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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1893

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 July 1893 · page 2

A match will be played this after between Rich and Co's team, and the Meat Works team. A close contest is anticipated, as practice has been regularly…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1893 · page 2

On Saturday the Melbourne Football team, 11 goals 8 behinds, beat Williamstown, 4 goals 6 behinds. The Essendon (Melbourne) team at Hobart 6 goals 7…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 August 1893 · page 2

George Lohmann hopes to be able to arrange for an English cricket eleven to visit Australia during 1894 season. The match between the Meat Works and…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1893 · page 2

The match, Rich and Co., v. Meat Works, was resumed on Saturday afternoon last, when the Meat Works continued their second innings. Coomber was the not out man with…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1893 · page 3

I am requested to inform those in favor of establishing another cricket club in Bourke, that a meeting will be held at Mr. M. Carroll's Great Western Hotel, at 8…

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Cricket. the Fort Bourke Match

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 September 1893 · page 2

A team of Bourke cricketers will journey to Fort Bourke to-day to play a match against the shearers, etc. on the station. The following have been. chosen to play:—Parker,…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 2

A match for next Saturday has been arranged between a team representative of the combined Banks and Civil Service against one selected from the Town. It is…

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Hawkesbury Races. Sydney, September 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1893 · page 2

Members' Handicap.—M.L.A., 1; Result, 2; Utter, 3. September Handicap.—Cadet, 1; Volunteer, 2 ; Messmate, 3…

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Darling Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 September 1893 · page 2

A well attended general meeting of the above club was held at Mr. Fitzgerald's Post Office Hotel on Thursday night last, (Mr. A. Drowning in the chair.) The…

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Cricket. Bourke District Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 September 1893 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above club was held at the Post Office Hotel, on Friday, September 15. Mr. Vice-president, T. J. M. Trader, occupied the chair, and…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 September 1893 · page 2

The match between the Hanks and Civil Servants combined and the Town, will be continued to-day on the Bourke District Cricket Club's wicket. The…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 27 September 1893 · page 3

A match was played the other day at Dynover Downs (Peter Magan's favourite spot), beeween the station team and a team from Thargomindah. The station hands…

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Athletics

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 September 1893 · page 2

Professor Miller succeeded in Melbourne the other evening, at St. George's Hall, in his attempt to break the world's record at dumbbell lifting. During the course of the…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 November 1893 · page 2

A match will be played on Saturday next between the Bourke District Eleven and 18 of the B.D.C.C. and Darling Club combined. A list of names will appear in next issue. Play…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 2

The match between All-comers and the District C. C. will be continued this afternoon…

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Barringun Races

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

Horseowners will note that the nominations for the two principal handicaps at the forthcoming Barringun meeting close on Monday next, with the Secretary, Mr. W. Ballard…

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Athletics

The Western Herald · Saturday 2 December 1893 · page 2

A days sport is to be held at Mr. Peter's Commercial Hotel on Boxing day, December 26…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 9 December 1893 · page 2

Members of the Darling Cricket Club are Notified elsewhere that a general meeting will be held at Mr. Donohoe's Gladstone Hotel, on Monday night next, A good…

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Football. London, December 14

The Western Herald · Saturday 16 December 1893 · page 3

The annual Oxford-Cambridge University football match resulted on Wednesday in a victory for Oxford…

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Cricket. the Intercolonial Match

The Western Herald · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 2

In the Intercolonial match between New South Wales and South Australia. New South Wales made 118 runs in their first innings. South Australia made 106…

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