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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1899

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The Wagga Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

The committee of the Murrumbidgee Turf Club met last evening and transacted a lot of routine business connected with the annual race meeting to be…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 3

Chiltern Racing Club. March 24 and 25 Tarcutta Race Club, Easter Monday, April 3 Wyalong Racing Club, April 3 and 4 Corowa Racing Club, April 12[?] and 13th…

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Sporting. Chatty Notes. Races to Come

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 3

Adelong March 27th. SouIh Gundagai Park, March 29th. Gundagai, April 3rd and 4th. Wgalong West, April 3rd and 4th…

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English Cricket. Stoddart Retires. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

The sporting newspaper "Cricket" reports that Mr. A. G. Stoddart, who has captained several visiting teams in Australia, has retired from first class…

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Tumut Races Big Attendance and Good Fields. Jockeys on Strike Tumut

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

The first day's racing in connection with the Tumut Annuals passed off satisfactorily yesterday. The weather was beautifully fine and the…

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Racing Notes

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 2

THE Doncaster Handicap and Sydney Cup will be run for on Saturday and Monday next when some good racing will be witnessed. The big mile seems to be…

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Adelong Races

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 2

THE heavy rain which fell on Sunday last served to make the above races, which took place yesterday, Monday, to pass off more pleasantly than they…

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Albury Races

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Albury Race Club was held on Friday and Saturday. The Cup was won by a rank outsider, Cenci, which had been previously defested…

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Wyalong Racing Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 3

The following nominations have been received for the undermentioned events to be run on April 3rd and 4th:—TOWN PLATE…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 March 1899 · page 4

The local premiership competition was brought to a conclusion on Saturday afternoon, when the Wagga and Wollundr Clubs met and finished the battle for the honor of…

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Adelong Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

A DAY'S racing was held at Adelong, on Monday. There was a very fair attendance, but very few visitors from Tumut and Gundagai. The course…

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Gundagai Racing Club

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

A MEETING of members of the committee was held at Tattersall's (Mrs.Tracey's hole) on Monday evening, when there were present Messrs M…

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Tumut Annual Races

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

THE Tumul meeting was continued on Friday, when the attendance was much larger than on the previous day, about 160O persons being present…

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Sporting. Chatty Notes. Races to Comr

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 3

South Gundagai Park, March 29th Gundagai, April 3rd and 4th. Wgalong West, April 3rd and 4th. Corowa, April 12th and 13th…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 4

A match will be played on the Association Ground to-morrow (Good Friday) between a team of Civil Servants and the Wagga Cricket Club the former being allowed a…

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A Touring Tennis Team

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 2

A team from the Wagga Lawn Tennis Club is to visit Narandera this week, leaving Wagga by the early train on Saturday morning. Messrs. Scrivener…

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Sporting Notes. Races to Come

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1899 · page 3

Tarcutta Race Club, Easter Monday, April 3 Wyalong Racing Club, April 3 and 4 Corowa Racing Club, April 12th and 13th. Murrumbidgeo Turf Club, Wagga, April…

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Tennis Tournament

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 2

A tournament will be commenced to-morow on the local courts between Messrs. Serievener, Potts, Shaw, and Brook (representing Wagga), and…

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School Cricket

Coolamon Echo · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 4

On Saturday last the local public school boys drove to Ganmain and played the boys of that place, Coolamon winning by 4 runs. The winners…

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Girls’ Cricket Club

Coolamon Echo · Friday 31 March 1899 · page 2

It is intended to form a girls’ cricket club in connection with the South London Polytechnic. Miss Helen Smith, B. A., the lady superintendent, maintains…

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