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Riverina · Sport

Sport, 1899

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Cricket

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

The difficulty between the New South Wales Cricket Association and Major Wardill, the manager of the Australian Eleven, has been settled, and the match,…

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Cricket Notes

Coolamon Echo · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 6

MR. GOLDSMITH is in receipt of the following letter from the Secretary of the Earlsbrae C.C., Balmain.—“ Your letter duly received. With regard to your…

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Sporting. Cricket Notes

The Junee Democrat · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 2

AGAIN we have to record the fact that cricketers in Junes are lacking in that enthusiasm which is supposed to be the chief distinguising characteristic of those…

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Cricket. COOLAMON V. DERRAIN

Coolamon Echo · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 3

On Saturday last a team of locals took a run to Derrain to engage with the team down there in an ‘off ’ match, they having no cup match that…

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Cricket Team for Sydney

Coolamon Echo · Friday 24 February 1899 · page 4

Just at present efforts are being made in Junee to got together a team to proceed to Sydney to engage in a few matches down there with second…

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Sporting. Racing Fixtures

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 8

Temora, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 28 and March 1. Tumut, Monday and Tuesday, March 22 and 23. South Gundagai, Wednesday, March 29. Guudagai, Monday and Tuesday, April 3 and 4…

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Wagga Lawn Tennis Club. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE annual meeting of the Tennis Club was held at the M.P. and A. Association's rooms on Thursday. There were present:—Dr. Thane (in the chair), Mrs. W. L Shaw,…

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Sporting. Chatty Notes. Races to Come

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

Temora, February 28th and March 1st. Albury, March 16th and 17th. Tumut, March 23rd and 24th. Cooma, March 23rd and 24th…

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Cricket. New Zealand V. N.S.W. SYDNEY, Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 February 1899 · page 3

The first cricket match between teams representing New Zealand and New South Wales was commenced on the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day. The Maorilanders…

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Racing Notes

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 2

THE Temora Annual race meeting starts to day, the principal event being the Cup and I think the result will be Alma, Jadoo and Lottie, and the Town Plate…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 4

Hardy and Brook opened for Wollundry and took the score to 54 before a separation was effected. Brook was the first to go being caught off a bumpy ball from White…

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Cricket. WOLLUNDRY v. NEWTOWN

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1899 · page 3

THE competition matches were continued on Saturday, when the Wollundry club met the Newtown club on the association ground. Perriman, captain of the latter…

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Current Topics in Town and Country. SWIMMING

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 3

At the swimming matches held at the Adelaide City Baths last Thursday night S. Cavill won the 500yds. intercolonial championship defeating G…

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Cricket

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 5

The following 14 have been selected for the match Australian Eleven v. The Rest of Australia, at Sydney. Two will be selected from these to fill up…

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School Cricket

Coolamon Echo · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 4

The Coolamon public school went to Tooyal last Saturday and beat the boys of that place by one run. Visitors in their first innings made 49, and in the…

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Racing Notes. by Mimosa

The Junee Democrat · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 2

THE Millbank pair, Jadoo and Josephine, accounted for the Temora double; Jadoo winning, the Town Plate and Josephine getting away with the Temora…

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Cricket. Erry Jerry V. COOLAMON

Coolamon Echo · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 3

In Saturday last the above match [?]played and resulted in a win for the ho[?] who were skippered by Mr [?], while Mr. Baxter had charge of…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. Prince of Wales v. COOLAC

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1899 · page 1

IN the cricket match, Coolac v. Prince of Wales, played on the former's ground on Saturday last, after a close contest the men of the Prince…

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Cricket Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 March 1899 · page 5

The. Newtown v. Wollundry premiership match will be continued on the association ground this afternoon. The score stand: Wollundry, 212; Newtown, 1 wicket for 10…

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