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Sport, 1898

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Newtown Tennis Club. First Tournament

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 28 July 1898 · page 4

The Newtown Tennis Club, which has its courts located close by the railway station, held its first tournament yesterday. The [?] owes its foundation, and its present…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 5

The team to represent the Federals v. the Mechanics to-day, will be chosen from the following:—Murrell, Lampe, Miller, Brooker, Leaver, Williams, Smith,…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 5

The Selection Committee of the Association have selected the following twenty-five players, from which the team to represent Wagga against South Melbourne, next…

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Rugby Football Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3
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A committee meetipg of the Rugby Club was hold on Saturday night at the School of Acts, Mr. L. S. Crakanthorp presiding, others present:—Messrs. W. Cottce, S…

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Rugby Football. N.s.w. V. Queensland

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 4

The return match Queensland v. New South Wales attracted no inconsiderable interest at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The weather was distinctly…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 4

Saturday's match showed that the Wagga "representatives" are all in first clots condition. They were going as strung at the finish as at any other time during the…

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Wagga Lawn Tennis Club. Annual Tournament

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 2

THE members of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club are to be congratulated upon the succcessof their auntul tournament this year, which was played on Saturday and…

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Football. Premiership Match. Mechanics v. FEDERALS

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1898 · page 3

A PREMIERSHIP match in connection with the local association competition took place on Saturday between the Mechanics and Federals. There were a fair number of…

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The Intercolonial Football Match

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 2

Interest in the football match between the Wagga and South Melbourne clubs on the racecourse on Saturday is on the increase. The players are already in good form, and by…

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Football. WAGGA v. South Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

THE match on Saturday between Wagga and South Melbourne is boiag looked forward to with much interest, and there is every promise that the anticipations of the…

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Intercolonial Football. South Melbourne V. Albury the Visitors Victorious. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 4 August 1898 · page 3

The anxiously looked for match between the South Melbourne and Albury teams took place on the local ground this afternoon. As was…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 3

R. W. Ester, of Chiltern (Vic.) who is about the beat of the Ovens and Murray Association umpires, and who umpired the Albury-Wagga match at Albury has…

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Cricket in England. Record Score of the Season. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

In the county cricket match between Surrey and Notts, commenced on the Oval on Monday, J. Gunn, the Notts professional player, made 236…

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Cricket in England. Yorkshire Leading. Surrey Lancashire Close Up. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

Surrey have best Yorkshire by an innings and 272 runs. At present Yorkshire is the leading county, with Surrey second and Lancashire third…

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Football. WAGGA v. South Melbourne. a Victory for the Visitors. a Fine Display of the Game

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 3

As was fully anticipated the above match on Saturday attracted a very large concorse of spectators, there being fully twelve hundred present including a large number…

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Correspondence. We do not necesarily endorse the opinions of our correspondent. Football Courtesies. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 2

SIR,—Would you kindly draw the attention of your readers to the somewhat shbby treatment of the Tarcutta Rugby team by the Wagga Rugby players when the two…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 4

Cootamundra beat Tarcutta on Saturday by 19 points to 5 in the Morgan cup competition. A large number of spectators viewed the match. The game was well…

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Rugby Football

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 4

A match between the old and new players will take place on the racecourse this afternoon. A meeting of the committee of the Wagga…

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Football

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

A MATCH has been arranged to be played at the Lake to-day between the Lake and Junee clubs. The Junce team will arrive by mail train and are to be taken to the…

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