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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Football. Ormondes v DURBOS

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 2

THE attraction in football circles on Saturday last was the second match for the Mitchell trophy. The contest was a keen one, and resulted in a win for the…

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The Latest Telegrams. the Cricket Council. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 August 1896 · page 3

Mr. Gibson, in an interview yesterday, stated that the Australian Cricket Council would maintain their authority over the Australian cricketers' team…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

A scratch match will be played this afternoon, Footballers are requested to be on the ground at four o'clock when the teams will be picked. It is probable that a team…

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The Football Match. [?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

The local team, the Pioneers were met and defeated by a team [?] Wednesday last. There is no doubt the better team won. The [?] were [?] in…

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Cricket. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, August 7

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 August 1896 · page 2

At a meeting of the Cricket Association yesterday, a resolution was carried protesting aginst the proposal of the Australian Eleven to tour the colonies…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. (By Cable.) Match Against Kent. London, August 9

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 August 1896 · page 2

The match against Kent resulted in a win for the Australians by 176 runs. The visitors scored 310 in their first innings, and their second innings yielded 203. Kent, first…

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Football. Dubbo V. Ormonde

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 3

THE final match for the Mitchell trophy was played on the Oval on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large number of spectators. The ground was rather soft,…

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The Cricket Association. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1896 · page 3

The Cricket Association last night carried a resolution calling on the New South Wales members of the Australian Eleven to oppose any extension of…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 2

One of the most rermarkable circumstances in conneetion wilh the visit of the Australians to England is W. G. Grace's failure to make any stand against them with the bat…

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Macquarie Cricket Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the members of the Macquarie Cricket Club was held at Fitz-Gerald's Court House Hotel on Thursday evening. The…

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Football. Orange V. Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1896 · page 3

The Orange Waratah football team journeyed to Dubbo on Wednesday and played a team representing the Dabbo district on the Dubbo Oval. The game…

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Football. Pioneers v. Meat Works

The Western Herald · Wednesday 26 August 1896 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last a very interesting match was played on the Cricket Ground between the above clubs. Some weeks ago the first match between these teams was…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 August 1896 · page 2

In the cricket match at Brighton between Sussex and Yorkshire Prince Ranjitsinhji, playing for the former, soored a "century" in each innings…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 2

We understand that the fined much between the [?] and M[?] Weeks will be played on Saturday next, when it is expected that both [?] will be represented by their…

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District Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 2

The annual general csepires of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel en Friday evening latt, August [?] About 15 memebrs were present. Mr. Frader (President)…

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Dubbo Cricket Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Dabbo Cricket Club was held at the Royal Hotel on Saturday evening. There was a large attendance. The…

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The Cricket Council. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 3

The feeling in the Australian Cricket Council against the Australian team playing in New Zealand is said to be weakening…

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The Cricket Council Backing Down. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, September 1

The Western Herald · Wednesday 2 September 1896 · page 2

Thwe feeling in the Cricket Cru[?] against the Australians pl[?]ing in New [?] is weakening. The Secretary of the [?] association is of the opinion the after the…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 5 September 1896 · page 2

Albert Trott and J. Harry hare been engaged by English cricket clubs as professionals, but will return to Australia prior to settling down in England…

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