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Sport, 1896

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Cootamundra Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 5

THE usual monthly competition took place on Christmas day, eight, members putting in an appearance. Mr. James Turnbull once again gave…

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Cricket Chatter. [To the Editor.]

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 3

SIR,—On 12th July, 83—a wet Thursday—a delicate looking young member of the Devils Brigade arrived in Cootamundra only knowing two persons there—the…

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Cricket. New South Wales v. VICTORIA

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 4

The intercolonial match, New South Wales v. Victoria, was commenced in Melbourne on Boxing Day, and continued on Friday and Saturday. The New South…

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Cootamundra Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 8

The club had a field day on New Year's Day, the occasion being a two-round match for a trophy presented by the captain (Mr. James Turnbull). Seventeen players in all…

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A Day at Golf

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

the best evidence most golf must be good game to play was the fact that so many gave themselves up to the fascira [?]of the [?] on such a day as…

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Cricket. Cootamundra V. Gundagai

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 8

A team representing the Cootamundra cricket club journeyed to Gundagai on Wednesday (New Year's Day), to try conclusions with a team representing that club…

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Cricket Notes. COOTAMUNDRA V. GUNDAGAL

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

According to arrangements, a team representing the Cootamundra C. U. played [?] Gundagat cricketers on New Year's Day, with the result that the Coota…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 3

The following team will represent the Half Holiday v. Wagga, on Wednesday:—Williams (2), Wunsch (2), Rendall, Ogilvie, Rankin, Bullock, Lampe, Callaghan, Fiddes…

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Cricket. Adelaide

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 2

There is some discussion about the personnel [?] the next Australian Eleven to visit England. I would invite cricketers and sportsmen generally to send in to me during the next fortnight the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 8 January 1896 · page 4

Mitta and Bongongolong meet on Saturday, on the latter's ground. A pleasant game is anticipated. In the second innings of South Australia…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

There appears in this column a letter from the secretary of the Eurongilly cricket club in which he corrects the report of the match between Bethungra and Eurongilly on New…

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Newtown Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 3

A special general meeting of the members of the Newtown Cricket Club was held at Manton's Wagga Hotel on Wednesday evening last. Mr. A. A. Devlin (Vice-president)…

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Racing Sweeps. Countenanced in Tasmania

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 2

A HOBART telegram of Fridny says:—Sir Edward Braddon, the Premier, in replying to a petition from the Baptist Union against the establishment of Tattersall's sweeps in…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 5

The following team will represent the Cootamundra C. C. in the match against a team chosen from the banks and offices of the town, to be played on the Albert Park…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

A special general meeting of the members of the Newtown Cricket Club was held last evening at Manton's Hotel to take into consideration the advisability of asking for the…

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Cricket. Wagga Cricket Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held at the Pastoral Hotel on Friday evaning. Present —Messrs. H. J. Wilkins (chair), C. Hardy, L. S. Crakanthorp, R. Shaw, G. Shipley,…

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The 440 Yards Swimming Championship

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 3

The first Australian biennial championship swimming carnival was continued at the Sydney Natatorium on Friday night, with the Enterprise Club's. gals. The various events…

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CRICKET. [?] v. GUNDAGAI

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

The above much-talked-of contest came [?] on the local ground on Saturday last. It had excited much interest, so the public made quite a little crowd. The Gundagai team, which was captained…

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Adelong Day by Day. CRICKET

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 2

The Half Holiday cricketers played a match at Sharp's Creek on Thursday, the town team winning by six wickets. The scores were—Sharp's Creek, 58 and 67; Adelong, 66 and 4 wickets for…

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