Swimming
The Half-mile Swimming Championship of New South Wales was won on Saturday by P. Cavill, who covered the distance in 12min. 45 3-5sec., lowering the world's…
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Golf
The usual monthly competition will take place this afternoon, and the annual meeting of the Club will be held at the Albion hotel at 8 o'clook this evening, when the…
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Members of the local club are requested to roll up to practice every afternoon this week. Local cricketers have at last commenced…
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THE annual meeting of the Wagga Coursing Club was held at the Sper[?]sman's Arms Hotel on Tuesday evening, March 30, Mr. C. Lewis in the chair…
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The return match between teams representing the above club will be played on the Association ground on Saturday next, commencing at 11 a.m. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Notes. Federal C.C. v. TARCUTTA C.C.
A match will be played on the association ground on Saturday commencing at 11 a.m., between the Federal C.C. and a team from Tarcutta. The former will be selected from…
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A public meeting was held on Thursday night at the School of Arts, in order to form a Rugby football club in Wagga. There were present:—Messrs. P. Heffernan (chair),…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football. Formation of a Rugby Club
A large number of Rugby football players met at the Wagga School of Arts on Thursday evening last in response to an advertisement to make an endeavour to organise a Rugby…
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The secretary of the local club has received a challenge from the Eurongilly club for a match to be played here on the 24th instant for the Matthews Challenge Cup…
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The Newtown C.C. will engage in a match with the Experimental Farm C.C. on the ground of the latter this afternoon. The former's team will chosen from Birch (2),…
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The annual delegate meeting of the Wagga Football Association was held at the Pastoral hotel on Thursday night last. There were present—Messrs. J. Spies…
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Hampden Park Pony and Galloway Race Meeting, April 7th. West Wyalong Racing Club, April 7th and 8 h…
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Bethungra have challenged Eurongilly to play for the Hansen Cup on Saturday, 17th instant. The next match for the Matthews…
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A MEETING of the committee of the Wagga Rugby Football Club, was held at the School of Arts on Thursday evening. Present— Messrs. A. Thomson (in the chair), Heath,…
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A meeting of the committee of the newly formed Wagga Rugby Football Club was held on Thursday evening. Present:—Messrs. D. Thomson (in the chair), P. B…
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The match between the Federal and Newtown teams having fallen through, the Federal and Wollundrys will play this afternoon on the Association ground. The…
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The match which was to have been played on the Association Ground this afternoon between the Federals and Newtown clubs has been abandoned, and instead a match will be…
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The annual general meeting of the Wagga Football Association was held on Thursday night, at the Pastoral Hotel. There were present—Messrs. J. Spies (in the chair), J…
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