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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Rugby Football Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

The Wagga Rugby Football Club will meet the Junce Club on the latter's ground at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow. Players are requested to catch the 1 30 p.m. train. The…

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Tennis

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

The following team will represent, Junee in a match against Wagga on Saturday. Play to start at 10. a.m.-- Carroll, Cole, Sadieir Levett. Cripps and…

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Cricket

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

AUSTRALLANS v. LANCASHIEE.--This match was concluded ou Friday and won by the Australians by an inuings and 84 runs Lancashire made 102 and 81. and…

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Whitton Races

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

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Racing Notes. by Mimosa

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

Alemene scored, a win in the Winter Stakes, at Handwick on Saturday after being fancied for the Birthday Cup in which race she ran badly, Anyhow, Mr…

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Lake Albert Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

The official opening of the Lake Albert Tennis Club took place on Queen's Birthday. The members decided to celebrate the event by holding a picnic, which was attended by…

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Ten-mile Cheek Races

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 4

The attraction provided to commemorate Queen's Birthday was a race meeting run under the auspices of the Ten Mile Creek, (Germanton) R. C. A…

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I Lake Albert Tennis Club

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

THE official opening of Lake Lake Albert Tennis Club look place on the 24th May. The members decided to celebrate the event by having a club picnic. There was…

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Association Football. Newtown Defeat Lake Albert

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 4

The second match in connection with the local senior premiership competition was played at the Lake un Saturday, when the Lake and Newtown faced each other…

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Football. Senior Premier Fixtures. First Round. June 3—Newtown v. Oldtown; umpire, J. Spies the Association Game. Lake Albert v. NEWTOWN

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 3

THE second match for the Wagga Football Association senior premiership was played on Saturday at the Lake between the Newtown and Lake clubs. The weather was…

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Correspondence. We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our Correspondents. Tarcutta Cricket. (To the Editor of the Wagga Advertiser.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 2

SIR,—In your paper under the above heading my attention has been drawn to certain remarks in which "Fair Play" claims Kyeamba as the season's premiers…

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Football

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 6
Also in The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate

Senior football in Sydney on Saturday last resulted aa follows:—Wallaroo beat Sydney 18 points to 3. Pirates beat University 5 points to 3. Randwick beat Marrickville 10 points to…

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Tennis Match

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

On Saturday last Bongongolong and Five Mile Tennis Clubs decided supremacy on the former's court, when the Five Mile reversed the…

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Football Notes

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 3

The match at Reno on Sunday between Reno and Gundagai was a most friendly contested one. The game was almost free from bickerings and disputes, which,…

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Cablegrams Cricket News. London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 2

The Australians to-day commenced a match against an Oxford team. The Australians batted first, and have four wickets down for 153 runs…

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Athletics

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 6

A student named Kraezlein, a native of Pennsylvania, in the long jump in connection with the inter-University sports at New York, last week, covered a distance of 24ft. 4½in. The…

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Rugby Football. Wagga V. Junee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 4

The season, so far as the Wagga district is concerned, was opened yesterday afternoon with a match between the Wagga and Junee clubs at the junction town. The match was…

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Wagga Football Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the Wagga United Football Association was held at Monks' Pastoral Hotel on Tuesday evening. There were present:—Messrs. H…

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The Rugby Game. Wagga v. JUNEE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

The Rugby football players visited Junee yesterday to play a local team. The visitors, who played with only fourteen men were captained by S. Copland. Soon after the…

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