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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1899

278 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 10 of 14

Half-Holiday Cricket Club

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 2

A general meeting was held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of forming this club and electing officers. There was a very good attendance,…

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Latest Cricket. LONDON

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 2

Warwickshire, second innings, 226. Australians, second innings, one for 50. The Australians thus won the match by nine wickets…

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Football. the Englishmen at Bathurst

The Wellington Times · Thursday 10 August 1899 · page 4

An immense number of people availed themselves yesterday of the opportunity of witnessing the football match between the Western Districts team and the famous…

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Football

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 2

The English footballers defeated the Bathurst team by 20 points to nil. Fire. A serious fire occurred this…

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Wonderful Cricket Records

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 11 August 1899 · page 7

THE present moment makes anything in the cricket line of interest to readers of all classes, and the following extraordinary cricket records will show that the ' boys'…

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Sporting. The Turf. Cricket. Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

Mr Mulliueux's team of English footballers was pitted for the third time during its present visit to the colonies against a team drawn from At a committee meeting of the Cobar Turf Club, held on Thursday night, it was decided to accept the tender of Messrs Gudgeon and Clifton, at £22 The Half-holiday cricket meeting, called for Tuesday, was postponed until next Tuesday, when it will be held at the Grand Hotel…

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The Federal Cricket Club

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

The annual meeting of the District Junior Cricket Clnb was held at Mr. J. S. Donohoe' Gladstone Hotel on Thursday evening last. Mr. P. E. M'Girr occupied the chair…

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Cricket. the Australians in England

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

The match with Warwickshire was won by the Australians by 9 wickets. The home team made 135 in the first innings, and 226 in the second. The Australians made…

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TUE Western Herald and Darling River Advocate. Saturday, August 12, 1899. the Racing Autocrat

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1899 · page 2

IN a country where there is no great inclination to accept dictation from any source, no matter how powerful, or to evince any degree of reverential…

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Football. WELLINGTON v. Burrell Creek

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 August 1899 · page 5

This match was played on Saturday on Bell Park, and resulted in a win for the former by 21 points to nil. The following represented the winning…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1899 · page 2

The arrangements in connection with the forthcoming match between Bourke and Cobar are being carried out with despatch and the visitors are to be made as…

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Football. Wellington Club Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 17 August 1899 · page 3

A general meeting of the Wellington Football Club was held on Wednesday night, when there was a fair attendance of members. It was understood that the main…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

Owing to an accident W. Sibran will be unable to play in the Bourke team against Cobar on Wednesday. Sibras, who is a fine forward, will be greatly missed…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2
Also in The Cobar Herald

No cricketer is infallible. Trumble, probably the finest fielder at short slip in the world, dropped an easy one from Jackson in the recent test match when that batsman…

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Sporting. Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 2

The following players have been selected to represent Cobar, in the match against Bourke, to be played at the latter place on Wednesday next:…

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Lawn Tennis. Ladies Sinowes Handicap Tournament

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1899 · page 5

THE above tournament was brought to a close on Thursday afternoon, when Miss Cox defeated Miss Browning-scores beinir called 30-20. Miss Browning gave Miss…

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Football

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 August 1899 · page 3

A match was played on Saturday, on Bell Park, between the Wellington club and a team drawn from the district. Mr. C. C. Martin organised the latter team, and altogether it was a very fair…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 August 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday last, a match took place at Narromine, between the Dubbo and Narromine clubs. The farmer were captained by Mr. G. Taylor and the latter by Mr. J. Hives. In…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 23 August 1899 · page 2

The Cobar footballers arrived last night and were met by a number of townspeople. They were escorted to the Empire Hotel, where, over a glass of wine, they were welcomed to…

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