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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1894

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Balranald Racing Club. Boxing Day Meeting

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 2

The heat of Christmas Day did not augur well for the races on Boxing Day, but contrary to expectations a complete change set in early in the…

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Cricket

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 3

ON both Saturday and Monday matches were [?] teams representing [?] players, and each side [?] on Saturday was…

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Clare Races

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 2

A most successful race meeting was held on Boxing Day at Mr. Peter Byrne's Royal Mail Hotel, Clare, when the sporting community mustered in full force to spend what…

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The Cricket Match at Euston. TUESDAY, Jan, 2

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1894 · page 3

The cricket match, Euston v. Balranald, was played here today, and resulted in an easy victory for Balranald by an innings and 42 runs. The…

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The Regatta

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 2

It is written that to Australia alone belongs the weird grotesque, and melancholy, and that her scenery is funereal, secret, and stern. That may…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 3

[NOTICE. -- Secretaries of cricket and all sporting clubs are particularly required to forward their reports and notes to this office not later than Tuesday afternoon in each week. in order that their…

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Victoria Racing Club

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 2

The following are the entries for the two principal events:— NEWMARKET HANDICAP Six furlongs. Titan Alpine…

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Boxing. Goddard V. Laing. Defeat of Goddard

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 24

There was an immense attendance at the Athletic-hall, Exhibition-street, Melbourne, on Monday night to witness a boxing match, unde the Narquis of Queensberry rules, between Joe…

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Cricket. MARRIED v. SINGLE

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 3

"Where is now that merry parting," to the tune of "Over the fence counts five," was the melancholy chorus of the spavined single men, who, in the heyday of their peerless…

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Athletic Total Abstainers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 4

During a recent conflagration in the harbor of Baku, on the west shore of the Caspian, a number of Circassian laborer rushed to the landing and prevented an…

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New Year’s Day Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 2

An impromptu race was held on [?] Year’s day (Monday) on the [?] A large [?] of [?] appearance some [?] of [?]…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Melbourne. Saturday. December 30

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 January 1894 · page 3

The cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales resulted in a win for the former by three wickets. TOCUMWAL…

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Cricket Match at Euston. BALRANALD v. EUSTON

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

Many years have elapsed since a contest over the good old game of cricket has taken place between Balranald and Euston, but as it is often pleasant to revive old memories…

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Euston Racing Club. Annual Back Meeting. 1St January, 1894

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 January 1894 · page 2

Seldom has the annual meeting of the Euston Racing Club been held under more favorable auspices, from a racing point of view, than on New Year's Day, 1894. The…

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Lake Moodemere Regatta. the Settling

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

THE settling in connection with the Lake Moodemere rogatta took place at Mr. Brigga Rising Sun Hotel on Tuesday evening last. Present -- The president (Mr. A…

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By Electric Telegraph. Intercolonial Cricket Match. Sydney. Saturday. January 6

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 January 1894 · page 3

The cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia was commenced to-day. The latter team went to the wickets first, but were soon disposed of, their total only reaching 117 runs…

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Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 3

A committee meeting of the above club was held at Mac'a Royal Hotel on Monday, 8th inst., when there were present:—Messrs E. Cotching (chair) King, Greenham…

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The Swimming Championship

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 37

In Auckland on Monday the race for the 220 yards championship resulted in a win for the New South Wales man, Gormly, with Meadham second. The winner’s time was 2min. 53 3-5sec…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 3

[NOTICE. -- Secretaries of cricket and all sporting clubs are particularly requested to forward their reports and notice to this office not later than Tuesday afternoon in each work, in order that their…

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The Boxing Championship. Mitchell and Corbett. London, January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 24

Notwithstanding the opposition of the police, arrangements have been made at Jacksonville, Florida, for the boxing match between Charles Mitchell of England, and…

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