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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1889

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A Formidable Rival of Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 10

If hockey be making such progress as the advocates of the game claim for it, the famous winter sport, football, had better look to its laurels. What sort of game…

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The Maori Football Team. London, March 28

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 18

The Maori footballers played their last match yesterday against a team representing the Southern Counties. The result was a victory for the visitors by three tries to a try…

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Rutherglen Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1889 · page 2

THE annual meeting of this Club was held in the Star Hotel, Rutherglen, on Saturday evening last. There was a lage attendance, some twenty-seven members of the Club putting in an appearance…

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Border United Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 April 1889 · page 2

THE Annual meeting of the club was held in the School of Arts, Corowa, on Tuesday evening last. Twenty members were present when the chair was taken by the…

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Balranald Races. Balranand

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 April 1889 · page 1

There are great entries for all the races. N[?] cases of sickness have occurred for the past fortnight, and all the patients are becoming convalescent…

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Racing in England. a Wonderful Prize. London, April 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 April 1889 · page 4

As the Leicester Spring meeting on Saturday the above valuable race resalted as following lows:— THE PRINCE OF WALES STAKES,…

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Balranald Races. Balranand

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 April 1889 · page 4

There are great entries for all the races. No cases of sickness have occurred for the past fortnight, and all the patients are becoming convalescent…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 April 1889 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the above club was held at Tattersall's (Balranald Hotel), on Monday evening last, 15th inst., there being present:—…

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Balranald Racing Club. Annual Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 April 1889 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Balranald Racing Club was held on Monday and Tuesday last (22nd and 23rd April) on the usual course, about two miles from…

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Cricket. Queensland v. VICTORIA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1889 · page 15

The intercolonial cricket match, Victoria T. Queensland, was commenced in Brisbane on Monday. The attendance was very small, no doubt owing to the wet weather. The match…

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The Boxing Championship of Australia. London, April 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 April 1889 · page 21

Mr. Joseph Thompson, the well-known Victorian bookmaker, who arrived here per R.M.S, Arcadia, has deposited £100 towards making a match for the championship of Australia, for…

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Hillston Athletic Sports. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 26 April 1889 · page 3

The annual demonstration under the auspices of the Hillston Athletic Club was held in Monday last at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's grounds. The weather…

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Deniliquin Athletic Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 April 1889 · page 2

OFFICE-BEARERS :— President — Mr [?] Vice-presidents — Messrs M. [?] T[?]dale, Treasurer — Mr James [?]mittee—Messrs A. B. [?]…

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Hillston Athletic Sports. Hillston

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 April 1889 · page 4

The annual demonstration under the auspices of the Hillston Athletic Club was held on Monday last at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's grounds. The weather…

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Cricket

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 2

The final match for the Macpherson Medals took place on Friday last. As arranged previously play commenced in the morning in order to allow of the match…

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Balranald Racing Club. the Settling

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 May 1889 · page 2

the settling-up over the B.R.C. annual meeting took place at Tattersall's (Balranald Hotel) on Tuesday night, 23rd inst. at 8.30 p.m. when about 40 were present. The…

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Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 3

A MEETING was held on Monday night at the Royal Hotel pursuant to an advertisement inviting those who might be desirous of forming a coursing club to attend…

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Oudgellico Races

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 3

Following are the results of the above meeting:—Opening Handicap.—Swift and Phoebe Walton dead heat twice, Eunice third. Six…

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Cricket. Corowa V. Christmastown

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 May 1889 · page 3

A match was played at Christmastown last Saturday afternoon between teams representing; that place and Corowa. Corowa was not able to muster a full team,…

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Booroorban Athletic Sports

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 May 1889 · page 2

These were held on Easter Monday, under very favourable circumstances, the weather being fine and the sports good, while the officials did their best to make the whole affair a success. The…

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