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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1896

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Cricket. the Australian Team in England. Match Against Gloucestershire. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 June 1896 · page 4

The match between the Australians and a Gloucestershire team was continued to-day at Briston. At the drawing of the stumps yesterday the Australians had lost one…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

The match against Albury will be played on the local racecourse on Saturday, and as our boys have been engaged in active training during the last fortnight the should be…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven in England. Match at Wembley Park. Another Victory. London, June 8

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 June 1896 · page 3

The Australian Eleven to-day commenced their ninth match at Wembley Park, near Harrow, against aa English eleven. The weather was line, but the wicket was…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 4
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The match between Albury and Wagga to be played on the local racecourse today is exciting keen interest in sporting circles, and there should be a monster muster this…

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Latest Telegrams. LONDON, Thursday. Cricket

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 3

Marylebone in first innings made 219. The Australians followed late in the afternoon. The condition of the wicket was very bad. The bowling of the…

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Tragic Sequel to a Football Match

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1896 · page 4

An extraordinary suicide occurred in Runcorn (Eng.) recently. John Newton, 25 years of age, attended the Runcorn and Wigan football match in the…

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Football. Wagga V. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

The long looked for match between the above teams came to pass on Saturday last, and was the means of attracting a numerous gathering on the Racecourse, for between 500…

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Letters to the Editor. Manners on the Football Field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

SIR,—Permit me a little space in your valuable journal to express a disinterested opinion regarding the "abusive language" supposed to have emanated from the tips of the Coolac…

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Football Rowdyism at Sydney. a Referee Maltreated. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

A DISGRACEFUL display o fruffianism occurred on Saturday at Homebush in connection with the second junior football match— Homebush v. Oriental. From the start the…

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Miscellaneous Sports Items the Football Competition for the Danvers Cup. Gundagai V. ADELONG

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 2

Gundagai: Field (captain), G. Molesworth, Gus, Burke, Emery, Slater, Phillips, Lenehan, Williams, Higgins (2), Jenkins, Stewart, Geaghan, Vaughan and Pettifoot…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven in England. the Match Against Marylebone C.c. the First Defeat. London, June 12

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 June 1896 · page 3

The match between the M.C.C. and Ground and the Australian Eleven was concluded to-day at Lords. The Australians, having two wickets down for 25 runs, resumed batting…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 6

We are requested to state that Mr. Allan McKenzie yesterday received a telegram from the secretary of the Orange Football Club to the effect that the Orange team…

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Borough Races Municipal Casual Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 4

THE borough course is to be the scene of an emergency race meeting on Saturday, 20th. This has been brought about owing to a 10 per cent, penalty imposed on the ratepayers…

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Latest Telegrams. LONDON, Monday. Cricket

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 2

A match commenced to-day at Leeds against Yorkshire. Kelly, MeKibbin, and Eady are resting…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven in England, Match Against Marylkebone C. C. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 June 1896 · page 5

The match between the M.C.C. and Ground and the Australian Eleven was concluded today at Lords. The Australians, having two wickets down for 25 runs…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 3

If one exchange, at least, from Albury is to be taken as a criterion, the border boys are suffering an irritable itchiness on some tender spot in consequence of their defeat by…

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Cricket. the Australian Eleven in England. London. June 15

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 June 1896 · page 3

The Australian Eleven commenced their return match against the county of Yorkshire at Leeds to-day. The weather was perfect, but the wicket was heavy in consequence of…

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Miscellaneous Sports Items. the Football Competition for the Danvers' Cup. Gobarralong v. Cooney's Creek

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1896 · page 2

THE first match of the season between Gobarralong and Cooney's Creek clubs, engaged in the Danvers' Cup competition, came off at [?] on Saturday last, and resulted in a win for Cooney's Creek by…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1896 · page 2

The match Wagga v. Junee takes place to-day. The teams appeared in our last issue, as also did the arrangements by the Association. Players are again reminded, however…

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