?] Sydney, Friday, [?] Intercolonial Cricket [?] New South Wales Against [?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 February 1876 · page 2

The Intercolonial Match between [?] South Wales and eleven of Victoria [?] to-day on the Albert Ground. The [?] went first to the wickets, and are all [?]…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 1 March 1876 · page 2

The Intercolonial Cricket Match between the elevens of Victoria and New South Wales was commenced, says I the Age telegram, on Friday, 2nd February, on the Albert ground. The match excited great interest, and there…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales. Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 16

The Intercolonial Cricket Match between the elevens of Victoria and New South Wales was commenced to-day on the Albert ground. The match excited great interest, and there was quite…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria V. New South Wales. First Dat. (From Associated Press Telegrams.) Sydney, February 25

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 March 1876 · page 4

The Intercolonial Cricket Match between the elevens of Victoria and New South Wales was commenced to-day on the Albert ground. The match exited great interest, and there was quite…

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Victoria Racing Club Autumn Meeting. First Day.—saturday, March 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 11 March 1876 · page 10

Considering the favorable state of the weather and the absence of that great drawback to the enjoyment of outdoor gatherings—dust—the attendance at the Flemington course on the…

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Cricket Match. Cricketers v. MUFFS

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 March 1876 · page 3

THE much talked-of match between the first eleven of the Corowa Cricket Club and twenty-two muffs came off on Saturday last. before entering…

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Victoria Racing Club Autumn Meeting. Third Day.—saturday, March 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 18 March 1876 · page 10

On the closing day of the autumn meeting the weather was less favorable than it had been on the preceding days. The atmosphere was very oppressive until a change took place towards…

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