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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1880

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Rutherglen Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 2

THE annual regatta at Lake Moodemere came off on New Year's Day, and was more than ordinarily successful, both as, regards the number of entries attendance,…

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Wodonga Annual Races. Boxing Day, December 26, 1879

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 3 January 1880 · page 10

JUDGE—Frederick street, Esq. STEWARDS— Messrs. H. Huon, G. L. Huon, T. Ryan. J. T. Wills, G. Street F. Cobham, T. Reidy, J. Bambrick, A. Kyle, and J. Wigg. STARTER—…

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Deniliquin Boxing Day Races

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 6

The races held on the Deniliquin course on Boxing Day attracted a large, attendance, and everything passed off smoothly and without…

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Hay New Year's Races

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 7 January 1880 · page 2

These now popular races came off on Thursday and Friday last, and the programme on each day was strictly adhered to. The attendance was equal if not superior to that of lost annual…

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Rutherglen Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 2

THE following correspondence with reference to a protest entered by the crow of the Howlong boat Victoria after the Consolation stakes on new…

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Mulwala Annual Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 January 1880 · page 3

THE above races took place on Boxing Day, and were very Well attended by the public; many persons from the Victorian side putting in an…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Regatta. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 January 1880 · page 2

SIR,--As one interested in the success of the annual regatta at Lake Moodemore, and the completion of each succeeding programme in a…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 14

Cricket in Albury has been almost at a standstill, for with the exception of some second-rate matches, which last season were left to the second eleven, our first eleven has been doing nothing…

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Cricket. (Communicated.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 17 January 1880 · page 14

Negotiations for a match with Howlong Cricket Club on 10th inst. having fallen through, a scratch match was played between teams selected on the ground, and it was highly encouraging to see so…

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Swimming for Ladies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 15

Is it not somewhat singular, considering how quickly the idea was taken up of starting a swimming club for the especial benefit of the sterner sex, that no one has mooted the desirableness of…

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Cricket. Albury Second Eleven v. WODONGA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 24 January 1880 · page 14

The difficulty of finding opponents for our elevens is evident from the fact that this is the third match this season between these teams. In the preceding two Albury was beaten, but on his…

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Cricket. Albury v. COROWA

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 January 1880 · page 2

THE match between these two clubs came off yesterday on the Corowa ground. The weather was all that could be desired. The Albury team…

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Coursing Club for Riverina. [Communicated.]

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 14

The time has come when one of the most exciting of the field sports of old England can be followed in our locality. We have acclimatised the dog and the hare, and the broad lands of…

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Cricket. Albury v. COROWA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 14

Since disappointing the Corowa Cricket Club some time back by not being able to keep our engagement with them, we have been watching an opportunity to reestablish confidence, and on…

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Cricket. the Albury Second Eleven v. MECHANICS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 14

The return match between Bankers and All-comers had been fixed for Saturday last, on the understanding that there was no hope of a Second Eleven match with Mechanics; but at the last moment…

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Cricket. Albury v. COROWA-WAHGUNYAH

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

THE return match between these two clubs was at Albury on last Saturday, and, as was expected, resulted in a crashing defeat of our team. At the…

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Cricket. Corowa-wahgunyah v.HOWLONG

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 3

THE return match between these clubs was played last Saturday, on the local ground. The Corown - Wahgunyah players have of late made such a poor…

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Cricket

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 6

A meeting of the Oxley Challenge Cup Committee took place at Tattersall's Hotel. Present Messrs W. T. Hills (chair), T…

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Our Local Cricket Club. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 February 1880 · page 3

SIR, -- It has been the common talk of late amongst the cricketers of Corowa and Wahgunyah that there is something radically wrong in the…

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Trickett and the Boston Regatta

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 15

By the Californian mail received per the City of New York, we understand by the programme of the Boston Rowing Association that it is the desire of the American people to bring together…

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