Swimming Championship. a Victorian Record. Melbourne
The 500 yards swimming championship of Victoria, which took place to-day resulted:—Beaurepaire, 1; Mason, 2; Johnson 3. Time 6m. 45s. This…
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Sport, 1909
1,265 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 2 of 64
Moorefield Races. Sydney
The following race was contested in connection with the Moorefield races on Saturday:— Bexley Handicap.—Borodino, 1;…
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The last month of the recently expired year brought about more changes in the fistic world than have ever taken place previously in 20 times as long…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boxing. O'grady Defeats Kelly. Sydney
Frank O'Grady (8.10) defeated Kelly, of Broken Hill (9.0) at the Gaiety Athletic Hall last night. Kelly was slightly the stronger of the two men,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rugby Unions at Variance. London
The Scottish Rugby Union has cancelled its tixture with England because the English Rugby Union sanctioned the payment to the All Blacks and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CRICKET. Perth
At the meeting of the local Cricket Association last night it was unanimously resolved that the selectors of the Rest of Australia team should…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Boxing. Whitelaw Beats Andrews. Sydney
A boxing contest took place at the Stadium last night between Monty Andrews and Bob Whitelaw, and ended within a few seconds close to the 20th…
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Mr. R. Hughes, a Melbourne man, has just delivered some remarks on the boxing question, and his view are [?]ing generall [?] by the [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Professionalism in Rugby Football. the Australian Position. London
In reply to charges of professionalism made by the Scottish Rugby Union, Mr. Macmahon (manager of the Wllabies) states that allowances were not thought…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wednesday Cricket. (By Enthusiast.)
On Wednesday, under excellent weather conditions, the first of the series of matches in connection with the second round of Wednesday cricket…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Cricket. Remarkably Fast Scoring. Sydney
The Redfern and North Sydney match resulted in a win for the latter by four wickets. Some remarkably fast scoring was witnessed in North Sydney's…
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The object of Bob Fitzsimmons, a former world's champion boxer, in challenging the winner of the BurnsJohnson fight was evidently to attract…
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The Royal Stars met and defeated the Imperial Boys yesterday afternoon on the North School ground, the scores being:—Royal Starts, 65 runs; Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Cricket. Professionals v. Government House. Melbourne
A team of professional cricketers met the Governor-General's team on the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The professionals won by 106…
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Frank O'Grady, who defeated Arthur Kelly (Broken Hlil) at the Sydney Gaiety on Wednesday night last, must be a batter man than generally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Rugby Football. Wales v. England. a Win for Wales. London
Wales beat England yesterday by a goal and a try (8 points) to nil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Victorian Half-mile Swimming Championship. Won by Powell. Melbourne
The Victorian half-mile swimming championship was contested to-day, the result being:—Powell, 1; Johnson, 2; Harrison, 3. Won by 10ft. Time,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Boxing. Lang v. Squires. Sam Fitzpatrick's Opinion. Sydney
Bill Lang, who has been matched to fight Bill Squires at the Stadium on February 3, will arrive in Sydney from Melbourne on Tuesday. Having sparred…
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When the colored champion boxer passed through Adelaide on route to Sydney last November I had a short interview with him, and formed the…
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In the Australasian mile championship last night Beaurepaire covered the distance in 24m. 8s. The late B. B. Kieran put up an Australian…
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