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Sport, 1898

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CRICKET. Waradgery C.C v. Hay C.C.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1898 · page 4

On Wednesday afternoon Jack Dillon (44) and Mat. Armitage (22) resumed the Waradgery team's innings against Hay, wanting 53 to win the match. J. Julian opened the…

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Cricket

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 2

The cricket match. N.S.W. v. Victoria will be commonced to Sydney today (Saturday). The Welshmen will be without the services of Howell, who, on account of his…

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Cricket. Eniliquin V. Country Combined

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 January 1898 · page 3

The above match will! be played on the cricket [?]round on Saturday next, play commencing at [?]1 o'clock. The Deniliquin team will be as follow :— Windeyer, Mackay, Rand. McCulloch,…

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Cricket

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 26 January 1898 · page 2

To-day (Wednesday) the much talked of cricket match, Hay v. Doniliquin, was to have been played in Hay. But at the last moment word was received from Deniliquin…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 3

The Barambogie team have entered a protest against Wahgunyah in connection with last Saturday's match for not being on the ground by 3.15 p.m.--according to…

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Benalla Races

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 3

At the Benalla races, held on Wednesday, there was a very poor attendance, probably owing to the weather being extremely hot and counter attractions at…

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Cricket. JERILDERIE v. BERRIGAN

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 3

The fourth match of the season between the Berrigan and Jerilderie clubs was played at the Hub on Anniversary Day, and resulted in the defeat of the "undoubted…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 3

Shannonvale Races--February 2. Springhurst annual races--Wednesday, 2nd March. Yarrawongn Autumn Meeting--March 9…

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The M'glenchy Cricket Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 19

The first of the more important matches between the different associations took place on the 8th inst., when a combined team from the clubs connected with that at…

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CRICKET. Hay C C v. Half-Holiday C. C.

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

The match between the Hay and Half-Holiday clubs which was played on Anniversary Day was a fairly close and interesting one. T. Callaway captained the…

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Tricks and Games in Swimming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

Plain swimming, with its attendant diving, treading water, floating and rolling in the warm sand, is quite good enough sport for most young people. But there are a…

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The Anniversary Races

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

OFFICE BEARERS.—President—Mr C. F. De Frag[?] Vice-Presidents—Messrs. John Bott and Reynolds. Stewards—Messrs. De Graga, King, W. Powell, T. Rowbottom, D. Grant,…

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Cricket. Hay V. Half-holiday

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

THE most important fixture for Anniversary Day was undoubtedly the above match. That is so far as localism is concerned. The premiership matches have just now arrived…

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Cricket. Deniliquin Combined V. Country

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 4

The above match was played on the cricket ground on Saturday, the weather being perfect for cricket—just warm with a cool breeze blowing. When the match was first mooted the…

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Cricket. Victoria V. New South Wales

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 3

On Saturday last the intercolonial match Victoria v. New South Wales, was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground. The home team knocked up a total of 273 in their first innings—Gregory 72,…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 3

Shannonvale Races--February 2. Coota[?] Turf Club--Feb. 9,10. Junee Racing Club--February 16, 17. Springhurst annual races--Wednesday,…

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Original Correspondence. the Benalla Races. To the Editor

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 2

SIR,--In your issue of yesterday's date [?] Anniversary Handicap you state "In this race Hemlock lost several lengths by jumping some white marks made across…

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Balranald Cricket Club

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

A general meeting of the above took place on Friday night at the Royal Hotel, the President, Mr. W. A. Macpherson, in the chair…

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Cricket. Balranald V. Euston

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

A typical Australian summer day greeted the appearance of the Euston cricketers at Balranald but the heat did not for one moment debar the 22…

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Cricket. the M'glenchy Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 February 1898 · page 15

On the 29th ult. the Gundowring and Yackandandah clubs tried conclusions on the ground of the latter. Gundowring went in first, playing one man shore. Three or four…

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