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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Mulwala Races. March 16

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 March 1876 · page 2

First race, Maiden Plate, [?] started for this race, which was [?] head’s Nelly Grey, aged; Mr. [?] 3yrs., and James [?]…

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Hay Jockey Club Races

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 29 March 1876 · page 2

The First Day's racing came off on Thursday, 23rd March. The day was fine, though somewhat dusty, and there was a moderate attendance of spectators. The new grand stand was fairly filled with ladies. The four-in-…

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Towong Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 8 April 1876 · page 15

A correspondent at Welaregang favors us with the following:—“It is usual to hear something of the Towong Races in your journal, but from some unexplained reason we have not this time…

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Wentworth Annual Races. Wednesday and Thursday, April 5Th and 6Th, 1876

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 April 1876 · page 3

President, Mr. John Crozier ; Vice-President, Mr. A. H. Pegler; Judge, Mr. W. Crozier, Handicapper, Mr. A. H. Pegier; Starter, Mr. John Williams…

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Barnawartha Races

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

THESE races came off on Easter Monday, and were very well attended. Everything wont off pleasantly, and nothing occurred to mar the general…

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Corowa Athletic Sports

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

As advertised in our last issue, the Corowa Athletic Sports came off on Easter Monday. During the early part of the day the prospects of a…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 10

May 9,10. NORTHERN J.C. MEETING. May 23, 24. QUEENSLAND TURF CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.—Entries for the Q.T.C. Handicap and Brisbane Cup, April 12; acceptances, May 10…

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Randwick Racing Club Meeting. Saturday, April 29

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 3

[?] Race—[?] first, Gaffer Grey second, [?] Deception third. The Maiden Steeplechase—Orion first, Rufus second. Open Handicap—Timothy first, Valetta Colt second,…

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The Towong Races. to the Editor of the Albury Banner

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 29 April 1876 · page 15

SIR,—I have no wish to hold a newspaper controversy with any one, but your Welaregang correspondent has written so much that “ is not so” about the Towong races, that I feel called…

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Bowna Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 20 May 1876 · page 15

The Bowna race meeting which took place on Wednesday last was a well attended and pleasant gathering. The course, as excellent a bit of turf as the most exacting horseowner could desire, was…

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Holloway’s Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 May 1876 · page 2

These races, according to programme published in the Pastoral Times, were held at Bob Holloway’s Pretty Pine Hotel, Hay road, on Queen’s Birthday. The weather was splendid, and attendance…

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Football Chatter

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 August 1876 · page 10

“Just come down and see how our young club shapes to-day,” said an enthusiastic Alburyite to me, I being a dweller of the large city of Victoria, where football is in lull swing at the…

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Corowa Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1876 · page 2

THOUGH a great many of the large Racing Clubs of the colony, and not a few of the smaller ones, are making great preparations for the incoming…

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Corowa Cricket Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 September 1876 · page 4

A MEETING of the members of this club was held at Lewis's Globe Hotel, Corowa, on Monday night last, to receive the balance-sheet and report…

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Cricket

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 11

The return match—Eleven v. Eighteen—was played on Saturday last, and notwithstanding that the latter were strengthened by T. Dight and Phillips, the match, as far as played, was…

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Corowa Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 October 1876 · page 2

A GENERAL MEETING of the members of the Corowa Racing Club was held at Martin's Royal Hotel on Saturday last, for the purpose of receiving the…

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Cricket

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 October 1876 · page 7

On Saturday last a match was played on the Albury ground between the Wodonga Club and a Second Eleven of Albury. This was, I believe, the first time the latter turned out a genuine…

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Cricket Match

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1876 · page 3

THE return match between the Thur goona and and Corowa cricket clubs came off on last Saturday, on the Albury ground. The result as will be seen…

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Cricket. Albury v. Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 4 November 1876 · page 11

On Friday last, an eleven of the Albury Club proceeded to Wagga by Crawford and Co.’s coach, there to meet an eleven of the Wagga district in a contest for the Jones’ Challenge Cup; the…

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Victorian Notes. the Racing Carnival

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 2

Being one of those few persons who, from a sense of modesty, cannot raise their courage —or impudence—sufficiently to beguile their friends with bold but false prophecies, I must therefore…

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