Late Cables. London, Monday. Swimming the Channel
E. Heaton made an attempt to swim the Channel yesterday. After being in the water 17 hours and getting within a mile of the French coast, he was…
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Cessnock Races
The folliwing cutries have been received for the Cessnock Jockey Club races on Wednesday next:— Opening Handicap; 6 furlongs.—Quick Mery…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby Footballers. Welsh Union Decision. London. Thursday afternoon
The Welsh Rugby Union has decided that it counot just now accept the invitation to send a team to New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Football
The final of the inter-union. matches arranged by the New South Wales Rugby Union to decide the union premiership of the northern districts was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Welsh Rugby Union. London
The Welsh Rugby Union has decided that it cannot just now accept an invita tion to send a team to New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Critics Confounded
The English, critics have had some dreadful "take-downs", over this Australian team. An article, written just before the Second Test Match, by E. H. D. Sewell, in "Fry's Magazine"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock J.C. Races
On Wednesday next the Cessnock Jockey Club will hold its first race meeting. Certainly, no event has ever eventuated in Cessnock that has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Captive Cricket. an Enterprise That Failed
The ill-success of a "captive" cricket experiment at the Franco-British Exhibition was (says "Lloyd's News") responsible for an action in the King's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Racing Track Sensation. Thirty-four Killed and Injured
There was a terrible accident on the now bicycle track in the old Botanic Gardens at Berlin towards the end of July…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Football. Willabies v. KANGAROOS. At half-time the [?]
[?] were leading the Kangaroos by 18 to 16, and Glebe was leading South Sydney by 6 to 3…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Athletics
Next year may see Dorando, of Olym pic Marathon fame,in Australia. He is already engaged to run in various countries up to March next, and he is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bowls
The following players will represent [?] against Control on park on wednesday afternoon :—kerr, Smith kline [?] Bailey cooper Treweek…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Boxing Contest
Ted Nelson has been matched to fight Charlie Allison at the National Sporting Club October [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket
The Northern Division cricket club will hold its annual meeting at the residence of Mr. F. Drew, Lorn to morrow (Tuesday) evening, Members and intending members are invited to attend the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football, Hunter v. METROPOLITAN
The Hunter Union team in defeated a Metro-politan team on the Albion Ground on saturday by 30 points—nine une unconverted tries and a penalty goal—to nil, in the presence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Football—muswellbrook V. Randwick
A telegram received here on saturday night conveyed the pleasing intelligence that the team of Muswellbrook footballers which met Randwick in saturday on the ground…
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Sydney University defeated New Zea land University at Dunedin[?]on Saturday by 15 points to 5. A combined metropolitan second…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket
At the second annual meeting of All Saints' C.C., held last week, Dr. Pent land was elected patron, Canon La Barte president, Mr L. Williamson secretary,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Meeting
A MEETING the committee of the Scone C.C. was held last evening, at the Willow Trse Hotel, when there were present: Messrs. A…
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