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Sport, 1895

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FOOTBALL. Hay v. Half-Holiday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 4

The fourth contest of the season between the above clubs took place on the park oval on Wednesday, and resulted in another victory for the Half-Holiday team, who have…

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Cricket in England. More Heavy Scores. London, June 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 18

R. Able, the Surrey professional cricketer, has shown splendid batting this season. He has already scored 1000 runs in first-class matches…

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Football Notes. Deniliquin V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 3

More than the usual amount of interest was centred in the match on Saturday last between the above-named teams for the Gillespie Cup. Both teams had previously met the Imperials, and both…

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Football. Hay V. Half Holiday

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

THE fourth match of the season between the Hay and Half-Holiday clubs took place on Wednesday afternoon in the Park Oval. There was a large gathering of…

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Football

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 2

The following is the result of the draw for the “ Burbury Trophy,”:— JULY 13TH. Berrigan v Cobram, at Berrigan…

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Brown's Plains Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

THE third meeting of the Brown's Plains Coursing Club, was held yesterday, the weather to coursing men being typical. The management had made a special effort to…

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Football Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 2

A team from the following will he chosen represent Berrigan in their match, against Cobram to-morrow on the local ground, :— Burwood Carter W Clancy, Bromilow,…

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Finley Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 3

The above races eventuated on Tuesday last, the following being the winners of the different events:— HURDLE BACK.—M’Gee’s O’Grady. In…

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Mitta Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 37

The winter meeting of the Mitta Hunt Club was held on Friday, 5th inst., and passed off very successfully. Following are the results:— HURDLE RACE, one mile and a half,—…

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Football. Beechworth Wanderers v. ALBURY

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 37

Considerable interest was manifested in the match between the above teams at Baarm[?] Park on Saturday, the general opinion being that the game would be one of the beat this…

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University Athletics. Performance by a New Zealander. London, July 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 18

At the Oxford and Cambridge Universities athletic sports meeting to-day the running long jump was won for Cambridge by Mendelson, of New Zealand…

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Football Notes. Imperials V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 3

A good crowd visited the football ground on Saturday last to see the Imperials and Trades play their second match for the Gillespie Cup, and they were reward with the most exciting match that…

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V. R. C. Races. Melbourne

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 17 July 1895 · page 3

Open Hurdles—Sylvan Prince, Ripple, Pivot Lawn Handicap—The Parisienne, Bung Bung, Early Morn…

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Football Notes

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 3

Cobram as usual did not turn up last Saturday. Tocumwal had a “soft thing” with Yarroweyah last Saturday on the former’s…

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Rutherglen Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 5

A GENERAL meeting of the committee of the Rutherglen Racing Club, was held at the Star Hotel, on Friday evening last, when there were present: -- Mr D. Hamilton…

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Football. Albury V. Border

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 2

BORDER played their return match at Albury last Saturday. Kuschert captained the visitors and W. Clarkson the locals. At the start Border assumed the aggressive…

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Sporting. Football Albury V. Corowa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 24

One of the best matches played on the local ground this year was between these teams on Saturday. A fair number of supporters thought that Albury would have all they knew to win,…

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Victoria Racing Club. Grand National Steeplechase Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 24

In spite of the biting weather and blustering wind which prevailed on Saturday the public, who dearly lave to see a race over the big jumps, turned up in strong force at Flemington, and…

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Cricket in England. London, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 July 1895 · page 21

In the cricket match between Lancashire and Somerset, the first-named county, which yesterday had lost four wickets for 681, concluded its innings for 801. Mr. A. C…

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The Cricket Fund Bazaar

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 1

The bazaar in aid of the funds, of the Cricket Ground was opened at the Town [?] on Wednesday evening last, and was largely attended. The Rev. B. Dinning officiated at the [?] and delivered a…

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