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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1895

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Football at Home

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 June 1895 · page 2

THE following for playing "Football at Home," a game that may amuse both boys and girls tn the present winter evenings, is from a Home paper:—The ball is very easily…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

The shilling fund inaugurated by the London Daily Telegraph towards the national testimonial to Dr. W. G. Grace amounts to £2500…

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Sporting Notes. Boxing. London, July 4

The Western Herald · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

The pugilist Fitzsimmons has been acquitted on a charge of the manslaughter of Con Riordan, who died from the effects of a blow from Fitzsimmons in a boxing…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 3

The first of the series of matches between the Dubbo and Ormonde football clubs, in the competition for the ball offered for the best two out of…

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Lawn Tennis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 2

THE following is the result of the first round or the Lawn Tennis tournament:—McCartie beat Jelf, Solomon beat Armstrong, Pinnington v. A…

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Athletics

The Western Herald · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 2

A one mile handicap for members of the Pioneer Football Club will be run off on Wednesday, 31st inst. Nominations close on Thursday, July 25…

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Football. [By a Spectator.]

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1895 · page 2

THE second of the series of matches between the Dubbo and Ormonde football clubs in competition for the trophy offered by Mr. R. W. Mitchell,…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1895 · page 2

THE attraction in football circles on Saturday last was the meting of the Wellington district team and the Dubbo combined team, which took…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 3

THE Dubbo and Ormonde Football Clubs met on Saturday afternoon in continuation of the series of matches to decide the winner of Mitchell's…

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Cricket. English—australian Test Matches. London, August 5

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 August 1895 · page 3

The Marylebone Cricket Club has notified that the Committee of Counties have limited the test matches in season between England and Australia to 3…

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Football. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 3

The visiting team of Victorian Rugby footballers played at Newcastle yesterday against the Northern District 15, the latter winning by 21…

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County Cricket. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 3

Surrey is the leading county in the cricket championship by 12 points. Yorkshire is next with 9 points. APPLICATIONS for rate collector to be in…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1895 · page 2

THE last contest of the series of matches between the Ormonde and Dubbo Football Clubs was played on Saturday afternoon last, and resulted…

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Cablegrams. Railway Racing. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 3

Last night's train from London to Aberdeen, west coast route, London and North Western and Caledonian lines, accomplished the distance, 540…

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Swimming. Sydney. August 27

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 2

There is a probability of a swimming match being arranged between Placke, the Dutch champion, and Child, of this colony…

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Darling Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1895 · page 2

The second annual meeting of the above club was held at Mr. W. Byron's Tattersall's Hotel on Monday evening last, there being present Messrs. Bowen, (in the chair)…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

The cricket season 1895-96 was opened by a scratch match on Saturday last, and another will be played to-day. It is probable the Gardiner Cup matches will be…

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District Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 31 August 1895 · page 2

The annual general meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening last, about 25 members being present…

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CRICKET. W. L. Murdoch's Score. London, September 2

The Western Herald · Wednesday 4 September 1895 · page 2

W. L. Murdoch has just completed a thousand runs made in first-class cricket matches in England this season…

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Sporting Notes. Cricket. Meat Works Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 7 September 1895 · page 2

The third annual general meeting of the Meat Works Cricket Club was held on Monday evening last in the dining room of the Company's works. Mr. W. Price occupied…

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