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Sport, 1891

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 4

A MATCH will be played to-morrow between the Border United and a Butherglen team on the ground at Rutherglen. The Border team will be selected from the following:…

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Melbourne Football. Premiership Matches

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 27

The principal match on Saturday last was that between the North Melbourne and Essendon clubs, which was played on the East Melbourne ground. Essendon were the favourites, and…

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Cricket in England. London, June 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 18

A match between elevens of the Marylebone Club and the county of Nottinghamshire was commenced this morning, and the first innings of Notts ended in a complete fiasco. Ferris,…

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Corowa Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 3

THE first meeting of this club was held at Collendina on Friday last, and, as far as weather, hares, and good trials were concerned, was a very great success. Why the…

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 2

ON Saturday last the Border United Football Club proceeded to Rutherglen to try conclusions with the Rutherglen team. The weather was fine, and there was a large…

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Melbourne Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1891 · page 27

Last Saturday afternoon football followers had about the best programme of matches prepared for them that they have had up to the present time this season. In all of the six matches the…

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Tattersall’s Club Races. Sydney. Saturday, June 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 June 1891 · page 2

The Grand Rational Hurdle Race—Na[?] The Mason, 2; Myrtle, 3. Flying Handicap—Gaytime, 1; Corvette, 2; The Markee, [?]…

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FOOTBALL v. Cricket. to the Editor of the Recorder

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 June 1891 · page 2

SIR.—Whilst perusing the columns of your valuable journal of a recent issue, I note to that joint secretaries of the Half-Holiday Association have decided to inaugurate the opening of their very desirable…

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Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 19

Albury United v. Albury Juniors, Saturday, June 20th. All sports in the Albury district expressed a sincere sorrow to hear of the death of Mick…

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Victorian Football. the Intercolonial Match

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1891 · page 19

Victoria v. South Australia.—A representative twenty from the colonies met on the Adelaide (S.A.) oval on Saturday last in the presence of a large can course of spectators, who took a lively…

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Football Notes. Border United V. Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 20 June 1891 · page 3

THIS long looked for return match was played at Corowa this afternoon, and witnessed by a very large number of spectators. Kennedy led the locals, and…

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FOOTBALL v. Cricket. to the Editor of the Recorder

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 June 1891 · page 2

SIR,—Some doubts seems to exist as to which of the above named games will be played on the occasion of the first Friday half-holiday (July 3rd), under…

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Victorian Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 19

The Melbourne cricket ground was the scene of the principal struggle for premiership honors on Saturday, when another tremendous crowd was present. There must have been fully 25,000…

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Football Notes. Border United V. Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 5

THIS long looked for return match was played at Corowa last Saturday, and witnessed by a very large number of spectators. Kennedy led the locals, and…

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Cricket in England. London, June 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1891 · page 18

A match just concluded between elevens of Cambridge University and the County of Sussex bas furnished the record of scoring in first-class matches in England. Cambridge,…

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Balranald Football Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 July 1891 · page 2

A general meeting of the members of the above club was held on Wednesday evening last, at the Royal Hotel, there being present:—Messrs T. H. Rossow…

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Victorian Football. Premiership Contests

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1891 · page 27

South Melbourne v. Geelong.—The fact that Essendon lad played a drawn game with the South, and hen had none the worst of it, and that Geelong in turn had defeated the red-and…

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Victorian Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 27

Fitzroy v. Geelong.—Representative teams from these clubs met on the Fitzroy ground in the presence of a good assemblage of spectators, but owing to the wet state of the ground not…

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Football Notes. Corowa V. Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 3

ON Saturday last teams representing the above clubs met in friendly rivalry on the Corowa ground. The weather and ground being of a wet [?] a display of good…

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Cricket in England. London, July 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1891 · page 18

The cricket match between the Gentlemen and the Players was concluded yesterday, when the Gentlemen won in one innings by 54 runs. J. L. Ferris, the well-known New…

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