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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1882

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Football. Border United V. Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 3

A MATCH was played between the above-named clubs on Saturday last on the Corowa-Cricket Ground. The weather was unfavourable, and the…

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Football. Boeder United v. BENALLA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 22

This match, which always excites great interest, was played on the Corowa ground on. Saturday, and had the effect of bringing together a very large concourse of spectators,…

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Football. Benalla v. Border United

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 September 1882 · page 4

SATURDAY was quite a gala day in Corowa on all hands there was evidence that almost everybody who was anybody in a sporting sense was…

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Corowa-wahgunyah Cricket Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1882 · page 22

The annual meeting of the above club was held on Wednesday, 3rd inst., at Chenball’s Globe Hotel; Captain Hare, P.M. (president), in the chair…

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Football. Murray V. Mulwala

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1882 · page 3

A VERY interesting football match came off on Saturday last between Murray (Burramine) and Mulwala, 15 a side. The visiting team arrived…

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Football. Barnawartha v. CHILTERN

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 September 1882 · page 5

THE return match between the above clubs was played on Saturday last, says the Federal Standard, on the ground of the former. T. Loftus captained the…

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Albury Cricket Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 October 1882 · page 14

At the adjourned annual meeting of this club the balance-sheet submitted showed a sum of £26 to the credit of the club. After the adoption of the report and balance-sheet the election…

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Riverine Coursing Club

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 7 October 1882 · page 2

The first meet of the Riverine Coursing Club was bold last Tuesday at the Burnt Bidge, Mungadal, by the courtesy of Mr G. Melrose. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance…

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Racing Lotteries

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 October 1882 · page 15

Sweepstakes (says The Argus) have been prohibited—on paper—and no sweepstakes can be openly managed, but the business is carried on under a thin disguise, in a wholesale…

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Humour. at the Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1882 · page 2

MRS. BREEZY passed into the breakfast room and took her place at the coffee end of the table, smiling as though the weather was delightfully cool instead of like the tropics…

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Cricket. Corowa-wahgunyah V. Taramia

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 13 October 1882 · page 5

THIS, the first match of the season, came off Saturday last, on the ground adjoining the Taramia homestend, which had been carefully prepared by…

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Humour. at the Races

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 18 October 1882 · page 2

MRS. BREEZY passed into the breakfast room and took her place at the coffee and of the table, smiling as though the weather was delightfully cool instead of like the tropics…

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Football Club Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 October 1882 · page 3

ON Friday evening last a most successful concert, followed by a ball, was given in the School of Arts in aid of the Border United Football Club. "The excellent…

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Boxing a Sewing Machine

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 1 November 1882 · page 2

"SAY, my dear," observed Mr. Spoopendyke, straightening up, and scratching his car, "what did the man say about boxing up this sowing machine?"…

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Cricket. Corowa v. YARRAWONGA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 22

The match between the above teams was played on the Corowa ground on Saturday, but through the late arrival of the visitors (half-past 2) they were absent from a beautiful…

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Cricket. England v. VICTORIA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 November 1882 · page 11

The match between the Hon. lvo Bligh’s team of English cricketers and an eleven of Victoria was commenced on Friday on the Melbourne Cricket-ground, in splendid…

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Corowa Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 November 1882 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the members of this club was held last Friday evening at the Globe Hotel. There were present--Captain Hare (in the chair), Dr. Carroll, and Messrs…

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Corowa Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 December 1882 · page 22

A meeting of the above was held on Friday evening; Captain Bare, P.M., in the chair. The other members present were Messrs. H. Levin, Roxburgh, Beard, Camplin, Boot, E…

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The Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 December 1882 · page 15

The following players have been selected to practice for the intercolonial cricket match, which is to be played on December 26, at Melbourne, between representative elevens of New…

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Boxing Day Sports

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 December 1882 · page 2

IT has often been remarked that the various Australian elevens who have visited England have at least accomplished one great object--they have…

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