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Sport, 1880

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Mandurama Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6

The Mandurama races took place to-day, with the following results:— MANDURAMA HANDICAP.— Reckless 1, Rosebud 2, Prince of Wales 3…

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Wollongong Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6

The races to-day were very successful and the weather was fine. MAIDEN PLATE.—Kingston 1, Avenel 2, First Try 3. MUNICIPAL HANDICAP.—Lucinda 1, Baron 2,…

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Moss Vale Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6

The Moss Vale races to-day were largely attended. The fol-lowing are the results:— MAIDEN PLATE.—Raven 1, Milbrodale 2, Strathmore 3. PRINCE OF WALES STAKES.—Spec 1, Queen 2…

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Hay Jockey Club Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6

The Hay Jockey Club's annual races commenced to-day. Tho weather was fine, and there was a good attendance. There were small fields, but capital racing. MAIDEN PLATE.—Cox's Phantom 1, Dillon's Selector 2,…

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Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1880 · page 6

The Hunter River Amateur Turf Club Races took place on Ealea's courso to-day, and was very successful. The weather was fine, and the attendance numbered'between 500 and 600. The following are the results:—…

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Hay Races. Hay

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 6

At the second day's racing, to-day, the ground was heavy owing to half an inch of rain having fallen last night. OXLEY PLATE.—Lloyd's Swiveller 1, Darchy's Oneida…

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Moss Vale Races. Moss Vale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 6

The races were again well attended to-day, and the racing was splendid. The following are the results:— TRIAL STAKES.—Strathmore 1, Raven 2, Kildare 3. NOVEL RACE.—This was a dead heat between Poverty,…

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Sporting Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Cessnock Races. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 6

The Cessnock races were commenced yesterday, and were continued to-day. The following are the results:— FIRST DAY. CESSNOCK HANDICAP.—Cremorne, 7 st. 5 lbs., 1;…

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Pedestrianism. Sydney Amateur Athletic Club

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1880 · page 3

The committee of the above club have issued their programme for their autumn sports meeting, which is to be held on the Association Cricket Ground, Moore Park, on Saturday, the 8th May next. The list…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Cricket Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 555

The Australian team played their final match in Australia at Adelaide on the 13th, 15th, and 16th March, and were again compelled to succumb to what must be considered powerful odds, when the individual merit of the South…

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Wollongong Races

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 7

Our correspondent, writing under date of Thursday last, says: "The race meeting, under the auspices of the St. Patrick's Jockey Club which came off on the course yesterday, was a decided success. Though…

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Fatal Football Accident

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 41

A lamentable accident occurred on Saturday afternoon during a football match in a field behind the Post Office, at Warrington, between a team of the Warrington Football Club and one…

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Bourke Annual Races

Evening News · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 3

There are 36 entries for the Bourke Handicap, and 18 for the Steeplechuse…

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Wellington Jockey Club Races. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 6

The nominations for the Wellington Races close on March 13. The Jockey Club have fixed the meeting for the 22nd and 23rd April…

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Orange Annual Races. (From Our Special Reporter.) Second Day—thursday, March 11

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 34

The weather on this (the second) day was much more enjoyable than we had yesterday, and although the rain threatened to come down, and from the look of things overhead the downpour was expected to be heavy, it held off,…

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Athletics

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1880 · page 556

The Sydney Amateur Athletic Club have decided to hold their Autumn Sports Meeting at the New South Wales Cricket Association Ground, on Saturday, May 8. The following is the programme:—…

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Cricket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 3

A match was played on Moore Park on Saturday last between the Norwood C.C. and the Clarendon C.C., which resulted in an easy victory for the former by 27 runs. The Clarendons went first to the…

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Latest Telegrams. Cricket at Maitland

Evening News · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—A cricket match between the first 11 Albions, versus second 15, took place on Saturday, and resulted in an easy win for the latter. The result of the game led…

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Sporting Intelligence. Cricket. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Morpeth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 March 1880 · page 6

The Singleton Club played Morpeth (the holders of the Waddy Challenge Cup), and the latter suffered signal defeat, being beaten in one innings and 86 runs. The scores were Morpeth, 34 and 44; Singleton, 144…

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Sporting Intelligence. Goulburn Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.)s Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 March 1880 · page 6

The nominations for the Goulburn Autumn and City handicaps close to-morrow. A good programme has been arranged, and will probably include a Hurdle Race. The running ground is in splendid order…

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