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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1879

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Cricket. Albury (15) V. St. Kilda

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 9

On Saturday last was commenced on the Albury ground the match 16 of Albury v. St. Kilda First Eleven, which has now become an annual contest, and is looked forward to by our local players…

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The Turf. Bowna Annual Races. Easter Monday, April 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 19 April 1879 · page 10

JUDGE : Mr. Thos Hore. STEWARDS : Messrs. Conley, Lyne, Waite, Lukins, Hore, Rixon. The annual racemeeting at Bowna is always a gathering presenting greater attractions to Albury…

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Telegrams. Randwick Races Randwick

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 2

The Rouse Handicap—Blackthorn, 1; Trump, 2; Soothsayer, 3. Time, 2 min. 30 sees, Randwick Stakes—Egremont, 1; Santa…

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English and Australian Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1879 · page 3

The London Daily News of 14th March writes as follows:--Lord Harris's eleven have loft Melbourne on their way to England, They have…

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Football. Innocents V. Border United

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1879 · page 2

The opening match of the season came off on Saturday last, on the ground belonging to the corowa Cricket Club, which had been secured…

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The Late Football Match. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 April 1879 · page 3

SIR,--To the few gentlemen who gave pecuniary assistance to the Border United Football Club their endeavours to properly discharge the…

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Cricket. Albury v. BEECHWORTH

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 May 1879 · page 10

On Saturday last the return match between these clubs was played on the ground of the latter, and victory, owing to the bowling of Holahan and Warden and the splendid batting stand made by…

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Cricket. Little Billabong V. Wagga Wagga

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 May 1879 · page 11

The second match between the above clubs this season came off last Saturday on the ground of the latter, and, as will be seen by the scores, was comparatively easily won by Little Billabong. Play,…

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Albury Cricket Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 May 1879 · page 9

A remarkably good muster of members of the Albury Cricket Club took place on Saturday evening last at the final meeting of the year. Mr. E. Brown occupied the chair…

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Football. Beechworth v. ALBURY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 June 1879 · page 7

The increasing popularity of the game of football with the Albury public was manifested by the unusually large attendance on the cricket ground on Monday afternoon last to witness the…

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The Little Billabong and Tumut Cricket Clubs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 June 1879 · page 10

We have received the following correspondence for publication :— “Little Billabong, June 5,1879. “To the Editor of the Albury Banner…

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Football Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 June 1879 · page 10

A match will be played on the Albury ground this afternoon between 20 of the Mountain Creek Football Club and 15 of the local men. The Mountain Creekers number amongst their ranks…

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Football Notes. Albury (15) v. Mountain Creek (20)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 28 June 1879 · page 10

The second match of the season was played at Albury between these clubs on Saturday last, in the presence of a large number of spectators, and resulted in Albury kicking two goals to the…

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Football Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 5 July 1879 · page 14

Owing to the heavy fall of rain on Saturday last, play on that day was out of the question, This afternoon, however, the scratch match Albury 15 v. 20 or 2 5 allcomers will be played at 2.30…

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Football Match

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 July 1879 · page 2

A match came off on the Corowa Cricket Ground on last Saturday between twenty from Redlands and fifteen of the Border United…

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Football Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 12 July 1879 · page 10

A match came off on the Corowa Cricket Ground on last Saturday between twenty from Red lands and fifteen of the Border United Club. R. Dryberg captained the Terrors and J. Levin…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 July 1879 · page 3

THE first match between the first fifteens of Albury and the Border came off, on the ground of the latter on Saturday last. J. Day was chosen…

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Football at Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1879 · page 3

A football match was played at Chiltern on Saturday the 12th inst., between the Chiltern and Rutherglen Junior Clubs, and it ended in…

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Football. Border United V. Beechworth

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 22 July 1879 · page 2

THE return match between the first twenties of these clubs, which had been looked forward to with great interest for some time past, came off…

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Football Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 26 July 1879 · page 9

The match with the Essendon club which was to have taken place this month has been indefinitely postponed. Owing to an alteration in the running of the trains on the Wodonga line the…

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