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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1897

371 stories in Murray's papers · page 13 of 19

Berrigan Coursing Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 19

The third and final meeting of the above club for the present season took place on Wednesday and Thursday, August 25 and 26. Although the meetings have been a success…

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Football. Ovens and Murray Premiership

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 2

The position of the clubs is as under:--Beechworth Wanderers, 34; Albury, 36; Rutherglen, 30; Chiltern, 24; Excelsior, 20; Border, 8…

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FOOTBALL. Hay v. Half-Holiday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 4

The two local football clubs have suffered severely within the past month from the defection from their ranks of some of their best players, who have temporarily left the…

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Berrigan Lawn Tennis Club. a Tournament

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 3 September 1897 · page 3

Berrigan is the fortunate possessor of two very line courts, and the gentlemen who are responsible, for such a credible stale of affairs—some of them have left the town for…

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Cricket Notes

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 2

With the advent of the September weather comes the period at which the various club secretaries will be marshalling their forces. Already in the metropolis things are lively,…

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Football Hay v. HALF-HOLIDAY

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 3

GREAT interest was manifested in the match between the above teams, played in the Oval on Wednesday. The cause of this being fact that if the Hay men…

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Lawn Tennis

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

A tournament was played on the local court on Saturday afternoon last between the Rutherglen and Corowa clubs. The day was fine and the court in good trim…

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Melbourne Football

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

Saturday's metropolitan football matches resulted as follows:--League matches.--Essendon, 1.8, beat Melbourne, 0.8; Geelong, 8.4, beat…

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Pevensey Races

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

The annual shearers' races at Pevensey, winch had been postponed from the previous Wednesday an account of unpropitious weather, came off on Saturday last on the…

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Corowa Racing Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

A MEETING of the above was held at the Australian Hotel on Tuesday last. There were present:--Messrs. F. C. Piggin (chair), H. Hay, W. H. Lang,…

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Hay Football Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

A general meeting of the delegates to the above was held at the. Caledonian Hotel on Friday evening last. The umpire's report of the previous…

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Riverine Cricket Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

A meeting of the Riverine Cricket Council was held at the Caledonian Hotel on Friday evening last. There were present:—Mr. Leslie H. C. Robertson, vice-president (in the…

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Border United Cricket Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

A MEETING of the Border United Cricket Club was held at Thomson's Riverina Hotel on Saturday evening last. There were present:--Messrs. R. Alston (chair)…

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Football. Ovens and Murray Premiership

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 3

The position of the clubs is as under:--Beechworth Wanderers, 38; Albury, 36; Rutherglen, 34; Chiltern, 24; Excelsior, 20; Border, 8…

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Racing Accidents

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

The youth Ernest Wilson, injured by a fall in the Hurdle Race at Wagga on Saturday, died yesterday from concussion of the brain…

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Pevensey Races

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

On Saturday last the annual races to celebrate the cut out at the Pe[?] wool shed took place. It was at first intended to hold them on the Wednesday, but the weather…

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Cricket Notes

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

On Saturday hat the Sydney Junior Association opened the season with the first round of premiership matches. It would be as well if the Hay Cricket…

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Football. Queensland

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

On Sunday a team of N.S.W. footballers defeated the Charters Towers team by 15 to 3…

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Football Players Suspended

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 September 1897 · page 2

The Rugby Union, has suspended Harris, Calaun, and Roberts, members of the team which toured Australia for two years, for misconduct at Auckland…

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