Sporting and Cricket
The second test match starts at Melbourne to-day, and several of our local enthusiasts have gone down to the Victorian capital to watch every…
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Balranald Athletic Association
The second annual Boxing Day Sports Meeting of the above club took place on Thursday last. Owing to the fearful weather prevailing a meeting…
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The annual meeting of the Wodonga Turf Club took place on Thursday and Friday, and, owing to the very unpleasant weather prevailing on both days, failed to command…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Art of Playing Golf. Amusing Description
The following amusing article, written by James Douglas, on the art of learning to play golf appeared in a recent issue of a London newspaper, and should…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →International Cricket. ENGLAND v. A. Victorian Eleven
The above match between the above teams of the South Melbourne cricket ground ended in a draw. England put on a score of 503 in their first innings. The Victorians…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Boxing. Match In, California. Sam Movea v. Jack Scales. London, December 30
Sam Movea, a negro champion pugilist, of California, has defeated Jack Scales, who styled himself the champion of England. Scales was sent to the floor three times, and…
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The above meeting was held on New Year’s Day in the presence of a record attendance. The weather was warm, but Old Sol did not display his warmth to such…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BOXING. [?] CAMPBELL v. H. TIDY
[?] that a boxing match for [?]25 and general [?] the well-known [?] Campbell, is to take…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Year's Day Regatta. a Record Attendance. Challenge Race Again Won by Corowa a Brilliant Reunion
The forty seventh annual regatta on Lake Moodemere, and the third held under the auspices of the Murray Rowing Association, took place an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cricket. Howlong Distriot v. ALBURY
Our Howlong correspondent writes:—A combined cricket tenia. Howlong and district, play a match on Saturday next against the Albury sealers. Texpoot they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CRICKET. The Second Test Match. Jubilant Press Opinions. Greatest Victory Among Test Matches. London
The London "Sportsman," in an article this morning on the Second Test Match played in Australia, expresses "great gratification at the truly sportsmanlike…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sporting. Rugby Football New Zealand Again Beaten. London
The New Zealand Professional Rugby team met with another defeat at Cumberland yesterday, the home team scoring [?] against the visitors 3 goals…
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The annual general meeting of the members of the above was held on Wednesday evening last. There were twenty two members present, Mr. E.D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swimming. Australasian Championship
The swimmers who are to represent New South Wales in the Australasian championship at Perth on February 8, 12, and 15, will most likely be chosen on…
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A meeting of the Rutherglen District Association was held at Rutherglen on Monday evening, when a draw for the second round was decided upon. The protest entered by…
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The usual meeting of the Albury Racing Club was held last evening at Tattersall's [?] Club Hotel). There were present: Mr. J[?] Campbell (chair), Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boxing. MORAN v. ALTELL. London, January 2
Owen Moran, an English pugilist, and Abe Altell, an American, met at San Francisco yesterday, to decide the feather-weight championship, but the fight was a draw. The fight…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →CRICKET Hay v. Waradgery
The above match, which was commenced before the holidays, was brought to a conclusion on the park oval yesterday. There was a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket. the Third Test Match
To-day at Adelaide the third of the series of the test matches between England and Australia will be commenced. M'Alistar may be left out in favor of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Thrilling Moments on the Cricket Field
To find a parallel to the brilliant and sensational victory of the South African. cricketers over Kent one has to go back just a quarter of a century to that…
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