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Sport, 1887

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 23

Vernon’s English team tried cor elusions with 18 juniors on the Melbourne Cricket ground on Saturday and Monday. The Englishmen were first at the wickets, and scored 556 before all…

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Boxing Day Races. the Weights

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 2

The nominations for the four handicap[?] run on Boxing Day closed on Monday night [?] all 31 nominations were received, and [?] tributed as follows :—Hurdle Race 5. [?]…

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Athletic

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 December 1887 · page 2

The principal interest this week has been manifested in the Woolpack Sports, the handicap coming out on Saturday. It is generally conceded to be excellent, and an improvement on that of the…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 21 December 1887 · page 2

A meeting of this Club was held last Wednesday at Tattersall's (Balranald Hotel) when several matters were settled in connection with the approaching…

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Cricket Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 27

The 20th and 21st January next hive been fixed as dates for the cricket match to be played at Bourke between Lillywhite's English Eleven and Twenty-two of the Western district…

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Albury Cricket Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 24

On Saturday the married and single members the Albury C.C. will meet for their second match of the season. The following will play for the “Benedicts” :—J. Allen, E. Chenery, W…

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Act. Iv.--pantomime. Theatre Royal--boxing Night

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 4

(All the musical resources of the company are brought out. Drums, penny whistles, month organs, &c., &c. DRAMATIS PERSONE…

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Cricket. Lillywhite’s Eleven v. VICTORIA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 December 1887 · page 27

The match between Lillywhite’s Eleven an ) eleven of Victoria was commenced on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday. The interest of the match was considerably lessened by the…

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D.j.c. Boxing Day Meeting. the Weights. by Bucephalus

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 1

[?] the four handicaps to be run on Monday next, [?] which the nominations have already been re[?] and the weights adjusted, and for which the [?] will be received on Saturday night, the…

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Cricket Match. Deniliquin Union C.c. V. Mathoura C.c

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 1

The second contest for the trophy presented for competition by Mr James Thies. amongst the district cricket clubs, took place at Mathoura on Saturday last and resulted in a win for the Union…

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Balranald Racing Club. Boxing-day Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 28 December 1887 · page 2

The cool weather which set in the end of the last week also prevailed on Monday last, and Boxing-Day opened with a cold south-easterly wind and a…

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Lake Moodemere Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 2

ON Monday the annual regatta takes place on Lake Moodomere. The event is always the most popular of social gatherings: indeed it is the…

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The Adelaide Cricket Match

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 December 1887 · page 2

The Adelaide team scored 493 runs in their second innings. The Englishmen refused to play out the game and there is great indignation in…

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Boxing Day Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 December 1887 · page 2

STEWARDS :—Messrs Virgoe, W. Mackenzie, McLaurin, Noyes, Wilshire, Watson, Braim, McCrae, Norton, Tennant, Friedman. Evans, Heriot. Dickson and McCollough. Judge :—…

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