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Sport, 1895

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Football Jottings

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 7

A day off for Border on Saturday. Most of them journeyed to Rutherglen to see their future opponents play. Wangaratta beat Albury by 4 goals…

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Football. Albury v. WANGARATTA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 24

These teams met on the local ground on Saturday last, and Albury suffered their third defeat this season. Wangaratta arrived here by train, and is consequence of their wanting to catch the…

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Football. Rutherglen v. BEECHWORTH

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 3

SATURDAY morning last broke gloriously fine, and everybody seemed to be on the stir making ready for the big event of the week. Nothing but…

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Crossing Old Races of Fowls

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 1

There are many old races of land and water [?] among each of which are large numbers of very useful specimens, valuable from an economic standpoint. [?] have…

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Cricket in England. Heavy Scoring. London, May 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 18

The cricket season in England is sow in full swing, and there has already been some very heavy scoring. In a match between Surrey and Warwick…

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Stoddart’s Cricket Team. Complimentary Banquet. London, May 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 May 1895 · page 18

Mr. A. E. Stoddart, the captain of the English cricket team which recently visited Australia, was entertained at a banquet by the Hampstead Cricket Club last night…

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Football Notes. Imperials V. Deniliquin

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 2

Saturday last saw Deniliquin play their first game for the season, the Imperial train taking the field against them to [?] who should win the trophy. There was a strong wind blowing across…

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Sydney Turf Club Races. Sydney. Friday May 24

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 May 1895 · page 2

The following are the results of the Sydney Turf Club races :— Hurdle Race—Kissing Cup, 1 ; Cape Pigeon, 2; Mayday, 3…

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Cricket. BALRANALD V. COUNTRY

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 3

The final Pennant match—as far as settling the winner—was played[?] on Friday last, and was decided in favor o the town club. The weather was…

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Rutherglen Football Club Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 3

THE race meeting, under the auspices of the Rutherglen Football Club, was held on Friday last, Queen's Birthday under most unfavourable conditions…

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Football. Berrigan Football Club

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 2

The above club met for the first time this year at Corcoran’s Berrigan Hotel on Monday evening last, Mr A.L. McGuigan, vice-president in the chair; there were about 8…

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Football Notes

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 3

WITH a bye all round on Saturday last, football chatter has not been so much in the wind during the past week. On Saturday next, however…

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Strathmerton Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 3

The annual meeting of the original Strathmerton Race Club took place on Queen’s Birthday with the following results : HURDLE RACE. —Birdilier 1; Woperann 2…

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Border Football Club Entertainment

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 2

A FAIR audience favoured the Football Club entertainment at the Oddfellows' Hall, where the bill of fare included comedy, farce, and varieties. The piece…

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Sporting. Licensed Victuallers' Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 24

PRESIDENT : Mr. H. Headley. VICE-PRESIDENTS : Mr. W Davey and Mr. T. K. Brown JUDGE : Mr. G. H. Billson. TREASURER : Mr. T Moffitt. HANDICAPPER : Mr W K Conley. STARTER : Mr. F J…

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Football Jottings. Next Saturday's Matches

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 2

Miners v. Rutherglen (Heath). Wangaratta v. Beechworth (Hackford) Chiltern v. Border (Kennedy). Albury a bye…

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Tumbarumba Pony and Calloway Races

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 37

The Pony and Galloway Race Club held meeting on Friday, the Queen’s Birthday. The weather broke on Thursday and the following morning was ushered in with a cloudy, cold…

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Wahgunyah Cricket Club Smoke Night

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 7

A SMOKE concert and supper was held in connection with the Wahgunyah Cricket Club at Brook's Endeavor Hotel on Monday night, about 30 persons…

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Cricket in England. London, May 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 19

Mr. W. G. Grace, paying for his county, Gloucestershire, against Kent, yesterday completed the magnificent score of 257, being the second score of over 200 he has…

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Deniliquin A.T.C. Races Friday, 24Th May

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 31 May 1895 · page 2

TRIAL, STAKES.— M’Cullock’s. M’Callum Mohr I, Burns’s Ford 2, Farrell’s The Witch 3 Other starters—Elgivorne, Music, Little Cambria, Punter Luck’s All, Wild Rose and…

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