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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1896

323 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 17

Football Berrigan V. Savernake

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 2

The above teams met for the first time. this season on Saturday last. From reports received about our friends across the plains our, skipper tided to get together his most formidable…

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Football. Chiltern v. BEECHWORTH

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 19

The match between Chiltern and Beechworth on Saturday was the only game in the Association fixtures, and proved to be a very good one, when Chiltern repeated their last year's…

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FOOTBALL. Hay F.C. v. Half-Holiday F.C.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 2

The fifth match of the season for the local championship was played between the two above-mentioned clubs on the park oval on Wednesday, in the presence of a fairly…

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Cricket in England. Heavy Score by Cambridge. London, June 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1896 · page 21

A match between the Marylebone Cricket Club and Ground of the University of Cambridge was concluded yesterday, and resulted in a victory for the University by three…

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Cricket Notes

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 3

Iredale has opened his shoulders at last, and has given the Brittishers a taste of his Australian form Gregory and Darling are still batting…

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Football Hay V. Half-holiday

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

MY query on the public supporting sport may utmost be answered just now. Another display of football as played on Wednesday between our two senior clubs? will be quite…

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Football Notes. Imperials V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

Only about thirty persons paid for admission on Saturday last to see the first match for Mr W. C. Brierly’s cup between the Trades and Imperials. The day was again a bad one for football, but it…

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The Athletic Life

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 4 July 1896 · page 2

In athleticism there are many great advintages. It makes men manly, strong, ready - in a word, vital to the best of vitality, when carried out with earnestness, in a proper…

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Berrigan Coursing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 24

The first meeting of the newly-formed Coursing Club eventuated yesterday (Tuesday.) The draw took place the previous evening at Cocoran's Berrigan Hotel, when a large number of…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 2
Also in The Berrigan Advocate

The team chosen to represent Border in their match with Albury on the local ground to-morrow will be--Taylor, Sharp, Rance, Cain, King(2), Hancock,…

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Brown's Plains Coursing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 5

THE second meeting of this club was heldon a Wednesday, at the club's coursing ground, Prentice Freehold, and probably owing to the action of the…

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Cricket

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 2

Australia won their match against North of England by 42 runs. In the first innings Australia made 195, and in their secong 119,…

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Football. Rutherglen v. BORDER

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 4

THESE clubs met for the first time this season in the competition matches [?]fect day, a good ground, and a perfect supporters of each…

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Football . Tocumwal V. Muckatah

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 2

The above match was played at [?] on Saturday last For the first half of the game a strong wind was blowing across the ground. consequently most of the play was…

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Football. Albury v. JUNIORS

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1896 · page 19

The second match this year for the local premiership took place on Saturday between the above teams. The game was a good one, some very smart individual play being done, and the…

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Football Hay V. Narandera

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 2

ON Wednesday last a combined team of Hay footballers journeyed to Narandera, to try conclusions with the local boys. The result was a decisive victory for Hay be five goals…

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Football Notes. Deniliquin V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 2

Although the attendance showed no signs of improvement on Saturday last, it was not so with the game, the play being far superior to most of the matches played this season. The play was open…

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Cricket. Australians V. HAMPSHIRE. Australia Wins by an lacings and 125 Runs. London

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 11 July 1896 · page 3

The weather splendid, and the wicket fast. Hampshire have nine wickets down for 131; F. Ward 14, Wyuyard 37 Later…

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Cricket. Australians v. PROFESSIONALS. Australia Wins by an Innings and 137 Runs

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 15 July 1896 · page 2

The Australian cricketers commenced a match to-day at Leiton against a team of professionals. The Australians have lost one wicket for 117. Darling, caught…

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