Cricket
Roger Hartigan was in good form with the bat on Saturday. Playing for Brisbane against a team from the Richmond River, N.S.W., he scored…
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Sporting. Football
The Rugby Union Footballers defeated Somerset by 8 to [?]. The League team defeated Barrow by 21 to 5…
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By the steamer Aorangi, which reached Brisband on Tuesday a from Vancouvor, there arrived a large contingent of American and Canadian boxers, who have been attracted by the…
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A curious cricket advertisement appears in the columns of the "Mercury" of fifty years ago, December 2, 1858, indicating that keen competition existed between the…
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The annual meeting of members of the abovenamed club was held to the School of Art on Monday night last when there were present—Messrs F…
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ThE sports held by the above club on the Show Ground on Saturday afternoon, for the benefit of two orphan children, were only fairly attended. The sports were managed by Messrs. J. Richards…
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A contingent or American and Canadian pugilists arrived at Brisbane on Monday night by the R.M.S. Aorangi. They are travelling to Sydney to witness…
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C. E. Murnin who left with the Union team for England and owing to illness was sent back Trom Naples, has recovered to such an extent that he will…
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Following will represent Singleton H. v Mt. Olive at Mt. Olive on Saturday, at 11 a.m.:—T. A. J. Playfair, S. Warburton. R. M. Bell, J. Humphries. P. V…
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The Davis Cup competition was concluded at Melbourne on Monday. In the singles. Beats Wright (America) beat N. E. Brookes (Australasia) by 3 sets to 2…
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A meeting of the committee of the East Maitland Athletic Club was held in the Ambulance Hall last evening. There were present :—Alderman Chambers (in chair), Messrs. W. Ferry…
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Jack Johnson journeyed into Sydney referce the Blackmore-Stirling contest dressing the reporters before the contest said that some of the papers had had…
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"Blue Mantle" writes in the "Dally Mail" of September 10:—To-day on Broad Halfpenny Down the cricket memorial will be unveiled to mark the…
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The opening race of the recently formed Maitland Swimming Club took place this afternoon in the river opposite the Sempill-street recreation reserve, and resulted as under:—H. Calthorpe, 15sec…
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A movement has been started in Sydney to raise sufficient funds to enable "Griffo" to return from America. The once great little boxer mearns to come…
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Dr. Poidevin the New South Wales cricketer of interstate and international fame, has gone to Sydney for a holiday, having recently obtained his…
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By the steamer Aorangi, which reached Brisbane on Tuesday from Vancouver, there arrived a large contingent of American and Canadian boxers, who have been attracted by the…
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"Blue Mantle" writes in the "Daily Mail" of September 10:—To-day on Broad Halfpenny Down the cricket memorial will be unveiled to mark the…
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The Australian Rugby Union team played Midlems ana East Midland yesterday afternoon, and suffered their second defeat of the tour, by 16 points [?]…
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