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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1875

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The Adelong Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1875 · page 2

A LARGE assemblage gathered on the course on New Year's Day to witness, or take part in, the favorite national sport. The ground was rather hard and baked, the heat was…

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Narandera Races

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 2

A PLEASANT little race-meeting came off at Narandera on New Year’s Day. The attendance was excellent, and the sport throughout was first, class, the arrangements reflecting…

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Telegraphic. the Albury Races. First Day—tuesday, January 19

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 20 January 1875 · page 2

THE Race meeting, which commenced to-day. was id most respects a success. The attendance was not so great as was expected, but the quality of the sport made up fully for…

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The Albury Turf Club Annual Races First Day—tuesday, Jan. 10

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 4

THE twentieth Annual Meeting of the Albury Turf club Commenced on Tuesday last. The weather, considering that bush-fire have been raging…

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Albury Annual Races. Second Day—wednesday, Jay. 20.(From our Special Reporter.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 2

THE second day of the races dawned quite as brightly, and, if possible, more warmly , them the preceding one. The dust upon the road to the civics was thicker and finer, but there…

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A Ladies’ Cricket Match

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 4

ALTHOUGH the fair sex in this colony can hold their own at a game of [?] we believe that the [?] of cricket played by a number of young ladies at…

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Tumut Annual Races. First Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 2

IT was anticipated that our annual racing arnival would be carried out under a tropical sun; but Wednesday last was a very pleasant day for pleasure-seekers, a number of clouds…

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Telegraphic. Tumut Turf Club Races. First Day, Wednesday 3Rd February

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 February 1875 · page 2

Maiden Plate— Fisherman .. .. .. 1 Erin’s Isle .. .. .. 2 Lapwing .. .. .. 3…

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Adelong Races. Friday morning

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 February 1875 · page 3

The advertised races commenced on Thursday. The day was fine, and the course in good order, but the attendance was small. The following is the result of the…

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A New Swimming Apparatus

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 4

A FOLLOWING is a description of the swimming apparatus invented by Captain Boynton, of Noumea, and tried successfully by him.—" When an entrance is effected into these…

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Adelong Races. First Day. Thursday, February 18

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 February 1875 · page 2

[A TELEGRAM in last issue gave the result of the first day's racing ; we subjoin further details.] The attendance was not nearly so good as…

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South Gundagai Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 6 March 1875 · page 2

WE were glad to see a successful effort made to revive the races on the old "South" course; and trust to see it continue an annual meeting. The exertions made by a few…

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Local Intelligence. Races at Hillas Creek

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 March 1875 · page 2

A SMALL race meeting came off at Hillas Crook, on Friday last. There was fair attendance, which would have been considerably augmented but for some rain that fell…

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St. Patrick's Day Races at Gundagai

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1875 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING counter attractions else where the races at North Gundagai were fairly attended on Wednesday last. The programme was liberal for such an occasion, and the…

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Easter Monday Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 24 March 1875 · page 2

This meeting is now the topic of general gossip amongst those of a sporting turn of mind, and several of our local nags are doing work preparatory to putting in an appearance…

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Local Intelligence. Easter Monday Races

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 2

THE race-meeting on Monday furnished hardly so good an entry as was anticipated but there are sufficient horses to give the promise of good sport, nevertheless. The…

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Local Intelligence. Easter Races

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 31 March 1875 · page 2

WHETHER it was that the alteration in the date from St. Patrick's Day to Easter Monday, or from some other cause unexplained, certainly the attendance at the racecourse on…

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Tumut Local News. the Cricket Match

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

ON Easter Monday the cricket match between the Wagga and Tumut elevens which has been looked forward to with so much interest came off on the Tumut ground. The day was…

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Local Intelligence. Cricket. Adelong V. Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 3 April 1875 · page 2

THE match played between the above Clubs resulted in an easy victory for the Wagga. team. Dutton acted captain.for the Adelong men, and Durie for Wagga. The brief…

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Victorian Coursing Club. the Derby Stakes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 5

DERBY STAKES.—Telegraph was unsigned from slips. On viewing, he set to work in a most businesslike manner, and racing clean past the Barb, he sent…

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