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Murray · Sport

Sport, 1902

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Cricket. Deniliquin V. Natives

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 2

The match between the above teams on Saturday last resulted in the Natives being thrown out of the premiership competition, and the final match to be played to-day between Deniliquin and the…

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Cricket. Maude and District V Hay C.C.

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 17 March 1902 · page 3

The match arranged between the Maude and District eleven and the Hay Cricket Club team came off on the Oval on Friday and Saturday last,…

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Clear Hills Races

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 March 1902 · page 3

THE annual race meeting of the Clear Hills Turf Club was held on Wednesday afternoon and a first-class day's racing resulted. Although the fields were not as…

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Racing Fixtures

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

MARCH 20TH.—Gence Racing Club, R. D. Monahan, hon, sec. MARCH 25TH.—Moulamein Racing Club, Acceptances, 24th March, R. Hindson…

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Balranald Athletic Association

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 2

A public meeting was held at the Commercial Hotel last Monday evening with the object of forming an Athletic Association. There were between 20…

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Cricket. Good Templars v Illillawa (Combined.)

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 2

The Good Templars cricket team journeyed to Illillawa on Monday last for the purpose of meeting an eleven selected from players on Illillawa,…

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More Cricket

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 5

Not long age in a local cricket match, play was of the dullest possible kind until a young giant of the visiting team went in to bat. To such purpose did he set about…

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Pirate Football Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 37

The annual meeting of the above club was hold on Wednesday night at Loveridge's Australian Hotel, when there wore about 40 members present. Mr. Laird was voted to the chair on…

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Cricket Notes. TRADES [?] DENILIQUIN [By [?]]

The Independent · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 4

On Saturday last the concluding match between the above teams was commenced on the local Cricket Ground for Mr. A. H. Winde[?] shield and Mr. W. Leetham'a…

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International Cricket. England v. South Australia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 37

The last match of the English tour was commenced in Adelaide on Saturday and concluded…

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The Storyteller. "Maymyo." a Tale of Love and Racing in Mandalay

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 6

Last September, on Governor's Cup Day, at the Poona Races, I saw among the bookies in their new covered-in arcade a familiar name-board, which brought back…

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Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 24 March 1902 · page 2

A meeting of the above Club was held at the Crown Hotel on Friday night. There were present:—Mr. J. Lawson (president, in the chair) and…

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Cricket

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 25 March 1902 · page 2

The team to visit Goombargons on Good will be chosen from the following players, coach to start at 7 'o clock:-- A. Bayliss, Buggy, Bready, Burrowes,…

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Hay Cricket Association

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 2

A meeting of the Association was held at Tattersall's Hotel on Tuesday afternoon. There were present.—Mr G. A. Miller (president, in the chair),…

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Swimming. R. Cavill in Form

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 37

At the City Amateur Swimming Club's meeting in Brisbane on Friday, R. Cavill (N.S.W.) won the 100 yards championship of Queensland from F. Gailey (Queensland)…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

Wangaratta T.C.--March 29 and 31. Beechworth--March 31 and April 1. Walla Walla--March 31. Tarrawingee--April 3…

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Cricket. Urana v. Combined Team

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 37

An interesting cricket match took place on Overton ground last Saturday, when Urana journeyed thence to meet a combined team selected from that district. Urana won the…

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Corowa Annual Races. April 8 and 9

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 3

Now that the blessed rain has come we should have a wonderfully interesting race meeting in front of us. Even if the rain had not come it would not have…

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Racing in the Punjaub. 2000 Deaths Daily. London, March 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 24

The bubonic plague is raging with much severity ia the Punjaub in India, half the province being infected. The deaths number no fewer than 2000 daily…

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Athletics

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 28 March 1902 · page 37

At the St. Patrick's Day sports meeting at Hamilton (Vic), on 19th inst, W. M'Manus, the well-known long-distance pedestrian of Cootamundra, won the…

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