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Sport, 1897

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Cricket. WAGGA v. Sydney Grammar School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 3

On Tuesday next the Sydney Grammar School team, at present playing in Melbourne, will met a team representing the Wapga Association. As this match is…

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Intercolonial. [By Telegraph.] Sydney. Wednesday. Cricket Match Excursion Tickets

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 December 1897 · page 2

The Railway Commissioners have decided to extend the cricket match excursion [?]ickets, making them available till next Monday. A FATHER'S REPARATION…

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Cricket Match. ADELONG v. GUNDAGAI

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 December 1897 · page 2

THE above match, which was the first of the season, took place on the local ground on Saturday and resulted in a win for Adelong by 3 wickets. Through the whole of the Gundagai…

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Sporting Notes. Forthcoming Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 5

Elsewhere will be found the nominations for the principal events of the Adelong Jockey Club to be run at the club's annual meeting on the 31st December and 1st…

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Cricket. the Old v. the Young

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 18 December 1897 · page 2

Wednesday was a scorcher; 100 in the shade is a day to be dreaded, end yet the so-called old buffers came up to the scratch like true Britons, and played as…

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Wagga Swimming Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Wagga Swimming Club was held last evening at the Commercial Hotel, when Dr. Stoker presided, and there were present:—Dr…

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Cricket. Sydney Grammar School v. Cootamundra. [By Telegraph.] Cootamundra

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 December 1897 · page 2

The match between the Sydney Grammar School and a Cootamundra team took place to-day and resulted in an easy win for the visitors, who compiled 285, while the score…

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Sporting Notes. Forthcoming Races

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 2

An interesting day's racing should be witnessed at Lockhart on Boxing Day when a well arranged programme will be run off Amongst the races on the card are the…

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Cricket. Sydney Grammar School v. COOTAMUNDRA

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 25 December 1897 · page 2

A very protesting game of cric[?] was played on the Local Park last Wednesday, between members of the Syla[?]y Gram mar School Cootamundra tram…

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In the Field of Sport. the Turf. Boxing Day Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 31 December 1897 · page 2

THE only sport in the Gundagai district was the picnic races promoted by Mrs. Tracey, the popular proprietress of the Club House Hotel. The weather was very warm, but nevertheless a large…

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