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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1881

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Hay New Year Races

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 2

Meeting of the Committee held at the Criterion Hotel on Friday, Dec. 8th, 1881. Present Messrs J. H. Pollard, (chair) Sabine, Dillon, Mensforth, Wood, Sorensen…

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Cricket

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 14 December 1881 · page 2

ON Saturday the first match this season by the Hay Union Club came off at Booligal, against eleven of that town, the contest being to decide which of the clubs should become holders of the…

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The Boxing Day Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 2

A MEETING of the subscribers to the above was held at the Globe Hotel on Monday evening last for the purpose of considering the advisability of changing the site for…

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The Brisbane Regatta. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 8

The Brisbane regatta was held to-day in Milton Reach, on the Brisbane River. It was very largely attended, 6000 spectators being present. The principal event was the Champion Sculling Race…

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Cricket. Corowa-wahgunyah V. Benalla

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 December 1881 · page 2

For the first time this season these clubs met last Saturday, on the Benalla ground, and played a pleasant and most exciting match, ending in a win for the Benallaites…

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Telegrams. Lachlan Racing Club's Races. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 28 December 1881 · page 2

Maiden Plate—Merri 1, Wagga 2, Hermitage 3, Pitfall 4. A splendid race. Hurdle race—Clare Lad 1, Dolan 2. Lachlan Handicap—Hector 1, Selector 2…

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Boxing Day Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 2

A DAY whose brightness was only sullied by one slight passing shower, and made thereby all the more, pleasant afforwards, fell to the…

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Boxing Day Sports at Jindera

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 7

One of the largest gatherings ever witnessed at Jindern took place on Monday last. The day’s amusements consisted of horseracing, footracing, quoit matches, and various other sports at Mr…

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Cricket. the Eleven of England v. Fifteen of South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 7

This match, which was commenced at Adelaide on Friday, was continued on Saturday and Monday. The Fifteen went first to the wickets, and at the close of the day’s play had lost only seven…

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Deniliquin Boxing Day Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 2

—Messrs A. W.F. Noyes, R. Johnson. J. Watson, P. Tracey, N. Mackenzie, and W. Frearson. Judge—Mr J. G. Evans Starter— Mr G. Hurst. Clerk of Course—Mr W. L…

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Groongal Picnic Races Dec. 26

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 4

With the cooling influence of a southerly wind the morning of the 26th opened with a pleasant change from the two preceding days, banging together a goodly gathering of the…

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