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Sport, 1894

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Tales of Old Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 4

Some cricketing stories are told by Mr. Spencer Core "National Review." of the hon. "Bob" Grimston, whose name is familiar to old Harrovians…

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Corowa Wahgunyah Cricket Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 2

THE adjourned annual general meeting of the members of the Corowa and Wahguyah Cricket Club was held in Thomson's Riverina Hotel on…

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Albury Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 27

The annual meeting of the Albury Cricket Club was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. J. Walker Jones, president, occupied the chair. After the confirmation of minutes the…

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Berrigan Athletic Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 21 September 1894 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the above club was held at Corcoran’s Hotel on Saturday evening last, when there was a good attendance, Mr Angus Cameron (president)…

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Riverina Cricket Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 4

The first meeting of the delegates for the present season was held on the 11st instant at Tattersall's Hotel, when there was a full attendance of delegates…

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The English Cricket Team. London, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 18

Mr. A. E. Stoddart’s team of Fnglish cricketers sailed for Australia to-day by the R.M.S Ophir. A large number of friends assembled to see them off, and cheered…

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Berrigan Athletic Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 3

The Athlctic Club met at the Federal Hotel last Saturday, Mr P. J. Gleeson presiding. The minutes having been confirmed, the Secretary was instructed to obtain…

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Boxing Match in America. London, September 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 18

A boxing match has taken place at New Orleans, between Fi[?]mmone, of New Zealand, the middle-weight champion of the world, and Dan Greedon, of Melbourne. In…

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Football. Border United V. Rutherglen

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

IT would be hard to conjecture why so little interest should have been taken in the final meeting of these clubs, as was manifested last…

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Swimming Stones

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 1

To ‘swim like a stone’ is usually supposed to mean to sink to the bottom of the water. But there is a sort of stone which floats, and because it moves lightly on the…

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Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 3

The cricket season was opened locally on Saturday afternoon, when the first match was played. The contest was between cloven juniors and a like number of…

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Cricket. British Born V. Colonial Juniors

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 3

THE first match of the season was played on the Park Oval on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the above countries. Mr L. Robertson captained the…

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The Boxing Championship. London, October 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 18

James Corbett, of America, the champion of the world, has accepted a challenge from Fl[?]zsimmons, of New Zealand, the middle-weight champion…

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Cricket. Riverine Half-holiday C.C. v. WARADGERY C.C.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 2

The season was fairly sot going on Wednesday, when the first match for the Heath trophy was commenced. The day ws dull, and the light was against the batsmen…

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CRICKET. Married versus Single. The "Unfettered Band" Win

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 October 1894 · page 4

The staid and sturdy marr[?]d cricketers of Hay, having arisen early on Saturday morning and attended to the family woodpile, sallied forth to the…

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Swimming Stones

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 6

To 'swim like a stone' is usually supposed to mean to sink to the bottom of the water. But there is a sort of stone which floats, and because it moves lightly on the…

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Cricket. Married V. Single

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 October 1894 · page 3

A MATCH was played on Saturday afternoon in the Park Oval between the above States, and resulted in an easy victory for the unfortunates, i.e., the single men…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 7

THE cricket season at Corowa was practically opened on Saturday last, each of the local clubs having engagements. The matches were not in connection with…

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Cricket. FINLEY Y. BERRIGAN

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 2

The first match of the season between the above clubs, came off on the ground of the former on Wednesday last, resulting in a win for the home team by two runs on the first…

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Almanac and Shamrock Cricket Trophy

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 October 1894 · page 5

ON Wednesday evening week a meeting of delegates from cricket clubs interested in the competition for the Almanac and Shamrock Trophy was…

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