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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1897

371 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 19

Balranald Racing Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 May 1897 · page 2

The Committee of the B.R.C. met at Tatteraalls (Balranald Hotel) on Monday evening when were present—Messrs. T. H. Boynton (in the chair), S. King, J. C. White, A…

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Wahgunyah Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the newly-formed Wahgunyah Football Club was held at Savage's Union Hotel on Monday evening last. There were about 40 present, and Mr. J…

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Cricket for Women

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 28

Advocates of equal rights and equal status for women are fearfully disgusted. They have been wounded in the house of their friends. Somebody has cut down…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

May 5 and 6--Narandera Turf Club. May 12--Tocumwal Autumn Meeting. May 12 and 13-- M.T.C. (Wagga) Autumn Meeting…

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Cricket in Hay. The Review of 1896-1897

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 4

"Better late than never" is the old excuse I will shield myself with in placing before the public the averages, &c., of the three clubs which met during the season to…

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Cricket. Excelsiors v. DENILIQUIN

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

On Saturday last the. above clubs met on the local, cricket ground . in the last match but one of the present season, for the premiership. J. Gillott captained the Deniliquin team, and.-R. Irving the…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 3

May 12--Tocumwal Autumn Meeting. May 12 and 13--M.T.C. (Wagga) Autumn Meeting. May 19--Border (Corowa) Race Club…

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Corowa Athletic Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 11 May 1897 · page 3

A SPECIAL general meeting of the above club was held at Thomson's Riverina Hotel on Thursday night last, when there were present--Messrs. P. K. Ritchie (chair)…

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Cricket Grounds

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

In some cases the same ground will be used for football as cricket, and the former will out the ground so very much that it will require almost a new surface before cricket…

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Review of the Cricket Season 1896-97

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 12 May 1897 · page 2

Appended will be found a short resume of the past cricketing season, with a record of the averages attached, kindly supplied by the scorer, Mr. J. Hart:—…

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Football

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 3

In their match against Chiltern on the local ground on Saturday, Border will be represented by-- Coleman (capt.) Rane, Hancock, Simmonds, Nixon (2) Roland,…

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Lawn Tennis

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 37

The Urana Lawn Tennis Club held some scratch events on Friday afternoon and Saturday, 7th and 8th inst. Owing to the drought preventing the country players and…

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Border Federal Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the above was held at Oswald's Hotel on Monday Evening. There was a very good attendance of members, and Mr. Jackson was voted to…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

May 19--Border (Corowa) Race Club. May 24--Wodonga Amateur Turf Club, May 24--Yerong Picnic Races. Owing to the insufficiency of hares it…

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Berrigan Football Club. Annual Meeting

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

On Saturday evening last there was a very large attendance at the annual meeting of the Berrigan Football Club, which was held at the Momalong Hotel. The chair wa[?]…

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Wahgunyah Cricket Club. Annual Smoke Night, Supper, and Concert

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

THE annual smoke night, supper, and concert, given in connection with the above club, came off at Brooks' Endeavour Hotel on Wednesday night last. There…

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SPORTING. The Hay Jockey Club. Races on Diamond Jubilee Day

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 3

A general meeting of the Hay Jockey Club was held at the Caledonian Hotel last night, the principal business being to consider the advisability of holiday a race…

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Application for Athletic Ground in Hay Park. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 14 May 1897 · page 2

Sir,—It was stated in a tone of unanswerable argument at the Municipal Council last night, when above-mentioned application was under discussion, that only by an act of…

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Queen’s Birthday Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 May 1897 · page 2

Nominations for the above races closed last night given below, though entries received to-day bearing. yesterday’s post mark will be accepted :— HAN DICAP TROT—Two miles and a half,…

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Merton Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Merton Football Club was held at the Redlands School of Arts on the 15th inst. There were about 25 present--Mr. Jas. Regan…

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