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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1881

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Cricket

The Temora Star · Wednesday 23 November 1881 · page 3

The All English cricketing team arrived on_Saturday last. The following is the programme of matches in Australia and New Zealand: To-day (Wednesday) and…

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Racing on the Course

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1881 · page 2

As a wind up to the very successful Spring Meeting of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club, a match was made between the steeplechasers, Young Deceiver and Juggler, to be run off on…

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Cootamundra Races. Cootamundra

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 December 1881 · page 3

The first day's races took place to-day, and were well attended. The racing was tolerably good, and the gatekeeper was well satisfied. Two-year-old Handicap. — Lilly 1, First…

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Cootamundra Turf Club Annual Races

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 4

PRESIDENT, John Barnes, Esq.; Judge, W. A. Byrne, Esq.; Stewards. Messrs. M. J. Mullaly, A. Gh Eager, J. B. Hurley, H. H. Palmer, D. Hughes, W. Or. Archer, J…

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Our Telegrams. Cootamundra Races. Second Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1881 · page 3

Flying Handicap—Blackbird, 1. Substitute Stakes—Messenger, 1. Handicap—Dictator, 1; Rainbow, 2; Scud, 3 Consolation—Robin, 1…

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Our Telegrams. Temora Races. First Day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 3

Maiden Plate.—W.H.J. 1, Gold-digger 2, Tambour Major 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min. 25½sec. Prince of Wales Stakes.—Ariel 1, Laura 2,…

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News of the Week. Coolac Boxing-day Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 2

The race meeting which took place at Mr. walter Heare's Beehive Hotel, Coolac, on Monday last passed off most successfully, the attendance being large, and the sport good. The…

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Grahamstown Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1881 · page 2

These races took place on Monday last, Boxing Day, and were highly succesful. There being no sports of any kind at Adelong these races were the main attraction, and early in the…

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Cricket

The Temora Star · Saturday 31 December 1881 · page 3

In the Intercolonial Cricket Match played between elevens of Victoria and New South Wales at Melbourne, the former won by 2 wickets. The Victorians went to the wickets…

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