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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 3

May 19--Border (Corowa) Race Club. May 24--Wodonga Amateur Turf Club. May 24--Yerong Picnic Races. Mr. M. D. Rucker's Clwyd, by Beauclere…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 May 1897 · page 2

SIR,—"Pro Bone Public" seems to know a lot about Acts of Parliament and such things, and he denies that an Act of Parliament would be necessary to vary the present…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 3

May 24--Wodonga Amateur Turf Club. May 24--Yerong Picnic Races. June 22--Bonalla Racing Club. At a meeting of the Junior Football…

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Cricket in England. Ranjitsinhji's Batting. London, May 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 27

A cricket match was commenced yesterday at Lord's between the Marylebone Club and ground and the county of Sussex. The visitors went in first, and Ranjitsiahji…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 May 1897 · page 2

SIR,—"Cui Bono" doesn't seem to know a lot about the celebrated case referred to by him, or perhaps he would be aware of the fact that the decision from which he quotes…

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Junior Football Match

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

THERE was a large attendance of spe[?] at the Oval on Wednesday to witness the forst junior match of the season. The clubs competing being the Excelsior and…

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Cricket. Trades v. DENILIQUIN

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 May 1897 · page 2

On Saturday last the above clubs contin[?] final match for the local premiership, which [?] in a win for the Trades by eight runs. The [?] very windy, clouds of dust blowing all [?]…

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Wahgunyah Football Club

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 3

A MEETING of the members of this club was held at Eaton's Hotel on Friday night last to consider the advisability of holding a race meeting in aid of its funds. There…

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Football. Border v. BEECHWORTH

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 3

Border journeyed to Beechworth on Saturday with a poor team, and, as was expected, suffered defeat, the home team kicking 11 goals to 1 goal…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 3

June 16--Wahgunyah Football Club's Meeting. June 22--Bennlla Racing Club. Newhaven left Victoria by the R.M.S…

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

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 3

SIR,—In Tuesday's Grazier I asked "Pro Bono Publico" how he proposed to get over a Supreme Court decision in a celebrated case, in the course of which Mr. Justice Owen…

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The Proposed Athletic Ground

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 May 1897 · page 2

AT the last meeting of the Hay Municipal Council an application was made on behalf of the combined athletic clubs of Hay, asking the…

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Wodonga Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

A VERY successful meeting was held at Wodonga on Queen's Birthday, the weather being fine, and the attendance good. Fair fields of horses started in the…

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Barooga Races!

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

The 24th of May, [?] remembered by [?] live long enough [?] don’t [?] through [?] dodging into…

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Swimming. a Challenge. London, May 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 26

J. Nuttall, the English swimmer, announces that he is willing to swim Percy Cavill, the amateur champion of New South Wales, who recently left for England…

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Sporting. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 May 1897 · page 2

June 16-- Wahgunyah Football Club's Meeting. June 22--Benalla Racing Club. Another vicarious triumph for Dr. Lang…

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Deniliquin Birthday Racing Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 2

OFFICE BEARERS.—President—Dr. Warren. Vice-Presidents—Messrs. H. J. Poynter and H. L. Jones. Stewards—Dt. Warren, Messrs. W, King, W. Powell, T. Bowbottom, D. Grant, W. T,…

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Football. Border V. Albury

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 3

AFTER Border's form, as shown in previous matches with Chiltern and Beechworth, when they suffered defeat, it was only natural that their most ardent…

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Bowls

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

I have been called over the coals for recommending that fowls should be given only two meals a day. When I advocated this I was referring only to laying hens and not…

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Lord Rosebery in Praise of Football

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

Lord E. se[?] who was accompanied by his [?] Lond Daimeny and the H.[?] Arch[?] primrose, was present a the football match at the Crystal…

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