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Sport, 1898

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Wagga Tennis Tournament

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 2

The Wagga Lawn Tennis Club is to the fore once again with its annual tournament, which has been arranged, as stated in the Express some days ago, to take place on July…

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Football Echoes From Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1898 · page 5

The match last Saturday was a veritable tussle of giants. The Albury boys came ont covered with glory. Beechworth has been the only team this last few years to defeat…

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Rugby Football. Morgan Cup Competition. Cootamundra Wins by 8 Points to 6

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

TEAMS:—Wagga: Back. J. F. M'Lean; [?] backs, Woods, Gray, Copland, Powell; 1/2 back, E. Sullivan; wing forwards, W. Cottee, H. Hollinshead, forwards, Walsh, Smith…

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Football. WAGGA V. Albury. Victory for Wagga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

The return match between Wagga and Albury took place on Saturday last on the Albury Show Ground. Much interest was taken in the match, and there was a very…

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The Latest. London, July 3. University Cricket Match

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 2

The annual cricket match between the Oxford and Cambridge Universities was completed yesterday. Oxford won by nine wickets…

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Football. Wagga V. Albury. Wagga Victorious After an Exciting Finish

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 5 July 1898 · page 3

For the past thirteen seasons the Wagga Association team has been trying to defeat the invincible Albury team on its own ground, and although of late years the…

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Rugby Football Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Rugby Football Club was held last evening at the School of Arts, Mr L. Crakanthorp in the chair. The following were also present:—Messrs…

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Wagga Rugby Football Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 3

A coinmittee meeting was hold at the School of Arts last night. Mr. L. S. Crakanthorp prealded, and the others present were:—Messrs. W. Cottee, J…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 3

The Ganmaia Football Club will next Saturday play an association match on the Ganmain ground against Warri. The Ganmainites, according to our correspondent,…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 4

There is talk of Albury visiting Wagga again at an early date. Early in the season, it will be remembered, an endeavour was made to arrange four matches between these…

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Annual Football Sports

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 July 1898 · page 3

On Saturday the annual sports of the Wagga United Football Association, postponed from June 25th, will take place on the racecourse. The interest which centres in…

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Annual Football Sports

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 2

The annual football sports will take place this afternoon at the Wagga Racecourse, and the lengthy and varied programme put forth combined with the large number of entrants…

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Tumbarumba (From Our Correspondent.) Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1898 · page 5

A meeting of the Football Club was held on Saturday night last at the Tumbaruinba Hotel. Challenges were received from Corryong (Vic.),…

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Rugby Football Club. Morgan Cup Competition. Wagga V. Tarcutta. Wagga Beaten

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon the above clubs met at Tarcutta, and the game resulted in a win for the latter by 3 points to nil. Wagga was represented by the following:—…

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A Tennis Presentation

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 2

At Albury on Saturday, Mr W. D. Nowland, who until recently was assistant surveyor there, and who has now been transferred to Wagga in a similar capacity…

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Football. the Country Carnival. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 July 1898 · page 3

The second round of the matches between the country teams, in connection with the country week Carnival, took place on the Agricultural Show…

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Tennis

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 July 1898 · page 4

The Wagga tennis club have a tournament for 30th July and 1st August, Allman,. Dymock, A. Matthews, and Sid. Barnes will be representing Cootamundra…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 4

The second premiership match in connection with the the local association competition will take place on the association ground on Saturday afternoon, and promises to be a…

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Country Football Week. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 2

The country week football contests were continued to-day. In the match, Northern Branch versus New England, the former were victorious…

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Ganmain. (From Our Correspondent.) Cricket Club Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 July 1898 · page 4

A VERY succcssful ball in aid of the Derrain Cricket Club was held in Mr. Lynam's storeroom on Friday night. The room proved quite inadequate to accommodate the large…

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