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Sport, 1890

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Balranald Racing Club. Boxing Day Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 January 1890 · page 2

The above club held its usual Christmas meeting on Thursday last (Boxing Day). The attendance was fair, and the meeting throughout was quire as successful as could…

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The Lake Moodemere Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 2

SINCE the year 1860 aquatic events have held a high place in the sporting annals of the district. In that now far-away time the boats rowed in were of very different…

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The Boxing Night Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 3

THE finale to the sports for the joint benefit of the Corowa Fire Belgade and Border Br[?]ss [?]nd took the usual shape of a concert [?] dance in the School of Arts. when…

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Tumbarumba Christmas Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 15

The racing in connection with the above eventuated on Boxing Day, and cannot be considered a great success. The racing in itself was very fair, though the fields were exceptionally small…

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Sporting Intelligence. Wodonga Annual Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 14

Boxing Day at Wodonga is generally warm, and this season’s experience proved no exception to the general rule, the weather being about the hottest ever experienced on the local racecourse…

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Traveller. All Kinds of Ghosts. Monsters and Guardians Invented by Various Races of Men

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 2

I have been in almost every country in the world, and everywhere I have found people who have seen and believe in ghosts. In western countries ghosts are generally…

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Euston Races

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 January 1890 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Euston Jockey Club, which has now been in existence for several years past, came off on the 1st and 2nd insts. at the racecourse, which is…

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Corryong Racing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 15

The annual meeting of the Corryong Race Club was held in the park on New Year’s Day, and was the most successful yet held by the club. The entries were not large for most of the…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 17

The intercolonial cricket match Victoria v. Tasmania was commenced at Hobart on Wednesday. The weather was splendid, but rather warm. The following are the scores :—…

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The Cricket Dispute at Adelaide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 January 1890 · page 15

George Giffen gives the following version of the dispute in the recent intercolonial match Victoria v. South Australia, when he refused to leave the wicket, although given out by the…

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Tocumwal Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 January 1890 · page 3

[?] following are the results of the races ran at [?]on New Year’s Day :— [?] den Plate—Gold and White, 1 ; Dick Turpin, [?]started…

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Rochester Annual Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

The following are the nomination for the above races which will be held on the 29th instant:— Rochester handicap [?] miles—Verbena [?] Doon. Saturn, Soldier [?] Ailse Tempest [?] Fancy Liilith…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 22 January 1890 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of this club was held on Wednesday evening last at the Balranald Hotel, there being present:—Messrs. Richardson (Chairman), Flynn,…

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Monday's Cricket Match

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 1

The match Hay v. Narandera will commence on Monday at 10 o'clock on the usual ground. Mr T. W. Wood will have a booth on the ground…

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Traveller. All Kinds of Ghosts. Monsters and Guardians Invented by Various Races of Men

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 January 1890 · page 2

I have bee in almost every country in the world, and everywhere I have found people who have seen and believe in ghosts. In western countries ghosts are generally…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above club was held on Friday evening last at the Balranald Hotel, there being present:—Messrs. M'Intyre (in the…

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Sporting. Cricket. Narandera v. HAY

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 2

The match between these two clubs came off on the usual ground on Monday. The visitors arrived by the train on Sunday evening, and were met by a number of…

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traveller. All Kinds of Ghosts. Monsters and Guardians Invented by Various Races of Men

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 January 1890 · page 2

I have been in almost every country in the world, and everywhere I have found people who have seen and believe in ghosts. In…

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Cricket

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 12 February 1890 · page 2

The second match for the Close Challenge Cup was played in the Recreation Reserve on Friday afternoon last, and resulted in an easy win for the town team by 64 runs…

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The Boxing Championship of England. London, February 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 February 1890 · page 18

A match for the boxing championship of England and £1000, between Charles Mitchell, the present champion of England, and Jem Mace, the ex-champion pugilist, took place…

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