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Sport, 1880

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Cricket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 7

A match was played on Saturday last, between the Nonpariel and Rover C.C.'s, which resulted in an easy victory for the former in one innings with 2 runs to spare. The Rovers went first to the…

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Sporting Intelligence. Lochinvar Races. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 March 1880 · page 5

The following are the weights for the Lochinvar race to come off on Easter Monday:— SHORTS HANDICAP.—Janitress, 9 st. 3 lbs.; Lottie 7 st. 5 lbs.; Beeswing. 7 st. 10 lbs.; Marchaway, 6 st…

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Cricket

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 8

The final appearance of the Australian Eleven in Australia, previous to their departure for London, took place at Adelaide on the 13th, 15th, and 16th of the present month. The match, which was well patronised all through, was…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 5

The following are the entries:— AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Macaroni, Gazette, Middlesex Arrogant, Acrobat, Get Back, Jester, Santa Cruz, Prairi Bird, and Auckland…

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Molong Annual Races. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent) Molong

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 March 1880 · page 3

The above annual meeting commenced to-day, and were the best races ever seen in Molong. The attendance was middling, although it was raining in torrents nearly all day and everything pasted off well…

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Cricket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 3

ST. STEPHEN'S YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE V. STANMORE SECOND ELEVEN.--A very interesting and exciting match was played on Saturday last at Stanmore between these clubs, the game resulting in a…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 March 1880 · page 6

The Molong races commenced yesterday, with the following result:— MAIDEN PLATE.—Dewdrop 1, Vulture 2, Baroness 3. MOLONG HANDICAP.—Byron 1, Plunger 2, Florette 3…

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Coursing

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 35

THERE are great signs among coursers of the approaching big events of the New South Wales season. The kennels are full, both public and private; and the prospects of sport were never so good since the sport has been known…

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Athletic Sports Cricket. Cricket Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 603

The Australian team having brought their colonial toor to a close and taken their departure for England, cricket scribes are deprived of this piece de resistance for cricket gossip, and very little is now left upon which to comment…

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Goulburn Races. Goulburn

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 616

The following are the entries:— AUTUMN HANDICAP.—Macaroni, Gazette, Middlesex Arrogant, Acrobat, Get Bask, Jester, Santa Cruz, Prairi Bird, and Auckland…

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Molong Races. Molong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 616

The Molong races commenced to-day, with the following result:— MAIDEN PLATE.—Dewdrop 1, Vulture 2, Baroness 3. MOLONG HANDICAP.—Byron 1, Plunger 2, Florette 3…

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Cricket on the Ice

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 7

Cricket is so much the fashion now-a-days that its votaries cannot wait until spring and summer, but must needs play the game in the very middle of winter. Lord Fitzwilliam recently…

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Cricket. Glebe V. Darilington

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 4

A feeling of rivalry in the cricket field having arisen amongst the residents of the boroughs of Glebe and Darlington, a silver cup was mutually subscribed for, which was to the finally held by…

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"What's Sauce for the Goose, &c." Or, What may happen at the ensuing Randwick Races

Sydney Punch · Saturday 27 March 1880 · page 8

Detective to Mr. T--: "I beg pardon, sir; I heard you make a wager. You know it's against Terry's Betting Bill." Mr. T--:"You didn't hear me bet.' Detective: "I'll bet a note I did though." Mr. T--(laughing): "Then we're both in for it."…

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Cricket at West Maitland

Evening News · Monday 29 March 1880 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—The cricket match between the Sydney Albert and the Maitland Albion commenced at noon on Saturday, in the presence of a good number of spectators…

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Cricket. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 March 1880 · page 6

The cricket match between the Alberts of Sydney, and the Albions of Maitland, began on the Albion ground today. The attendance was moderate. The Albions in their first innings made 71, and the Alberts 127. In the second…

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Cricket at West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 30 March 1880 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—The match between the Sydney Alberts and the Maitland Albions was continued to-day. The weather was fine and the attendance large. In their second…

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Merimbula Races

Evening News · Wednesday 31 March 1880 · page 2

MERIMBULA, Tuesday.—The Merimbula Races passed off successfully yesterday. The Maiden Plate was won by Mr. Law's Lovenaught; Town Plate, Mr. Schafer's Annie Laurie; Hack…

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Cricket. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 March 1880 · page 6

A cricket match. Armidale v. Inverell, was played here on Saturday. Inve[?]l won by 38 runs. The second innings of both teams was playe[?] in pouring ra[?]…

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Cricket

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 April 1880 · page 3

WELLINGTON v. PENEITH UNITED.--A match was layed between the above clubs, at Penrith, on Easter Monday, and resulted in an easy victory for the former by 24 runs. The Penrith men were all…

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