Endurance Swimming Attraction at Manly Baths
The endurance swimming carnival which was begun on Saturday at the Manly baths for a prize of £500, attracted a large number of swimmers…
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Racing and Cricket Chief Holiday Attractions QUICK Constantine Hits Out Crowd Delighted Newcastle
Ideal weather, a light northwest breeze, a cloudless sky, and a moderate temperature, favored the second day's play in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dean to Ride Maitland Team Stronger To-night's Racing
Ably led by Ernie Back and Charlie Datson, Newcastle won the first round of the inter-city speedway test at Newcastle on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland Shield Team Cricket Executive Meets Oxenham Alone Expresses Regret
The executive of the Queensland Cricket Association met again on Friday night to deal with members of the Queensland Sheffield…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rugby League
A good crowd of volunteer workers has been very busy on the ground since last carnival making preparations for the crowd that is expected…
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M. A. Bower was the winner of the morning and afternoon stroke and aggregate competitions on the local links yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bowls. the Draw
Following is the draw in the Pennant Competition of the Hunter River District Bowling Association. Games to be played on Greens of first club…
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On Saturday last Dungog M. C. C. defeated Booral. Wal. Frazer made a century playing very fine cricket. Dungog A.'s (8 for 215) and Stroud…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lloyd Knocked Out BOXING
Billy Richards was unable to fulfil his engagement with Alby Roberts at Daceyville Stadium last night owing to a poisoned forearm, and his…
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The Miller's Forest Cricket Club played a friendly game with the Oddfellows on Saturday last and were victorious. Herbie King, a promising…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ellalong Races Abandoned
Owing to insufficient entries, the race meeting which was [?] have been held at Ellalong on January 31 has been abandoned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home Truths. for Racing Men
A correspondent to the Macleay "Argus" writes some home truths for racing men based on his visit to the recent races there. They can be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis in Cessnock Booming Again
Tennis in Cessnock has been at a very low ebb in the past two years as a result of the recent coal lock out, players not being able to buy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket Law the Wide Ball
The question of what constitutes a wide ball has often been argued by players. The answer is given in the following article by Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tennis Stars. Tilden and Others Mat Visit Australia
A visit to Australia by W. T. Tilden, Karel Kozeluh, and two others of the world's leading tennis players, may take place at the end of this year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fiasco Coonamble Races Bet's Tax Coonamble
The winning bets tax resulted in the Coonamble Hospital race meeting proving a fiasco yesterday. Only a handful of people attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricket Staks on Tour. Will Muswellbrook See Them?
Kippax, Bradman, Grimmett, Jackson, McCabe, and other members of the Australian team, are planning a tour of the northern towns and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cricket. "Diggers" and Riflemen. Have a Day Out
Many of our old-time sports made a valiant effort to stage a come-back during the week-end, when a cricket match took place on Victoria Park. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Jim Carlton Athletics Attack on Record
During the tea interval of the Sheffield match at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday, James Carlton, Australian sprint champion,…
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The following team has been selected to play against Victoria Square, at Victoria Square, on Saturday next (one day only) : N. Bruderlin, J. Doig,…
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