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Sport, 1892

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 4

A match Lake Albert v. a Mechanics team will be played this afternoon. The following will represent the Mechanics, who are requested to meet at "The Morison and…

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Racing Sweeps in West Australia

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 3

A CURIOUS procedure towards the suppression of sweeps is reported from West Australia. "It appears," states the Perth Inquirer of the 29th ult., "that on York…

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Attempted Suicide. Racing Losses and Drink

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 3

AN auctioneer, 25 years of age, named Sydney Smith Guthridge, a resident of Tallangatta, attempted (the Argus says) to commit suicide at the Victoria Coffee Palace…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1892 · page 3

A cricket match will be played at Lake Albert on Wednesday next between the Newtown and Lake Albert clubs, commencing at 2 o'clock. The visitors will be…

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Local Cricket Matches

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 November 1892 · page 2

A CRICKET match was played at Nangus on Friday, 11th instant, between Nangus and Mitta Mitta and resulted in a win for Nangus by 33 runs. The day was cloudy and a few showers fell, but nothing…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 November 1892 · page 2
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Some first-class talent (says a writer in a Sydney weekly), would be discovered in the country districts if these outside teams were brought to Sydney occasionally. But we…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 3

A match will be played on the racecourse on Saturday next between teams representing the Federal and North Wagga Clubs. A MEETING of the Newtown Cricket Club…

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Yerong Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 3

TO-MORROW the annual race meeting of the Yerong Race Club will eventuate, and at the time of writing everything points to the reunion being a success. With the…

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Sporting. Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 November 1892 · page 3

Here are a few fresh anecdotes:—A local umpire in Norfolk had a particular spite against one of the men in the eleven, and upon being appealed to during a match to…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 November 1892 · page 7

THE local Mechanics' C. C. journeyed to Junee to try conclusions with the Excelsior C.C. of that town on Saturday last, but through unforeseen circumstances they…

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Junee Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 2

A bazaar in aid of this club will be held in the first week of February, 1893, at Junee. The annual race meeting of the J.R.C. will also take place during that week…

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Sporting. Yerong Race Club. Ninth Annual Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 24 November 1892 · page 2

Judge: S. Stiles. Handicapper: R. J. Mitchell, Starter: W. V. Sissons, Clerk of the scales: G. F. Plunkett. Secretary, Timekeeper: G. F. Plunkett. Stewards:…

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Sporting. Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 2

The match Married v. Single will be continued at Wagga at 2.30 p.m. to-day. The Melbourne T. N. Melbourne match was continued on Wednesday. When stumps…

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International Athletics. (Nottingham Daily Press)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 5

THE defeat of the crew of the London Rowing Club by their French antagonist has come on us as a unpleasant surprise. In all brunches of athletics and field sports we…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 3

A MATCH will be played this 'afternoon on the cricket ground between the Wagga and Mechanics. The following are the teams: —Wagga.— Tompson, Hardy, Manches,…

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Racing Fixtures

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

Whitton Race Club, Dec. 23rd. Nominations for principal events, Dec. 7th. Green's Gunyah Races, Dec. 20. Nominations for principal events Dec. 15, weights…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 3

A match has been arranged to take place at Lake Albert on Saturday next between the Federal and Lake Clubs. AN English paper records that a picked…

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Local Cricket Matches. Gundagai v. ADELONG

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 2

ON Saturday last, on the local cricket ground, teams representing the Gundagai and Adelong Cricket Clubs met in a game, resulting in a win for the local team on the first innings by 40 runs…

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Cricket. MECHANICS v. MURRUMBURRAH

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 7 December 1892 · page 3

A most interesting and pleasant game of cricket, between the above clubs, was played on the Albert Park on Saturday evening last and rosulted in a rather oaey…

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