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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1897

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 6 March 1897 · page 6

The Langwell team journey to Nangus to-day to try conclusions with a representative eleven of that place. The return match for the Nixon Cup…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

Gundagai Racing Club Annual Meeting, March 10th and 11th. Hampden Park Pony and Galloway Club, March 17th…

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General Sporting. the Turf. Races to Come

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 9 March 1897 · page 3

GUNDAGAI ANNUAL RACES, March 10 and 11. Albury, March 17 and 18 Tumur, March 25 and 26…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 March 1897 · page 7

Cricket match on Albert Park this (Wednesday) afternoon, Secretary's team versus the eleven to represent Cootamundra in the match against Eurongilly for the…

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The Gundagai Races. Annual Meeting

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1897 · page 2

THE annual meeting of the Gundagai Racing Club was fairly successful. The racing was excellent, and there were some exciting finishes. The attendance of the public was however somewhat…

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Gundagai Races

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 2

Gundagai, Wednesday.--The weather was beautiful fine to-day, and the attendance fair. Result: -- Opening Handicap--Konning and Texus…

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Gundagai Annual Races

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 March 1897 · page 5

The weather on Wednesday for the opening day's racing of the Gundagai annual meeting was cloudy and cool. The attendance was a good one. Following are the…

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Lawn Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 16 March 1897 · page 2

AT a meeting of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, held at the Criterion Hotel on Saturday, the 13th inst., it was decided to formally open the courts on Saturday, the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1897 · page 5

A match was played at Mitta Mitta on Saturday between teams representing that and the Langwell clubs. The latter team batted first and made 100 runs, H. Weston…

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South Guadagai Races

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1897 · page 2

THE above races came off on. Wednesday last, and were very successful. The weather war fine and the attendance fair. The racing was first-class. The sensation of the meeting was…

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The Boxing Championship. LONDON, March 18

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1897 · page 2

THE fight between James Corbett, of America, and Robert Fitzimmons, of New Zealand, for a substantial purse and the championship of the world, took place last…

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The Boxing Championship. London, March 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 3

SINCE he defeated Corbett on Wednesday last, Fitzsimmons has announced his retirement from the ring. There are several claimants for the…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 5

Illabo play Cootamundra on the Park on Saturday, 3rd April, for the Matthews Challenge Cup. An interesting cricket match takes place…

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Cricket. Ganmain Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 4

As the ploughing is now in full swing about Gamnain there is not much time for pleasure, and on Saturday last the cricket season was closed by a match of married men against…

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Lawn Tennis

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 3

AT a general meeting of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club, held on the 31th inst., it was decided the entrance fee be 10s. 6d., and to admit now members at half-tubscription…

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Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2
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Some sensational scoring was made in Melbourne on Thursday in a match between East Melbourne and Malvern teams. The latter went in first and made 164 J. Harry…

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Cricket Match. Commercial Travellers v Half-holiday Association

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2

What is intended to be an annual event locally was inaugurated at the Albert Park on Wednesday, when 16 more or less jolly "commercials" met a similar…

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Benaila Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 2

The following nominations have been received for the events to be run at the above club's meeting, whioh takes place on Saturday, April 10th:—…

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General Sporting. the Turf. Tumut Races. Second Day (Friday)

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 2

Stewards' Mile.—Oxley h. Glowworm 2; Marguerite 3; Foal Stakes.—Duster 1. Cu[?] headon 2, wondalgs 3;…

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