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Sport, 1894

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Merricumbene Races

Moruya Examiner · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 2

As advertised, the annual meeting of the [?]na River Race Club took place on Mr. W. McIntosh’s pretty little course on Friday last, the 9th inst., at Merricumbene. The day was…

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Not Up in Tennis

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 4

Mrs. Homestead (from the letter): We[?] there! El Hiram don’t wanter hev us send him two dollars for a tennis racket. Neow, this is goin’ too…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) International Cricket Match. Englishmen Defeated. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1894 · page 2

South Australia won the cricket match against Stoddart’s eleven by six wickets…

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International Cricket Match. England v. Victoria. Melbourne

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1894 · page 2

Englishmen in their first innings made 416; Victorians, first innings, 307. Later…

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Spring Races

Moruya Examiner · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 2

The Spring Races in connection with the Moruya Jockey Club came off on Friday last, on the Recreation Reserve Course. The day was a scorcher, but not withstand…

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International Cricket Match. England V. Victoria. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1894 · page 2

The Englishmen won the cricket match against Victoria by 148 runs. The scores were—England, first innings 416, second 288 ; Victoria, first innings…

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Cricket Notes

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 24 November 1894 · page 2

THE Currambene-Nowra match for the Fimister Cup took place on the show Ground Nowra last Saturday, Great interest was taken in the match by both players and spectators,…

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singular Racing Dream

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 November 1894 · page 4

WRITING to the Ganda[?] Times, a coorespon-dent states-Although the following incident, lacking the substantiation which can bo brought to testily in this case, would savour more of a…

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Saturday's cricket matches

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 November 1894 · page 2

A CORRESPONDENT writes:- Teanis representing the recently formed "[?]urd Hitters" (Bomaderry) Cricket Club met the Comerong "Mixed" Club on the latter's…

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The Cricket Match

Moruya Examiner · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 2

Twenty two men with a ball to knock about, two bats, and sundry stumps, and the whole colony is interested; while Sydney is moved so deeply that no less…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. [From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) Golf Discovery in Queensland. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1894 · page 2

Coarse gold has been found on the Boyne River, 20 miles from Gladstone, Queensland…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. South Australia. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1894 · page 2

In the match against Victoria, South Australia lost six wickets for 281…

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Cricket. BEGA v. CANDELO

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1894 · page 2

THE above clubs cost at Candelo in the first round of the trophy matches on Saturday last. The Bega team were two men short, but, notwithstanding this, they…

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Cricket Match. England v. Queensland. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1894 · page 2

The scores in the cricket match at Brisbane, between England and Queensland, are :—English, first innings , 494; Queensland, first innings…

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International Cricket Match. England v. Australia. Final Selection of the Australian Team. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1894 · page 2

The Australian team in the first teat match against Stoddert’s team will be as follows: Blackham, Graham, Trott and McLeod, of Victoria; O. Giffen,…

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The Cricket Match. the Australians in Great Form. Sydney

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 15 December 1894 · page 2

The cricket match between England and Australia began to-day. Blackham won the toss for Australia Graham stood out. Phillipson and Humphreys stood out of the…

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Pambula Races

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 2

THE annual meeting in connection with the above takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next, and with fine weather should be a success. The weights have only been…

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Cricket. CANDELO v. EDEN

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1894 · page 3

THIS match was played at Eden on Saturday last, in the competition for the Denham trophy, under the rules and auspices of the Southern Counties’ Cricket…

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Intercolonial Cricket Match. Victoria v. New South Wales. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1894 · page 2

In the intercolonial cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales, the second innings of the Victorians closed for 246, thus leaving New South Wales 356 to…

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Intercolonial Telegrams. (From our Telegraphic Correspondent.) International Cricket. the Second Test Match. Australian Team Selected. Sydney

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 28 December 1894 · page 2

The players selected to represent Australia in the second test match against England, to be played at Melbourne, commencing on Saturday, are as under :—G…

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