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Sport, 1890

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Football. Wodonga v. Albury Juniors

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 June 1890 · page 27

The above teams met on the Albury ground on Saturday last. The visitors were somewhat late in arriving, and the game did not start till nearly 4 o’clock. The match resulted as…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 37

The Corowa schoolboys have sent a challenge to a team of the Albury ones for a game of football, to come off next Saturday on the local ground. Mr. J. L. M’Eacher[?] interviewed the…

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Scene at a Football Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 June 1890 · page 37

A disgraceful scene occurred after the Football League match, Burnley v. Blackburn Rovers, at Burnley, recently. J. Home, a former goal-keeper for the…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

A COMMITTEE meeting in connection with the above club was held on Friday evening last at M'Cormack's Corowa Hotel. Present -- Mr. T…

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Football. Border V. Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 3

The return match between the above teams was played at Corowa last Saturday afternoon. The wet weather which had prevailed for the few days…

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Sporting Intelligence. Football. Corowa v. RUTHERGLEN

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 June 1890 · page 37

These clubs met at Corowa on Saturday, 14th inst., and the game, as expected, proved a lively one. This was the second match this season between the two old rivals. After a close…

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Football. Albury Uniteds v. COROWA

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 3

The above match was played at Albury on Saturday last and resulted in a good win for the locals.) The Corowa men arrived at 2 o'clock by coach, bringing a really…

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Football. Albury High School V. Beechworth Grammar School

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 July 1890 · page 27

These clubs met on Friday last on the Albury cricket-ground. The game commenced at 10 a.m. in order to allow the Grammar boys to catch the 2 p.m. train. Moffitt captained the…

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Hay Jockey Club—postponement of Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 8 July 1890 · page 3

A special meeting of the Hay Jockey Club committee was hold this afternoon, there being present—The president (Mr A. P. Stewart), and Messrs Warden, A. E. Brown,…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 9 July 1890 · page 3

A special meeting of the committee of this club was held on Thursday evening last at Tattersall's (Balranald Hotel), there being present:—Messrs…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 3

A FOOTBALL match between mixed teams from Corowa and Rutherglen took place on the local ground last Saturday. The day was fine and a good crowd of spectators…

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Football. Chiltern v ALBURY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 July 1890 · page 37

The return match between the above clubs came off on-Saturday last on the Chiltern ground. The result of the game was— Uniteds 3 goals 5 behinds, Chiltern 3 behinds. Mr. R. Wettall…

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Sporting. Boxing Contest

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 12 July 1890 · page 3

The match arranged between J. Ryan, the middle weight champion of Australia and the Broken Hill champion, who is known as the "Stranger", came off at the…

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The Effects of Racing on Horse Breeding

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 July 1890 · page 4

It is a great mistake to suppose that horse-racing improves the breed of horses for general use. There is no doubt that at one…

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Important Racing Action

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 16 July 1890 · page 4

Mr. Justice Windeyer and a jury of four were occupied pretty well the whole of Monday 30th ult., over the case brought by Clarence Arthur…

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The Border Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 July 1890 · page 3

A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of the members of the above club was held in the School of Arts. Mr. P. K. Ritchie occupied the chair. The…

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Muff Cricket Match

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 July 1890 · page 2

A meeting of gentlemen was held at the Athenaeum last evening for the purpose of making arrangements for the playing of a "Muff's Cricket Match" in aid of the hospital…

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Coursing at Collendina

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 3

THE [?] meeting of the Border Coursing Club was held at Collendina on Thursday last. The weather was fine, and there was a good attendance…

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Football a Frightful Exercise

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 27

Under the title of “More Remote Dangers Football,” the London Lancet gives a timely warning to football players. It says:— “We have frequently drawn attention to the severe…

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Disgraceful Proceedings on a Football Ground. “Barrackers at Loggerheads.”

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 July 1890 · page 25

The game of football, played according to the rules drawn up by the association, is a very enjoyable recreation, not only to the players, but to spectators, who invariably…

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