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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1886

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Our Racing Carnival

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 2

Before the next issue of this journal reaches the subscribes we shall be in the thick of the two days carnival which every year galvabises the border townships into…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 23

The English team of cricketers who will visit Australia next year will include W. G. Grace and W. W, Bead, and will probably be the strongest that has ever left England…

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Sale of Racing Stock

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 11

Tho Glenormiston stud was offered by public auction on the estate on 11th inst. There Was a moderate attendance of buyers. Poor prices were, as a rule,…

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Cricket. Corowa-wahgunyak v. WANGARATTA

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 March 1886 · page 4

TEAMS from the local and Wangaratta Clubs met on the Corowa ground last Saturday. Ford, the Corowa captain won the toss, and sent his men to…

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Deniliquin Swimming Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 3

The first series of swimming matches on a large scale under the auspices of the Deniliquin Swimming Club came off on Wednesday. On previous occasions the only match contested was for Mr…

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Boorooban Races

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

These races were held at Mr Porter's Hotel, Pine Ridge, on the 17th inst. It was a beautiful day, could not be better; light breeze, no dust, in fact tip top; greatest crowd of sports over there before;…

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M'kinley Races

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

Races were held at the M'Kinley Hotel, on, St. Patrick's Day, which were successful, a large number of horses being in for each event. The Handicap was won by Mr James Jones' Creeping Jane Hurdle…

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Corowa Annual Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 2

THE tenth annual meeting of the Corowa Race Club was held on Wednesday, when the most ambitious programme ever offered by the committed was…

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Late Sporting Intelligence. Corowa Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 March 1886 · page 24

The annual meeting of the Corowa Race Club was held on Wednesday, March 24th, and was a success beyond the most sanguine expectations. The attendance of the public was larger than at…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin C.C. v. BORDER C.C.

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 3

[?] between the Deniliquin and Border [?] cup, commenced at Echuca [?] last week and was concluded on the [?]day. Nul[?]standing the protests of the…

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Mossgiel and Ivanhoe Racing (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 2

SIR—My last contribution has a fool note appended by you thus:—"We insert this without in the slightest degree endorsing the remarks." I think this was quite unnecessary, it being only the…

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Wahgunyah Annual Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 3

THE attendance at the Wahgunyah Annual Races on Friday was scarcely as large as was anticipated. At the outside there could hot have been more than five hundred…

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Border United Football Culb

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Border United Football Club was held at the School of Arts on Monday night. The president, Dr. Lough[?] occupied the chair, and there…

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Benalla Races. Benalla

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 2

Trial Stakes, Winnie 1, Ready 2, Hemlock 3. Prince of Wales Stakes, Conundrum 1, Hemlock 2, Gaylad 3. Bena[?] Handicap. Problem 1, Soldier Boy 2, Black…

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Sporting Intelligence. Sandy Creek Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1886 · page 4

The Sandy Creek races, which came off on the 26th ult., proved quite a success. Every event was well contested and tho Tunning was very good. The assemblage was larger than was…

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Maiden Plate Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 2

THE disqualification of the mare Devotion at the last Albury races, has re-opened a subject which is of much interest to racing men, viz., that which refers to the general conditions under which a…

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Cricket Match. the Conant Cup

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 April 1886 · page 2

The match between the Deniliquin Cricket Club, and the Deniliquin United Trades Cricket Club, commenced yesterday afternoon on the local ground. The interest in the final contest was very great, and one of the members of the Conant…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 April 1886 · page 25

The Victorian Football Association has adopted a number of amendments in its rules, including one disqualifying members who are paid for playing, and disqualifying for the season for the…

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Cricket Match. the Conant Cup

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 10 April 1886 · page 4

SECOND DAY. The cricket matob for the Conant Cup between the Deniliquin and Deniliquin United Trades Cricket clubs was resumed on Saturday morning…

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Sporting Intelligence. Springdale (Bethanga) Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 24

The above-mentioned races were run on the 9th inst., and proved the most successful and best represented meeting that has been held in the Upper Murray or Mitta Mitta districts,…

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