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Sport, 1893

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Racing Fixtures

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 3

Cootamundra Pony and Galloway races, Jan. 11. Entries close Jan. 4. Burrangong Turf Club annual meeting, Jan. 18 and 19, 1893…

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The Boxing Kangaroo in London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 4

The Daily Daily writes:—"The boxing kargaroo has arrived. Raving escaped purchase by Mme. Bernhardt at Sydney, drowning at Colombo, and death from grief…

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Cricket Notes

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 2

A match between the local Mechanics and the Temura C. C. was played on the Liter's ground on Monday last, aud resulted in a rather easy win for the Coots…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 2
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The match between the Mechanics and Federals will be resumed at 2.30 this afternoon. At present the game stands—Federals, first innings 190; Mechanics, 8…

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Cricket Notes

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 2

The match between South Australia and Victoria was concluded in Melbourne on Wednesday, resulting in ft win for the latter by 6 wickets…

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Cricket, Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 3

It is gratifying to note the revival in cricket circles in this district, and it recalls the battles fought and won during the old Summerfield Cup days…

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Cricket Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 3

The Wagga players are not as regular in their practice as they might be. If one lived to be a hundred years old there would still be something to learn, and practice…

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Cricket Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 3

The Federals will, it is thought, have to bat three men short to-day, and they will have to put their best leg forward if they want to score that 139…

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Sporting. Cricket. the Eighth Australian Eleven

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 3

Although the names of the 13 cricketers chosen to form the eighth Australian team for England have not vet been officially announced, it is generally understood that…

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Athletic Training

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

SOME idea of the hard training and self-denial to which the amateur Athletes at the United States subject themselves, is afforded by a despatch in the New York Times from New…

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Cricket Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3

Good work Federals. An easy win. But it did not look such a "monte" at one part of the game. Anything but such, when the last wickets were going one after the other…

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Cricket Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

The Melbourne people are very indignant at the action of the selection committee in leaving J. E. Barrett out of the Australian Eleven. Barrett has certainly greater…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

The following Newtown players are requested to practice during next week for the watch with Coolamon on 26th January:— Crackcntborpe, Ogilvie (3), Maloney, Gray,…

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Cricket Chatter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 3

Owing to the Federals being unable to got a team to visit Junee to-day, the match arranged to take place at that place has been abandoned, as also has the match between…

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Cricket. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 3

It is reported that the Australian Eleven are contemplating a visit to America on the completion of their English engagement whens they will probably play several…

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Cricket Chatter. [By "The Colonel"]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1893 · page 3

Well done again Feds. Keep going and practicing, and bye and bye ye may be able to do what ye did at football—beat the older players on even terms. Certainly, the…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1893 · page 3

The following will represent Newtown in the cricket match against Coolamon, to he played on the Association cricket ground to-day, commencing at 10 o'clock sharp:—…

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Cricket Chatter. [By "The Colonel."]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 3

COOLAMON sent a very strong team to do battle against the Newtown men and the result was never in doubt. What were you a-doing of Newtown to…

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Lord Dunraven on Yacht Racing

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 2

In his North American Review article on International Yacht Racing, Lord Dunraven puts the value of "our English pleasure fleet" at not far short…

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