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Sport, 1898

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Through Reuter's Agency. Cricket in England. Trott's Success. 13 Wickets for 178 Runs. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2

Playing for Middlesex yesterday A. E. Trott scored 77 runs, and took no less than 13 wickets for 178 runs…

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Sporting. Swimming

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

Percy Cavill, the Aust alian champion swimmer, has defeated Greasley, the English professional, in a match over 850 yards at St. Ives. This match was, no doubt, the…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

The secretary of Our Boys Football Club is negotiating, with the Burrowa club for a visit of that team to Cootamuadra on Saturday next. Arrangements are almost…

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Tennis

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 4

A committee meeting of the Coolamon Lawn Tennis Club was held on Friday night, 19th, at Coulamon. Present Messrs. C. E. S. Page (in the chair) A. w. Paige, A. L…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Wagga Football Association on Tuesday evening it was decided to play the final match in connection with the Premiership competition on…

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Rugby. Wagga V. Temora. the Visitors Win

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 4

A match was played yesterday afternoon at the Experiment Farm between the Temora team and the combined Wagga and Experiment Farm clubs. Mr. H. Shaw was…

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Football. Association Game. Fixtures. Senior Premiership

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 4

September 3rd.—Mechanies v. Federals…

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New World's Record Score at Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 4

THE match, Yorkshire v. Derbyshire, which commenced at Darby on Thursday for the benefit of Walter Sugg, has been made remarkable for an unparalleled…

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Football Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

The matches in connection with the Ovens and Murray Association this afternoon will include Albury v. Beechworth, Rutherglen v. Excelsiors…

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Cricket

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

By wire we learn that Yorkshire has secured the English county cricket championship. C. B. Pry, after s[?]ring 104 out of 197…

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Sporting. Football

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

The Cootamundra footballers were to have played at Tarcutta to-day in the Morgan Cup Competition, but at their position in the contest for the trophy is assured, they…

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Rugby. Morgan Cup Competition. Wagga V. Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

This match will be played to-day on the racecourse, at 3 p.m. As will be seen from the advertisement the price of admission is only sixpence, and as the hospital benefits by…

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Wagga Tennis Club. Ladies' Single Handicap

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

A ladies' single handicap, the trophy for which has been presented by Mr A. T. Bolton, will commence on the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club's courts on Monday, and be…

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Cricket. Annual Meeting of the Newtown Club. a Prosperous Year

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Newtown Cricket Club, was held at Juppenlatz's Wagga Hotel on Thursday evening. Mr Alick Smith, president of the club, presided and…

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Athletics

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 6

The Manchester Athletic Club has promised Mr. A. L. Baird, of Sydney, the inventor of an automatic judging machine for footraces, to make liberal arrangements…

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Our Sporting Budget. CRICKET

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 4

LORD Harris sent to London Evening News on July 19th (W. G. Grace's Jubilee Day), the following:—"I don't think I can show my appreciation of…

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Tennis and Polo at Yerong Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 August 1898 · page 2

Our correspondent at Yerong Creek, writing on Saturday, states that the ladies of the local tennis club, taking advantage of the visit of a number of ladies and…

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Sporting. Football. Burrowa V. Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 August 1898 · page 6

Burrowa.—Full-back; W. Brady; three-quarters: W. Watson, Healy, Hoy; five-eighth: Grant; hall: Prior; wing-for-wards: O. Watson Dwyer; forwards: J…

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Nasty Accident on the Football Field

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

On Saturday last Grong Grong visited Warri to play football, and just before three-quarter time a very serious accident happened to Jimmy Fisher, one of the best and most…

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Mr. R. M. Chapman. Presentation by the Wagga Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 September 1898 · page 2

A number of the members of the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club met at the residence of Dr. Thane, Gurwood-street, yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of presenting Mr…

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