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Sport, 1889

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Important Alterations in the Laws of Cricket

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 27

The annual meeting of the Marylebone Cricket Club was held on May 1 in the pavilion at Lord's, the Duke of Buccleuch presiding over a large gathering of members. The…

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Cricket in England. Fink Bowling of Spofforth. London, June 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 June 1889 · page 21

The cricket match between the counties of Yorkshire and Derbyshire was concluded to-day and resulted in a victory for Yorkshire by 64 runs. Spofforth, who played for Derbyshire,…

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Corowa Coursing Match

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 2

WE gave briefly last week an account of the results of the courses [?] on 13th inst. On the following day the deciding course between Cloth of Gold and Tradition was won…

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St. James Coursing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 19

The St. James Com sing Club opened the season on Friday last with a stake of £15. The courses were run off in Mr. Church’s and Mr. Willis’s paddocks, which were mostly under…

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Football. Border United V. Yarrawonga

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 2

The Border United Football Club journeyed to Yarrawonga last Saturday to try conclusions with the latter club. The game was started about…

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Football. Albury Juniors V. Wodonga Seniors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 June 1889 · page 19

Last Saturday the Albury boys met the Wodonga men on the latter’s ground. Wodonga were the favorites, but the hopes of their supporters were doomed to disappointment,…

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Sporting Intelligence. Albury Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1889 · page 27

The following are the nominations received for the undermentioned events :— ALBURY FOAL STAKES—1890. Mr. M. Purtell’s ch f TaTa, Coup d’Etat—…

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Football

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

AS was generally expected, the football match on Saturday afternoon last between the Corowa and Rutherglen Clubs, at Corowa, proved one of the best gaines of the season. The ground was in…

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Sporting Intelligence Walbundrie Annual Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 15

The committee of the above meeting were favored by the cleric of the weather to a remarkable degree, tor though it had been deluging us incessantly for the last three weeks the sun…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1889 · page 2

Last Saturday the Border United visited Chiltern and played against the local team. It was very one-sided, the game at its conclusion showing 4 goals 14 behinds for…

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The Eton and Harrow Cricket Match. London, July 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1889 · page 18

The annual cricket match between Eton and Harrow was concluded yesterday, and resulted in a victory for the latter by nine wickets…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 July 1889 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting was held at M'Cormack's Hotel on Tuesday evening last, Mr. J. Rankin in the chair. The minutes of previous meeting were…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 July 1889 · page 4

LAST Saturday a team of Rutherglen juniors tried conclusions with the Corowa boys on the ground of the latter. Devers captained Rutherglen team, whi[?]e Corowa…

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Football. Albury United v. JUNIORS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 July 1889 · page 37

This match took place on Saturday last, Cass acting as captain for the juniors, Lamport serving in the same capacity for the United, who won by 7 goals to 1. J. Allan gave very general…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 4

LOCALLY the matches played last Saturday were of very minor importance. The Border team (15) played Howlong (20) at Howlong, and beat the locals by 3 goals to…

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Football. Wagga V. Albury

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 19

One of the best contested games of football played in Wagga took place on the racecourse on Saturday. The weather was beautiful, and there was a very large attendance. The…

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Cricket Bats and Balls

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 August 1889 · page 11

A representative of a London paper had a chat with one of the manufacturers of cricket bats and balls, and in the course conversation the latter said :—“The…

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Greyhounds and Coursing

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 10

And durst I sigh in vent[?]rous guise Of rocks, and turn, and ralls and byes, And all the coursers’ mysteries. At a public sale held some time ago in…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 6

THE Howlong team journeyed to Rutherglen on Saturday to try conclusions with the Lilliput team. Dombrain captained Howlong, and F…

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Football. Albury (15) v. WODONGA (20)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 August 1889 · page 19

On Saturday last a team composed three parts of juniors journeyed to Wodonga to indulge in a friendly game. Clarkson captained Albury, and Laver did same service for Wodonga. Play…

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