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Sport, 1898

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Hay Football Association

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 3

The first meeting of delegates to the above Association was held last night, at the Caledonian Hotel, at 8 p.m. There were present:—Mr. Frank Meakes (in the chair), and…

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Football. Albury v. WODONGA

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 18

These teams met again on Saturday on the show grounds, when the visitors were victorious. It was really only a scratch match several Albury men playing with Wodonga;…

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An American Cricket Story

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 May 1898 · page 4

The umpire is standing to leg, with a bowie knife in his belt, and a revolver in his hip pocket. The wicket keeper appeals for stumping, the…

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Cricket Association

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 May 1898 · page 4

On Tuesday evening a meeting of the Cricket Association was held at the School of Arts. Mr A. Jameson, the president, occupied the chair, and the other delegates present were Messrs. Windeyer and…

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Racing. London

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 14

The Newmarket Handicap was won by Jacquemart, with Maluma second. It was won by half a length…

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Cricket. the M'glenchy Trophy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 May 1898 · page 19

The match for second place in the games of the season, between Gundowring and Wooragee, took place on the 7th inst. It was not finished before time was called, and will have…

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Cricket. Deniliquin V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 May 1898 · page 4

The second innings of the match which ended in a tie, was played on Saturday, and as far as the Trades were concerned their display was a very poor on against the Deniliquin trundlers…

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Hay Football Association

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 May 1898 · page 4

A meeting of the delegates to the Hay Football Association was held on Friday evening, at the Caledonian Hotel. Mr W. F. Baxter occupied the chair, and there were…

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Cricket. M'glenchy Cricket Association

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 19

The match for second place between the Wooragee and Gundowring clubs, begun on the 7th inst., was completed on the 14th on the Yackandandah cricket ground in the…

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Albury Football Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

The usual Committee meeting of this body was held on Wednesday night. Present— Dr. Andrews (president), and Messrs. Shortal, H. Moffitt, L. Buckley,…

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FOOTBALL. Hay v. Half-Holiday

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

The first match of the season for the local premiership was played on Wednesday, whon those old-time rivals, the Hay and Half-Holiday clubs, started a…

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Cricket. Deniliquin V. Trades

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 4

The final match in the premiership competition was commenced on Saturday, and judging by the attendance. interest in the matches has by no means wa[?]ed, notwithstanding the fact that the…

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Barooga Races

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 2

A blustering wind and cold at that did not prevent a good muster at the race meeting held at Barooga last Tuesday. Berrigan contributed a fair…

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The Tennis Ball

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 35

This event, which had been looked forward to with much interest, took place last Tuesday night, and proved highly successful. It has been originally intended to hold the affair in…

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Football. Albury v. Great Southern

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 19

The Albury players loft home on Saturday morning about 9 o'clock behind a well-conditioned team of five horses driven by the well-known Jehu Simon. No item of interest…

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Sporting Notes Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 3

The district-bred horse-Yale Lock, by Padlock, ran into third position in the Birthday Cup at the W.A. Queen's Birthday meeting at Perth…

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Know You What Football Is ? Something About the Game

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 May 1898 · page 37

When the funny man of the comic papers wishes to present the noble game of football in a ludicrous aspect he invariably resorts to the hysterical Frenchman,…

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Deniliquin Birthday Racing Club

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 28 May 1898 · page 4

OFFICE. BEARERS.—President—Mr C. DeFraga. vice-Presidents—Messrs John Bott, and John Geraghty. Special Stewards—Messrs. C. F. DeFraga, B. W. Mann, W. King, T. Rowbottom…

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Cricket Funniosities

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 2

Marvellous first visit unsuccessful. Harben slightly in need of practice. Dargin failed to give an exhibition of his "punt" hits, but as a bowler he had full…

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Cricket Match with a Lunatic Asylum Eleven

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 1 June 1898 · page 4

Not long-ago a cricket match was arranged between a village team and a lunatic asylum eleven. The latter team were in a bad way when, with one…

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