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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1889

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Oxley Jockey Club. Boxing Day Meeting. Oxley

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 2 January 1889 · page 4

The above meeting was the best from [?] racing point of view that has ever been held at Oxley. There was a great deal of local betting, especially on the Christmas…

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The Modern Mania for Horse-racing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 37

If yon enter into a conversation with a casual stranger, say in a train in London, it does not matter whether first, second, or third class, yon are always safe if you talk…

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Hay Jockey Club Races. Hay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1889 · page 21

The following is the result of the New Year’s Day races at Hay :— MAIDEN PLATS. Mario 1…

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Lake Moodemere Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 3

MONDAY proved to be as favourable a day for the annual regatta at the lake on New Year's Day was the revere. Granted the same advantages of a…

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The Maori Football Team. London, January 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played a match at Bradford to-day, the local team winning by a goal and a try to a try. Great interest was taken in the match, and there was a very…

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The Maori Football Team. London, January 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played a match to-day at Huddersfield, defeating the local team by two goals and a try to two goals. LONDON, January 13…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 23 January 1889 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee was held on Saturday evening at Tattersall's (Balronald Hotel). Present:—Measrs. Morphett…

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Meeting of the Lake Mood Emere Regatta Commiteee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 3

A MEETING of the Lake Moodemere Regatta Committee was held for the purpose of passing the accounts, prize lists, &c., at the Rutherhglen Hotel on Tuesday evening…

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The Maori Football Team. London, January 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played a match today at Warrington, in Lancashire, defeating the local team by two goals to a try. LONDON, January 20…

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Cricket. Victoria v. New South Wales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1889 · page 14

The forty-second intercolonial cricket match Victoria v. New south Wales was commenced in Sydney cm Saturday. M’Donnell, who captained the home team, won the toss, and elected…

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Coursing Proper

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 8

It is odd to read laments of the decadence coursing in one column of a sporting paper (observes the London Standard), and in the next to find an account of the sale…

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Boxing Match.—slavin V. Burke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 15

The Hibernian-hall, Swanston-street, Melbourne, was thronged on Monday night with a crowd of persons, the majority of whom paid £1, and the remainder 10s. each, for admission to…

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Towong Annual Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 17

The following are the weights for Towong races, to be run February 28 and 1st March :— TOWONG HANDICAP. st. lb…

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Cricket. Corowa V. Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 3

A STRONG eleven, without practice, started an hour after specified time (that goes without saying for the home of syndicates and [?] place of a few good…

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Sporting. Junee Races. Junee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1889 · page 2

The weather was fine foe the first day's racing, but the attendance was poor. FLYING HANDICAP—Memento, 1.; Erin's Isle. 2; Riversdale 3…

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Cricket

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 February 1889 · page 2

A meeting of delegates from the Yungs, Canally, Paika, and Balranald teams was held on Friday evening last, at the Balrauald Hotel…

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The Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 15 February 1889 · page 3

COROWA is at last beginning to wake up to the fact that it is only six weeks to the races. But now the secretary and his men are fairly at work, the programmes have…

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The Maori Football Team. London, February 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played a match to-day at Blackheath, winning by two goals and three tries to a goal. The team leaves by the R.M.S. [?]rova on March 29…

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Eoondrook Races

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 February 1889 · page 3

The following are the nominations for the annual races to be held at the above place on 6th March: KOONDROOK HANDICAP…

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The Maori Football Team. London, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 February 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played a powerful team representing All England yesterday, and were defeated by I goal and 4 tries to nil. Great interest was felt in the match, which…

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