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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1892

290 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 15

Late Sporting. Football

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 24

Quite a large crowd assembled on the Q teen’s birthday, Tuesday last, to see the annual match between the Albury United and the Wagga clubs, which resulted in an easy victory for the…

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Football. Juniors V. Seniors

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 3

On Tuesday last, Queen's Birthday, the juniors, responding to a challenge issued to them by the senior club, met on the local ground to decide…

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Football. COBRAM v. KATAMATITE

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 3

A team from the Cobram Football Club journeyed to Katamatite on Saturday last, to try conclusions with the local team. The local team…

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Football. Juniors (18) T. Federals (15)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 18

A match will be played to-morrow by the above clubs. The team to represent the Federals will be posted at the usual places this morning. We ate unable to give the teams as the selection…

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Terrible Boat Disaster. an Entire Football Team Drowned

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 26

About 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon a large sailing boat, belonging to Charles Hooper, an experienced and well trusted boatman of Schapped Point, pushed off from the…

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Shocking Disaster in Port Phillip Bay. a Football Team Drowned

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 May 1892 · page 2

A terrible boating calamity happened on Saturday evening in Port Phillip, about four and a half miles from Mornington. The fishing yawl Process, having on board three…

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Melbourne Football Matches

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 June 1892 · page 4

The matches played on Queen's Birthday counted for premiership and resulted as follows:—Essendon and South Melbourne played on the East…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 June 1892 · page 3
Also in The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express

THE first match of the season will be played on the Corowa ground to-morrow, and as the contesting teams are to represent those two rival clubs, Rutherglen and Corowa, a…

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The Boxing Championship

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

The boxing match between F. P. Slavin and Peter Jackson, the Australian pugilists, took place in the rooms of the National Sporting Club, London, on Monday night. The match was virtually for the…

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The Boxing Championship Slavin Defeated in the Tenth Round London, May 31

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 2

The boxing match between F. P. Slavin and Peter Jackson, the Australian pugilists, took place in the rooms of the National Sporting Club, London, last…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 2

A meeting of the above Club was held at Tattersall's, Royal Hotel, on Friday, 3rd inst., at 8 p.m., when there were present: Messrs D. Flynn (chair),…

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Boxing Championship. Slavin V Jackson. Slavin Beat in 10 ROUNDS

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 June 1892 · page 4

The boxing match between F. P. Slavin and Peter Jackson, the Australian pugilists, took place in the rooms of the National Sporting Club,…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 3

A football match will be played on the Yarroweyah ground on Saturday next, between the Cobram and Yarroweyah clubs. The visiting team…

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Football. Juniors (18) v. FEDERALS (15)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 18

On Saturday last these clubs met for the first time this season, and after a very exciting and well-contested game the Juniors were declared the winners by 5 goals to nil. For the winners…

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FOOTBALL. Federals v. Wagga Federals, June 25th

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 18

A meeting of those favorable to the formation of a Junior Harriers’ Club in Albury was held at the Mechanics’ on Friday evening last, when it was unanimously decided…

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Football. Corowa V. Rutherglen a Drawn Game

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 June 1892 · page 3

SATURDAY last witnessed the opening match of the season on the Corowa ground. The day, though overcast was all that could be desired for the…

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Racing Propositions. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 June 1892 · page 3

SIR,—Would you permit me, through your valuable columns to offer a few suggestions to the Hay New Year Race Club, which I think would be of the greatest importance to…

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Football. COBHAM. v. YARROWEYAH

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 3

An interesting match between these clubs was played at Yarroweyah on Saturday last, in the presence of a fairly largo attendance of spectators,…

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Football. Rutherglen V. Christmastown

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 3

These clubs met for the first time on Saturday last on the Rutherglen ground. Clarke captained the visitors, and Ray led the locals. The game ended in a decisive…

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