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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1898

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English Cricket. (By Cable.) London, September 8

The Western Herald · Saturday 10 September 1898 · page 2

Stoddart's team the English eleven by five wickets…

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Cricket

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Coonabarabran Cricket Club was held at Mr. A. Field’s hotel on Friday last Mr. Wright occupying the chair. The balance sheet showed the…

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The Latest Telegrams. Randwick Races. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 3

Shorts Handicap—Jobausen, Sailor Boy, Kirry. Maiden Plate — Holster, Ganleon, Pelessier…

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Chivalry in the Cricket Field. Cassell's Saturday Journal

The Western Herald · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 4

If a man possesses any good qualities, cricket will most surely develop them. It is a game which calls constantly for little acts of courtesy and self-denial,…

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Lawn Tennis. Doubles. Miss Holmes and P. A. Smith (minns [?] 15) v. Miss Browning and J. Heane

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 14 September 1898 · page 2

ABOUT fifty ladies and gentlemen were present on the club's grounds, when the above pairs played "off." Owing to the fact that, only another pair have to meet;…

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Laws Tennis. Doubles

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1898 · page 3

Miss Mar Holmes and P. A. Smith (minus ½ 15) v. Miss Butler and F. D. Fisher (plus 15). SOME 60 or 70 people assembled on the…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 October 1898 · page 2

This afternoon, the District Juniors play a combined team of employess from Cobb & Co's. and the Western Engineering Co's, works…

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Swimming

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 2

Another crank, named Frank Holmes, has attempted to swim across the English channel. When within six miles of the French coast he had to [?] owing to a dense fog…

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Freadful Racing Accident

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 3

A DREADFUL accident occurred in the Caulf[?]ld Cap, run on Saturday last, which coat the Sydney jockey, J. Flanagan, his life, and robbed the race of much of its interest…

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Caulfield Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 19 October 1898 · page 2

MAIDEN PLATE ; Heretic 1, Auriferous 2, War God 3. Hurdle Race; Manazona 1, Realgar 2. Cup; Hymettus 1, Massinissa 2, Chief 3, Wait a Bit 4…

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Garrawilla. Hospital Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

THE Garrawilla shearers and employees held the usual races and sports in aid of the hospital funds on Saturday, 22nd October, and had a capital day’s sport…

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V. R. C. Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 2 November 1898 · page 2

HOTHAM HANDICAP: Plutus 1, Hainault 2, Contrast 3." DERBY : Cocos 1, Bobadil 2, Woodlark 3. MAIDEN PLATE : Stand off 1, Grizzle 2, Roscommon 3…

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The Next Cricket Team. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1898 · page 3

M'Kibbin yesterday announced his willingness take part to in the intercolonial matches, and to go to England with the next Australian eleven…

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SWIMMING. (To the Editor.)

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Hearing that there are one or two good swimmers in Bourke, and that matches are talked of, I would be willing to make one of a sweepstake, for 75 or 100…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

The District Juniors playes an eleven from the Woolwash on the local wicket early in the week and received a great drubbing, their opponents winning by an innings and…

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Athletics

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 November 1898 · page 2

There has been quite a stir in athletics lately, and now a couple of matches have been announced Next Wednesday N. Dugan and L. Pearson will run 130 yards…

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Cricket. Victoria v. South Australia. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, November 1[?]

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 November 1898 · page 2

South Australia in their second innings made [?], Victoria thus winning by 296 runs…

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Intercolonial Cricket. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 10 December 1898 · page 3

Tasmania, first innings, 10 wickets for 130, Windsor 43 not out. Noble did the kat trick…

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