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Sport, 1898

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Football. Tarcutta Versus Humula

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 4

The above Rugby teams met at Humula on Saturday last, and once more did the Tarcutta boys prove their superiority by winning by 6 to nil. Archer, in the first…

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Coolamon Cricket Club. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Coolamon Cricket Club was held at Phillips' Coolamon Hotel on Saturday night. The president, Mr J. W. Benton, presided, and…

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Cottee. (From Our Correspondent.) Cricket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 September 1898 · page 4

THE members of the Cottee Cricket Club met for the first time for practice since the inauguration of the club last Saturday. The secretary had new and good cricketing…

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Football Social

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 4

On Friday, the 23rd instant, the local Association footballers will hold a ball in the Oddfellow’s Hall, which already has every promise of success. The honorary…

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Football Notes

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 4

A Splendid Game—Coolamon Victorious and other hearts should have been looked forward to but our boys did not go to Ganmain and so a great victory has been…

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Cricket Doings

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

Our Illabo correspondent writes :—"The annual meeting of the Illabo Cricket Club was held at the Railway Station on Tuesday night last, for the purpose of winding up…

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Cricket Meeting

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

A GENERAL meeting of the above took place at Phillips’ Hotel on Saturday night when there were present—Mr. Benton (in the chair) and Messrs Cook, Weeks,…

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The Football Social

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 2

ON Wednesday night the annual football social was held in Fry's hall. Contrary to the general order of things for football dances, the attendance was rather [?]…

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Cricket Committee Meeting

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 September 1898 · page 3

A meeting of the above was hold at Phillips’ Hotel on Monday night at which there were present Messrs Ireland (in the chair) Benton, Page, Iverach, Phillips,…

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Football [?] Ball

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The ball promoted by the members of the local football club took place in Fry'a Hall on Wednesday evening last, but was not too well patronised…

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Cricket. Half-holiday Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

THE annual meeting of the Half-Holiday Cricket Club was held at the School of Arts last night, Mr. D. Matonoy (in the chair) The report and balance sheet were road…

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The Ladies at Tennis

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 2

The [?] exponents [?] the game of [?]tennis in our town [?] to [?] a [?] day this afternoon on the ex[?] The occasi[?] is a match between [?] team from the…

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Henty. (From Our Correspondent.) Henty Cricket Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1898 · page 3

THE first annual meeting of the Henty cricket club took place on Saturday night at Mr. Spence's Hotel, when the attendance was large. The treasurer (Mr. W. Neal),…

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Football. Rugby. Final of the Morgan Cup Competition

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 4

On Saturday afternoon the final match for the Morgan cup took place on the racecourse between Cootamundra and Tarcutta, the two leading teams in the competition, and after…

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Swimming in England. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

Percy Cavill, late of Sydney, has accepted the challenge of J. H. Tyers, the English swimmer, to swim a mile for £100 aside…

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Wagga Lawn Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

The Club courts presented a very gay appearance last Saturday, the occasion being a match between the ladies from "The Springs" and the ladles of the Club, the…

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The Junee Show and Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 2

The Junee Show, which opens at the junction town to-morrow, promises to be equally as successful as those of Wagga and Albury. The show this year is to be held on…

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Football. Final of Morgan Cup Competition

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1898 · page 3

ON Saturday aftornoon, the final match for Morgan Cup took place on the racecourse between Cootamundra and Tarcutta, the two leading teams in the competition, and…

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HUMULA — Tarcuxta Football. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1898 · page 2

SIR,-Your Tarcutta correspondent's statement would be attributed to his remarkable sense of humor were they not leavened with the qualities of untruth and unfairness. A…

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Football Social

Coolamon Echo · Friday 23 September 1898 · page 3

We would again remind our readers that the social in connection with the Federal Football Club is to take place to-night in the Oddfellows’ Hall, which has been…

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