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Sport, 1896

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 2

In the scores of the match Yerong v. Rock, published in Tuesday's issue, J. Grant, playing with the former team, was credited with scoring 1, this should have been 21…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 November 1896 · page 3

Narandera Amateur Turf Club, second day and Thursday, November 19th. Albury Licensed Victuallers', Saturday, November 21st…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 7

A team from Junee are to play the looal club on Albert Park on Saturday, 5th December, for the Matthews Challenge Gup. The local representatives should attend…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 5

Albury Licensed Victuallers', Saturday, November 21st. Adelong Jockey Club Annual Meeting, January 1st and 2nd…

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Cricket. Matches for This Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 November 1896 · page 3

A match will be played this afternoon between the Wollundry and Experimental Farm teams at the Farm, play to start at 3 p.m. The following members of the…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 3

Adelong Jockey Club Annual Meeting, January 1st and 2nd. Hay Jockey Club, Friday and Saturday, January 1st and 2nd…

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Germanton. (From Our Correspondent.) Picnic Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 November 1896 · page 2

The Picnic Race Meeting was held on Monday last before a moderate attendance. The fields were small and the racing was poor. A fine morning broke, but towards noon the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 5

The local team are to play a match against an eleven chosen from the Half Holiday Association on the Park this (Wednesday) Afternoon…

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Cootamundra Golf Club

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 25 November 1896 · page 5

Members are reminded that the monthly competition will take place to-day. SHOW COMMITTEE.—The committee are summoned for Thursday afternoon at 3…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 2

The Wollundry and Wagga teams will meet for the second time on Saturday on the Association Ground. The former's team will be selected from the following players, who…

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Cricket. WOLLUNDRY v. WAGGA

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 2

The team to represent Wollundry against Wagga on Saturday afternoon will be selected from the following players, who are requested to attend practice during the…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 November 1896 · page 3

Adolong Jockey Club Annual Meeting, January 1st and 2nd. Hay Jockey Club, Friday and Saturday, January 1st and 2nd…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 4
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A match was played on Thursday last between the Partrican Brothers' and Wagga Grammar schools and resulted in a win for the former by 47 runs, the scores being…

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Is Racing Degenerating?

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 2

One often hears that racing as conducted now and in years gone by will not stand comparison, and that unless some radical change occurs it must decline. Many reasons have…

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Sporting Notes. by "Taranaki." Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 November 1896 · page 3

Whitton Amateur Turf Club, Wednesday, December 23rd. Darlington Point Turf Club, Saturday, December 26th…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 December 1896 · page 3

Whitton Amateur Turf Club, Wednesday, December 23rd. Darlington Point Turf Club, Saturday, December 26th…

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Spouting. Sporting Notes. Junee Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 2

The annual genera] meeting wan held on Saturday, at which the committee's report and balance-sheet for the poet year was unanimously adopted. The last annual…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 December 1896 · page 3

Whitton Amateur Turf Club, Wednesday, December 23rd. Darlington Point Turf club, Saturday, December 26th…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 December 1896 · page 3

The match between the Federal and Half-Holiday Clubs will be continued to-morrow afternoon, play commencing at 2.30. The Wollundry and Federal Clubs will…

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