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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1876

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 11 October 1876 · page 2

THE Bankers and Lawyers secured an easy victory against AH-comers. on Saturday last. The absence of Mackinnon and Johnstone was a great loss to the All-comers, who, were…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 18 October 1876 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

NOTWITHSTANDING the few showers that fell on Saturday afternoon a very pleasant game was played between the elevens previously selected by Messrs. Dunn and Tompson,…

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A Hindoo Opinion of Football. (M. and D. Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1876 · page 1

A HINDOO writer m a Bombay paper thus gives his impressions of the game of football:—"Permit me to ofler a few remarks on this game. I…

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Local Intelligence: Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 25 October 1876 · page 2

SATURDAY afternoon last turning tout very wet the match arranged between sides chosen by the leaders of the Wagga and Newton Clubs (Messrs Mackinsnon and J…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1876 · page 2

WAGGA WAGGA v. ALBURY, FOR THE JONES DISTRICT CHALLENGE CUT. LAST SATURDAY will be long remembered by our knights of the willow, as on that occasion…

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Local Intelligence. Cricket. Jones’ District Cup Match. Wagga Wagga V. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 1 November 1876 · page 2

THE second contest for the Jones trophy came off on Saturday last on the Murrumbidgee Turf Club Racecourse, and again resulted, as the scores given below show, in an easy…

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Local Intelligence. Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Wednesday 8 November 1876 · page 2

A ONE-DAY’S match was played on Saturday last between the Bankers and Lawyers (combined) and All-comers, which resulted in an easy victory for the latter, with 87 runs to…

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Kindra Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 November 1876 · page 2

A PLEASANT day’s sport came off on Thursday last at Mr. Charles Spillers’ Kindra Hotel. The [?]rious events were well-competed for, and the result gave general…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Turf Club Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 15 December 1876 · page 2

The love of sport is a Saxon characteristic; it is innate within him, for, from the time that a youngster delights in catching flies upon a window, and crushing them in his chubby…

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News of the Week. Gundagai Turf Club Races. Second Day—friday, December 15Th

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 December 1876 · page 2

The baze that enveloped the tops of the surrounding bits on Friday last, gave unmistakeable signs that we were in for a "scorcher," and so it proved for at 9 a.m. the…

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Boxing Day at Clarendon

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1876 · page 2

THROUGH the exertions of Mr. Bishop, the popular host of the Clarendon Hotel, a capital day's sport was enjoyed and some very good racing witnessed. Perfect order and good…

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News of the Week. Boxing Day at Coolac

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 29 December 1876 · page 2

To make the day enjoyable as a holiday a programme for races was improvised, and given money to the extent of £35 suscribed. The sports were of a most varied character,…

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