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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1888

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YANDA v Gundabooka Cricket Match. [Communicated.]

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 6

ON Saturday last a cricket match, Yanda v. Gundabooke, was played at the latter station. The Yanda team having won the toss went first to the wickets and succeeded…

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Football Team to Visit Australia. London, Jan. 5

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 January 1888 · page 4

Another football team is likely to visit Australia…

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Final Cricket Match. Sydney Jan. 10

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 4

A final cricket match between [?] team and N.S.W. has been arranged next Sunday…

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Bourke Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 4

A MEETING of the members of the above Club was held last night at Tattersalls Hotel Mr. Bloxham occupying the chair. The attendance was only fair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been…

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Brewarrina Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 February 1888 · page 3

IN the report of the first days races at Bres[?] the principal evening of the day was [?] Midsummer Handicap of 10 [?] one of the best races of the [?]…

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Cricket Rules. London Feb. 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 4

The County Cricket Council has resolved by 11 to 3 that a batsman is out if any part of his person in a straight line with his wicket stops a ball which would have hit it…

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The English Football Team. London, Feb. 11

The Western Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1888 · page 4

The English football team, which has been organised to play a series of matches in Australia, will include several leading university and county players. The team is…

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Cricket Match. Sydney, Feb. 21

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 4

In the Cricket match, Vernon's team against N.S. Wales, the latter have 4 wickets down in their second innings fro 135.Later. To-day's Cricket resulted as follows:-…

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Proposed Alterations in Racing Law

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 7

THE large and ever-increasing number of race meetings throughout the colonies are becoming an unmitigated nuisance. But the evil is act beyond remedy; and it is…

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Boxing Contests. Sydney, March 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 4

The Premier has intimated that in all cases of boxing to exhaustion, or where injuries are inflicted, prosecution will be instituted Boxing with proper gloves as…

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CRICKET. Sydney, March 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 4

In the match, Shaw's team against 18 juniors, five of the latter are out for 56 runs…

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CRICKET. Sydney. March 6

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 3

The match between Shaw's team and 18 Juniors resulted in draw. Vernon's team won at Melbourne by 87 runs…

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Telegrams. Cricket. Sydney, March 13

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 March 1888 · page 2

Lilywhite's team kept the wickets all day and have scored 367 for eight wickets. Shrewsbury 183, not out. Later…

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Bourke District Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 4

A general meeting of the Bourke District Cricket Club was held at Tattersall's on Monday evening last. Owing to other meetings having been convened simultaneously the attendance was not a…

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B.j.c. Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 May 1888 · page 4

THE postponement of the first day's races till to-day, rendered necessary by the recent rain, has not enabled anything fresh to be elicited regarding the horses in town, all fast work of course having been…

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CRICKET. London, May 17

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 May 1888 · page 5

The cricket match between the Australians and the Oxford Under-Graduates has been postponed owing to rain…

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CRICKET. London, May 21

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 May 1888 · page 5

The Australians commenced a match against Yorkshire to-day on the Sheffield ground, the County men going to the wickets, and were all put out in their first…

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CRICKET. London, May 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 30 May 1888 · page 4

In their first innings against the Gentlemen of England, the Australians made 179, of which Jones, scored 61, McDonnell 41, Jarvis 27 and Ferris 12. The Gentlemen…

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CRICKET. London, May 30

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 June 1888 · page 4

The match between the Australian Eleven and the Gentlemen of England was concluded at Lord's on Tuesday, the Australians having scored 213 in their second inning for…

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Telegrams Football Match, Sydney, June 4

The Western Herald · Wednesday 6 June 1888 · page 4

A large concourse attended the Association ground on Saturday to witness the match between the English and Australian footballers. Although the latter worked…

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