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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1878

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Corowa Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 21 May 1878 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the Corowa Racing Club was held at Martin's Royal Hotel on Saturday afternoon last. The president…

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Waddai Races.—darlington Point

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 1 June 1878 · page 2

The above races came off on the 24th inst. the Queen's birthday, at Mr Wm. Arnold's Waddai hotel, Darlington Point, and was the most successful meeting of the sort over held…

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The Cricket Match. London, June 4

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 June 1878 · page 3

The Surrey team in their second innings scored 80. The Australians won the match by five wickets…

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Cricket.--australia Versus England

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 June 1878 · page 3

THE match between the Australian Eleven and the Gentleman of England which was to have commenced yesterday will be the most important…

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Mulberry Farm Races

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1878 · page 2

THE races at the Carriers Arms Hotel resulted, in a great success on last Friday. The weather was fine the entries numerous, the…

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Football Albury v. Border United

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 June 1878 · page 2

THE first local match of the season came off on Saturday last between the above clubs. The Albury team arrived by special coach about 1 p.m…

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Lachlan Racing Club. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 29 June 1878 · page 2

Sir,—I should have scarcely thought it worth while to answer the person signing himself "Correspondent," had he not made another assertion so false that it should be…

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Football. Albury V. Border United

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1878 · page 3

THE return match between these two clubs came off on the Albury cricket ground on last Saturday, in the presence of a large number of spectators…

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By Electric Telegraph. A.J.C. Races, Sydney. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 4 September 1878 · page 2

The races were hadly attended; wretched weather, raining all day since it commenced. The Governor was present. Judge won the Shorts. Chieftain 2. Rhoodee won the Maiden Stakes, Propriety 2, Duke of Linne 3;…

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Corowa Cricket Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 September 1878 · page 2

THE annual mooting of the Corowa Cricket Club was held at Oeding's Hotel on Friday night last; Captain Hare in the chair…

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Cricket Match

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 5 October 1878 · page 2

The inauguration of the weekly half-holiday movement at Hay was celebrated on Wednesday afternoon last by a grand cricket tournament between the Benedicts and the…

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Swimming for Ladies

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 October 1878 · page 1

Mr. John Macgregor or says that “hundreds of girls in London are learning to swim, but many hundreds more would gladly learn if teachers could be had.”…

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Racing Ethics

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 October 1878 · page 4

Before going into what I intend to be the subject matter of this week’s remarks (says “Pe[?]asus” in the Town and Country Journal), I wish to call the attention…

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Cricket. the Jones’ Challenge Cup. Cootamundra V. Tumut. Tumut, October 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 October 1878 · page 17

I enclose a few notes of a cricket match played on our recreation ground yesterday between the Tumut district (holders) and the Cootamundra district eleven for the Challenge Cup presented…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 October 1878 · page 2

ON last Saturday, a match came off on the recreation reserve between sides representing Corowa and Wahgunyah. Messrs. Browne and Willis…

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Half-holiday Amusements. Murrumbidgee Bowing Club Races

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 6 November 1878 · page 2

This afternoon, some of the events arranged amongst the members of this club, will be rowed. Should the weather prove favourable, a large number of spectators will probably he in attendance. The starting point is…

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The Victga Racing Club Sp[?] Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 1

The Spring [?] of the V R. C commenced at [?] on Saturday. The weather was [?] but the rain held off, and the attitude of visitors was fully as…

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Half-holiday Amusements. Murrumbidgee Rowing Club Races

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 2

The first scratch races of this club came off on Wednesday afternoon last, over a one-mile course, which includes the long reach spanned by the Hay Bridge, which was used…

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Cricket. Corowa V. Beechworth

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 26 November 1878 · page 2

THE match between these two clubs came off on the Corowa ground on last Saturday, and resulted in a most disastrous defeat to the local eleven…

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Cricket in America

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 December 1878 · page 2

The Californian News Letter has the following amusing skit in reference to the match of the Australian Eleven at San Francisco:—…

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