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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1899

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The Amateur Races

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 2

THE following are the nominations for the Cup, Bracelet and Trial Stakes…

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Cricket. the Test Match. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, March 21

The Western Herald · Wednesday 22 March 1899 · page 2

Australian [?], first innings, 352; Next [?]leven, first innings, 288; secong innings. — Trumper, 8 Trumbla 0; Hack, run out, 6; Laver, [?] Nobl[?], 26; Ro[?]lman,[?] Hill, [?]…

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Telegraphic Intelligence. Cricket. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 March 1899 · page 5

THE Australian Eleven won the Adelaide match by four wickets…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

The distinctions drawn between the professional and amateur cricketer have always afforded the ordinary person much to scoff at and it must be admitted that there has…

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Trangie Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

THE fourth annual meeting of the Trangie Jockey Club was brought o a successful issue on Wednesday. The day was beautifully cool and pleasant for racing, the fields…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

An attempt will be made this winter to arouse some interest in the game of football. With this object in view it is proposed to form two distinct clubs. It is hoped that…

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Lawn Tennis

The Western Herald · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

The anuual meeting of the local Lawn Tennis Club was held on Friday evening last. The report showed that the season's opcrations were started with a credit of 5s…

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Early Two- Year- Old Racing

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 4

SOME discussion is progressing in Victoria sporting circles at the present time concerning the advisableness or otherwise of early two- year- old racing, for which Mr. Archie Yuille…

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What Athletic Records Cost

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 6

DR. ANDERSON, director of the gymnasium at the Yale University, has made some very interesting discoveries on the effect of different forms of athletics on…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 2

Our Enngoma correspondent writes:— The long looked for cricket match between the Town team and the Homustead Lossees, eventuated on the 17th March, and resulted…

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Cobbora Amatkur Races

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1899 · page 6

THE Cobbora Amateur Race Club (says the Mudgee GUARDIAN) held its annual meeting on Thursday last, and the attendance was fairly…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

A largely attended meeting was held at Mr. D. Shaw's Tattersall's Hotel on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of forming a second football club in Bourke. Mr. Anthes…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 April 1899 · page 2

The cricket match between South and West Australia was won by the former by four wickets…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

The members of the Darling Rover Foot-ball Club will indulge in practice this afternoon, commencing at 3.30 o'clock. Apparently football is going to boom this…

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Cricket. (Communicated.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

A MOST enjoyable afternoon was spent on Saturday last, when a cricket match took place between 19 of the Dubbo ladies and ll men; it took the form of a large…

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Newtown Football Club

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the above club was held at the Exchange Hotel on Saturday evening. Mr. W. Drover occupying the chair. There were over 20 players present…

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Cricket

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 2

Lolmann cousidere A. E. Trott is the best bowler in the world. Trumpor'a score of 253 for N.S.W. v. Fasmania, is the hundredth individual score of…

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Lawn Tennis

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 2

THE grounds of the local Lawn Tennis Club looked Very gay last Saturday after noon, it being the " opening " day for the season. The weather being beautifully…

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Football Competition. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1899 · page 3

In the football competition under Association rules for the Association Cup the Sheffield Union team won. Seventyfour thousand spectators were present…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

A meeting of the Committee of the [?] [?] G. Wal[?] day evening last. The [?]…

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