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Sport, 1889

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Football. WAGGA v. JUNEE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 2

A FOOTBALL match took place at Junee on Saturday last, between teams representing the above towns, when a very enjoyable game was played Hardy (the Wagga skipper)…

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Adelong Crossing News. Athletic Sports

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1889 · page 3

May 27,—The athletic sports held here on Friday last were a great success from every point of view. The attendance was one of the largest and most orderly ever witnessed at such a gathering here…

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Gundagai Coursing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1889 · page 2

ABOUT a dozen persons attended the meeting last Tuesday afternoon, at Tracey's hotel, for the purpose of forming a coursing club, aud meeting Mr. Munro, secretary of the Cootamundra club,…

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Gundagai Coursing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the above was held at Tracey's hotel on Friday evening. There were about a dozen people present, Mr. W. H. Smith being in the chair…

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Coursing

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 June 1889 · page 4

GREAT excitement prevailed on Tuesday in sporting circles in Goulburn (says the Herald) on receipt of news by telegraph that Mr. John O'Halloran of that city had been…

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Gundagai Coursing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the above club was held on Friday night at Tracey's hotel, at which there were present:—Messrs. Walker (president), Reaver, Tracey, Belford, J. C. Morley, W. H…

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Football. MECHANICS' v. FEDERALS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1889 · page 2

THE second match of the season between these two clubs took place on Saturday afternoon last, and ended in a victory for the Mechanics'. There were not more than 20…

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Coursing

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1889 · page 2

Mr. O'Halloran (says the Goulburn Herald) is said to have nettled over £3,000 by the victory of Faugh-a-Ballagh in the Moonee Valley Cup. He made no secret of his…

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Lawn Tennis

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1889 · page 2

A MATCH between town and country was played at the Wagga Lawn Tennis Court on Saturday afternoon. The ground was in splendid order and there was a large…

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Coursing

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 2

THE second meeting of the year in connection with the Coolamundra Coursing Club, was held on the local Plumpton on Wednesday aud Thursday. The broken…

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Coursing Settling

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 7

This happy reunion was held at Mr. Ryan's Emu hotel on Thursday night, when there was a very large muster of what is generally styled the "dog push."…

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Coursing Meeting. Wednesday and

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 June 1889 · page 6

Patron : His Excellency Lord Carrington. President: Mr. H. A. O'Donnell. Vice-Presidents: Dr. Brown, and Mr. Solomon Cohen. Judge: Mr. Walter Cooper…

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Gundagai Coursing Club

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1889 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Above-mentioned club was held at Tattersall's (Paine's hotel), on Wednesday evening. There were present:—Messrs. M. Walker…

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Football. Mechani[?] Federals

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 July 1889 · page 2

A MATCH between above clubs took place on Saturday last the Racecourse, and resulted, after [?] last an[?] exciting game, in a victory for [?] When the…

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Gundagai Coursing Club

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 2

THE first meeting of the recently formed Gundagai Coursing Club commenced on Tuesday. The weather was cold and wet; but, notwithstanding, there…

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Football. MECHANICS v. FEDERALS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 3

THE above clubs again met on Saturday last on the Racecourse, in the presence of a good number of spectators including a sprinkling of the fair sex. Perriman captained the…

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The Ethics of Pony Racing Bookmaker and Backer

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1889 · page 2

THANKS to the hearing of the cross summons for assault, Kelly v. Carey, in the Melbourne District Court (the Age says) some of the fierce light which is poetically supposed…

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Rugby Football Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 3

A WELL-ATTENDED meeting of the above Club was held at the Criterion Hotel at 8 o'clock last evening. Mr. A. J. Bennett presided. By-laws were adopted, and the…

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Football. MECHANICS v. COMMERCIALS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 3

A FOOTBALL match took place yesterday afternoon between the Mechanics and Commercial teams. As the last match had been very close, a good deal of interest was…

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A Remarkable Cricket Match. Wonderful Bowling by Spo[?]orth. London, June 16

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 3

Spofforth made his first appearance in English county cricket on Whit Monday at Derby, when he represented Derbyshire, the county of his adoption, against a Yorkshire…

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