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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cricket Club Smoke Concert

The Wellington Times · Thursday 8 June 1899 · page 2

The smoke concert in aid of the funds of the Wellington Club took place on Tuesday evening in the Band Hall. The affair proved a most creditable success, for which…

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Football

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 2

On Saturday, a game of alleged football was played on the Coonabarabran grounds against the Binnaway team, and won by Coonabarabran by 14 points…

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International Cricket

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 2

The Australians commenced a match against Cambridge university on Thursday. The Englishmen won the toss and went in first, and by Saturday’s papers…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 5

New South Wales defeated Queensland by 16 points to 3 points. The English footballers beat the Goulburn team by 11 points to 3 points…

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English Cricket. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 5

In the match, Middlesex v. Kent, nine wickets of the former fell for 55. Nicholas and Roche then got together and added 230 to the score. This is a record for a tenth wicket…

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Cricket in England. AUSTRALIA v. YORKSHIRE

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 16 June 1899 · page 2

London, June 12, 1.15 p.m.—The Australians commenced the second match against Yorkshire at Bradford to-day. The weather war fine and…

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Intercolonial Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

The New South Wales and Queensland football teams met on Wednesday, whon the Wolshmon defeated the visitors by 16 points to 3…

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Local Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 3

The local footballers have been going in for plenty of practice recently. Scratch matches were played on Saturday and Wednesday. The Town team roll up badly…

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Fatal Accident on a Football Field. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1899 · page 5

Charier Grunes, who was seriously injured while playing in a football match on Sydney Cricket Ground on the 3rd inst., died in the hospital last…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 June 1899 · page 2

THE English team, recently arrived from England, played a game against New South Wales at Sydney on Saturday last. The Englishmen won by 4 points to 3 points…

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Cricket. the Second Test Match. [By Cable.] London, June 17

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1899 · page 2

The second test match was concluded on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the Australians by 10 wickets. The Englishmen scored 205 runs in their first innings and…

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Football Smoke Concert

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 June 1899 · page 2

In the evening a "smoko" was given in honor of the visitors, at the Royal Hotel. The large room was crowded, fully sixty being present. Recitations, songs, and…

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Football Meeting

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 June 1899 · page 2

On Monday evening last, a meeting was held at. Mr. A. Moston's Hotlel, Narromine, to try and form a Football Club. Owing to the Federation…

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Local Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 24 June 1899 · page 2

The Nyngan footballers are not going to go back on their arrangement to meet Cobar on Wednesday week, and the Cobar boys are just as positive that Nyngan shall have…

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Opening of the Football Season

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 27 June 1899 · page 2

THE football season in Dubbo was formally opened on Saturday last by a match on the Oval between a Dubbo team and the Club known as "The Nomads." It consists of…

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Football

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 2
Also in The Western Herald

The return match between Binnaway and Coonabarabran will be played at Binnaway on Saturday next— the day after the polo battle at…

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The Evils or Football

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 28 June 1899 · page 3

His Worship the Mayor of Melbourne has caused the vials of indignation to be poured upon his head for asserting that football was becoming a…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 5

In the match, England v. Toowoomba, the former won by 19 points to 3…

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A Football Rhyme

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 June 1899 · page 2

Football is again "in" and cricket is "out." The term is begun of turmoil and shout; of scruffle and hug; of riot and rout; so boys, mind your…

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