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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

In our football news last wool an [?] appeared with regard to Mr Fred Clifton. It wan stated that he captained the Coolgardie footballers against Perth. Matters…

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Cricket

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 2

Three of our Australian cricketers had a narrow escape at home. Darling, Noble and Trumble left the ground after the first test match in a hansom for the Flying Ho[?]…

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Football. WELLINGTON v. LUCKNOW

The Wellington Times · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 2

This match was played on Bell Park on Saturday afternoon, under very unfavorable weather conditions. The much needed rain bad come at last—at the wrong time for the footballers—and converted…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday last, a match was played on the Dubbo Oval between the Dubbo Club and a team from Burrell Creek. The Dubbo men were as follow : Back, G. Taylor ;…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 3

At a match at Concord, on Saturday, there was great excitement, and blows were exchanged at various stages of the game…

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Football

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 2

The fourth match in connection with tho competition took place on Saturday afternoon between teams representing the Pioneer and Rover Clubs. Each side had its full…

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An Enthusiastic Football Match. Several PLAYERs INJU[?]

The Western Herald · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 4

MOLONG, Thursday.—A team of Molong players proceeded to [?] yesterday to play the footballers of that town, amongst them being Mr. [?]…

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Football. Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 5

The English footballers defeated Maryborough by 27 points to 8…

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Golf, by Mr. Dooley

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 4

THE new American humourist, whoso writings take the form of dialogues on public topics between Mr. Hennessy, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. M'Kenna. has a paper on golf in " Mr. Dooley…

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Football

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

During the weak the local footballers received an invitation from the Nyngan team to play the return match at Nyngan next Wednesday. The notice was very short and…

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Boxing. Conlon v. Goggins. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, July 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

Coulan defeated Goggins in a prize fight at Wyalong in the third round for a purse of £250…

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Sporting. The Turf. Nyngan Picnic Races

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The Nyngan picnic race meeting was held last week, when there was a fair gathering. Following are the results : — First day — Wednesday…

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Cablegrams. the Dead March at Cricket. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 3

The defence by Kelly, Iredale, and Laver in the 2nd innings of Australia was very stubborn, and the rate of scoring was so slow that the spectators whistled the Dead…

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Cricket. the Australians in England. the Fourth Test Match. a Drawn Game. (By Cable.) London, July 19

The Western Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

The Englishmen in their first innings scored 372. The Australians replied with 196, Noble making 60, not out. Laver, Kelly, Howell, Darling and Jones made 18…

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Football. BODANGORA v. SUNTOP

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 July 1899 · page 2

This match, in connection with the competition, was played at Bodangora yesterday in the presence of a very large number of onlookers. Quite a cavalcade journeyed from Wellington and the local…

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Football

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

ON Saturday last a match was played on the Oval between the local clubs--the Newtown and Ormonds. Mr. J. Hives captained the latter, whilst Mr. T. Tourle was in command of…

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Football Amenities

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 3

During a match at Adelaide, on Saturday several players struck each other, and the public rushed the ground to see the fight. The police were compelled to intervene…

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Football

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

A MATCH was played on the Oval on Saturday lost between the above clubs, and after a fast and exciting game, resulted in a draw, with three points each. Tourle…

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Football

The Western Herald · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 2
Also in The Cobar Herald

The A[?] footbalers played a splen did game against the Englishmen and were only defeated by two points, the final scores [?]. The local team was leading…

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