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Sport, 1883

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Cricket. Wagga Wagga V. Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1883 · page 2

THE match for the Cox cup, between representative teams from the Wagga Wagga and Cootamundra clubs, came off on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for the…

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Gundagai Jockey Club Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1883 · page 2

THE town is fast filling with visitors for the races to take place to-day and to-morrow under the auspices of the Gundagai Jockey Club. The work of preparing the course has been…

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Latest News. The International Cricket Match. SYDNEY

The Hillston News · Saturday 17 March 1883 · page 4

The Ea[?]men have finished [?]ngs for a total of [?] being 229 behind the Victorian Elevens first innings,…

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Randwick Autumn Races. Sydney, Wednesday Flying Handicap

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 March 1883 · page 2

Kingsworth......... 1 Morceau............ 2 Soldier Boy......... 3 Fourteen started. Time, 1min. 16sec…

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Adelong News. Adelong Beading Room. Athletic Sports

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1883 · page 2

The Easter sports in aid of the reading room drew together one of the largest concourses of people yet seen in Adelong, there being quits a thousand persons present. The weather with…

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Randwick Autumn Races. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1883 · page 2

The following are the results of to-day's racing:—Two-year-old Plate: Veto 1, Lady Exeter 2, Jessica 3. Four started. Time, 50¾sec. All-Aged Stakes: Archie 1, Ike 2,…

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Mundarlo Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 April 1883 · page 2

THE races at Mundario were well attended on Tuesday last, and the proceedings, owing to the care and attention of the officers, were very successfully conducted. The following are the…

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Lachlan Racing Club

The Hillston News · Saturday 28 April 1883 · page 4

At a committee meeting of the L.R.C., held on the 19th instant, it was decided to register the Club under the A.J.C. Rules at once…

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Hillston Races

The Hillston News · Saturday 5 May 1883 · page 2

As was greatly expected, in consequence of the great drought here, the excitement of the Races was not as great as usual…

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Chatterings. on the Hillston Races

The Hillston News · Saturday 5 May 1883 · page 4

I was flapping about the course on the three days, seeing what was going on, looking at the young ladies and the course improvements. The former were pretty…

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The Great Boxing Match

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1883 · page 2

The great boxing match at the Academy of Music came off this afternoon. The house was crowded, and hundreds were outside unable to obtain admission. At ten minutes to…

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Wagga Coursing Club. Opening Meeting. Wednesday, 13Th June

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 June 1883 · page 2

President: T. W. Hammond, Vice-President: E C. Pearson. Cominittee: R. Cox, W. Devlin, F. W. Gowlland, S. Minchin, Sam. Hawkins,…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 June 1883 · page 2

WHEN a boy I was sorely exercised in mind as to the proper form in which to speak about the popular game of leap-frog and of those who played it. Was taking part…

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Mechanics' Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1883 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the above club took place on Thursday evening last, at Baker's Pastoral Hotel, when about 25 members, and a number of wellwishers of the club…

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Boxing the Queen of Spain's Ears

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 August 1883 · page 4

RUMOURS of a royal scandal (says a London paper) are going the rounds of the European press. It is affirmed that in spite of the maxim of the Spanish Court, "Touch not…

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Randwick Races-saturday

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 September 1883 · page 3

Hurdle Race—Ontario 1, Basilisk 2, Belle Brandon 3. Trial Stakes—Bristol 1, Olga 2, Boscawen 3. The Derby—Le Grand 1, Kingsdale 2, Copra…

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Nominations for the Coursing Matches

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 September 1883 · page 2

The following nominations were received up to yesterday by Mr. Sam. Hawkins, honorary secretary to the Wagga Wagga Coursing Club, for the events to come off on Tuesday…

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Wagga Coursing Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 September 1883 · page 2

THE draw for the undermentioned events took place last night at the Australian Hotel:—SEPTEMBER SHOW STAKE. Mr. J. Robertson as bk b Fairy, Bashful…

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Wagga Coursing Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 September 1883 · page 4

President: Mr. T. W. Hammond. Vicepresidents: Messrs. E. C. Pearson and R. Cox. Committee: Messrs, H. Welman, J. Rebello, J. O. Phillips, S. Hawkins, W…

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Cricket Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 September 1883 · page 3

IN response to advertisement the following gentlemen met at the Albion Hotel for the purpose of electing office-bearers for the ensiling year aud making other…

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