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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Sport

Sport, 1887

32 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Local Intelligence. Cricket Match

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 2

THE match played on Saturday in the Park between the Station hands and the Queanbeyan Cricket Club, resulted in an easy win for the local men, by 91 runs…

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Telegraphic. Moruya Races. Moruya, 11.40 A.M.

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 3 February 1887 · page 2

AT the first day's races the attendance was very fair, and the racing good. The course was somewhat heavy. The…

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A Novel Cricket Match

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 19 March 1887 · page 1

A cricket match, in which 11 ladies were pitted against an equal number of gentlemen; was played at Lahore, India, on the 14th January. The ladies played…

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An Interesting Point to Racing Men. Molong

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 24 March 1887 · page 2

Mr. R. J. A. Kenna, a well-known solicitor at Molong, has resigned his position of honorary secretary to the local Jocky Club, under circumstances…

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One Tree Hill Races

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 7 April 1887 · page 2

THE postponed One Tree Hill Races came off on Thursday last, 31st instant, under very unfavourable circumstances, as very heavy rain fell on the previous day,…

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Gininderra. Cricket Match

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 2

THE return match with Yass River took place at Bolton's on Saturday, and resulted in a victory for Gininderra by four wickets. As is always the case…

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Varieties. Horse Racing in France

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 28 May 1887 · page 1

THE Pall Mall Budget, reviewing a book by Mr. Robert Black under the above title, says :—"Mr. Black tells us that he has been a close student of horse racing,…

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"My Kingdom for a Horse." A Racing Story. CHAPTER I.

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 4 June 1887 · page 4

"HAS he got rid of that cough yet, Joe? Are you looking well after him?" The voice of Mrs. Merivale betrayed a nervous excitement, and there was anxiety in her…

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A Coursing Club for Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 June 1887 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last, a number of town residents interested in the establishment of a Coursing Club, met at the Victoria Hotel, to arrange preliminaries…

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The Boxing Young Ladies of Boston

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 8 June 1887 · page 3

It is not society girls only, but shopgirls, type-writers, and even mothers of families, who take part in the exercise of boxing. A Boston paper says:—"At a…

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Football Match

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 11 June 1887 · page 2

THE first football match of the season takes place to-day on the new ground opposite the Courthouse. The match is between East and West Queanbeyan, and…

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Football Match

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 15 June 1887 · page 2

Tax football match which was announced for Saturday fell through owing to the inclemency of the weather. A scratch match was subsequently played,…

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Football

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 9 July 1887 · page 2

A MATCH will be played on the Recreation Reserve opposite the Court-house, this (Saturday) afternoon, between teams from Micalago and the Queanbeyan…

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Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 2

A PRELIMINARY meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club was held at Mr. P. Pooley's Royal Hotel, on Monday…

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Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 2

A well attended committee meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening last, Mr. E. E. Morgan in the chair. The…

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Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 30 July 1887 · page 2

A COMMITTEE meeting of the above club was held at the Royal Hotel, on Wednesday evening, Mr. P. Pooley, treasurer, in the chair. The attendance…

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The Coursing Meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 3 August 1887 · page 3

THROUGH the courtesy of Mr. Phillip Pooley we are informed that the services of Mr. Grogan, the general Judge at he Goulburn and Berrima meets, have…

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Local Intelligence. Queanbeyan Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 2

THE initial coursing meeting of the above club was held on Saturday last in the Race Course paddock, and notwithstanding the extremely unpropitious weather…

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Coursing Club

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 20 August 1887 · page 2

A WELL attended committee meeting of the above was held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. H. Hincksman in the chair. The treasurer, Mr. P…

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Coursing Club Trophies

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 31 August 1887 · page 2

THE trophy presented by Mr. S. Woodcroft, of Cooma, for competition at the ensuing meeting of the Queanbeyan Coursing Club, was forwarded to Mr. P…

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