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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 2

The Press team journey to North Bourke this afternoon to try conclusions with the North Bourke team, and will be as follows,—Ross, Moon, Mott, Connors, Blight, J…

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Sporting. Football Meeting

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1895 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Ornoads Football Club was hald at [?] Exchange Hotel on Thursday [?] Tnhere was a [?]nrous a0ttendance, and Mr. S. Philips, J P…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 13 April 1895 · page 2

A match will be played to-day between an eleven of the District C. C. and Darlings. Play will commence at 11 o'clock. The following are the players. District—Smith…

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M.u.i.o.o.f. Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 2

The members of the Loyal Darling Pioneer Lodge. Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows, held their annual race meeting on Easter Monday on the race course, and as…

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Cricket. Press v. North Bourke

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 2

The return match between the above clubs will be played to-day. The following players will represent the Press:—Moon, J. Reynolds, Blight, Chapman, Connors…

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Pioneer Football Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1895 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above club was held at Mr. J. S. Donohoe's Gladstone Hotel, on Monday night last. The President, Mr. Tibbits, occupied the chair…

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Lawn Tennis. Sydney, May 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 2

The intercolonial lawn tennis tournament was continued on the Sydney cricket ground yesterday. New South Wales defeating Victoria by 44 sets to 19. Of 21 matches…

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Serious Football Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

ON Wednesday last a local footballer named George Guidice met with a serious accident on the Oval during the progress of a scratch match. It…

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Cricket. the English Eleven. London, May 9

The Western Herald · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 2

Mr. Stoddart and his team of cricketers, were enthusiastically welcomed in London. Richardson said he found by experience his usual style of bowling was useless on…

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Ladies at Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 3

THE S. M.. HERALD'S London correspondent, writing under date March 29, days;—A new excitement has been provided in athletic quarters hy the…

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Cricket. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 3

Mr. Stoddart will captain the next English crieket team, which will visit Australia in 1896…

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Cricket. an English Eleven. London, May 20

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

Mr. Stoddart will captain the next English cricket team, which will visit Australia in 1897…

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Bourke's Carnival. the Annual Races and Show. the Bazaars, and Other Attractions

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 May 1895 · page 2

What may be termed Bourke's carnival was fairly commenced on Monday. For days previously an observant one could not fail to see that the town was gradually…

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Bourke Jockey Club. Annual Meeting. the Settling. the Off Day's Races

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 May 1895 · page 2

On Friday night last, the settling in connection with the annual race-meeting of the Bourke Jockey Club was held at Mr. S. S. Moses' Royal Hotel, that gentleman…

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Cricket. England v. Surrey. London, May 30

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 June 1895 · page 2

England won the match against Surrey by an innings and seventy-five runs…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1895 · page 2

A scratch match will be played on the cricket ground this afternoon. On Saturday last a scratch football match was played on the cricket ground. Messrs…

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Football. [By a Spectator.]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 June 1895 · page 2

THE first football match of the season —except a "pick-up" match which was played about a fortnight ago—was played on the local oval on Saturday…

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Cricket Fielding: Is It Degenerating?

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1895 · page 2

Mr. C. C. Mott, in the Field, discusses the question, "Cricket Fielding: Is it Degenerating?" He says that recent events—namely, the test matches between Mr…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the Pioneer Football Club was held on Thursday evening last. The matter of honor caps was adjourned till next committee meeting. A selection…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 June 1895 · page 2

Harry Boyle the celebrated Victorian cricketer, is leaving Victoria to reside in Brisbane. During his cricketing career he played 226 innings in intercolonial and…

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